Donuts & Cupcakes

Baked Pumpkin Brioche Donuts

October 20, 2017 by Melina Thompson Leave a Comment

It is finally that time of year again when pumpkins are popping up everywhere, leaves are turning, the weather is getting cold and pumpkin spice is in the air. Well, sort of. It definitely is if you are making these Baked Pumpkin Brioche Donuts with Vanilla Cream Cheese Icing! These yeast donuts are baked but can be fried, if you’re up to it. Brioche donuts contain significantly more eggs and a whole lot more butter than regular yeast donuts which makes them richer and just, well, more delicious in my opinion. These babies here also contain pumpkin and pumpkin spice – the perfect treat for Halloween and Thanksgiving, or, really any time during this cozy season. …

Honey Hazelnut Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Frosting

September 28, 2017 by Melina Thompson Leave a Comment

Ok, first of all, this cake batter is the bomb. Fluffy, moist and super delicious. It is originally a vanilla cake recipe (my go to vanilla cake recipe, to be exact), and I tweaked it to make these Honey Hazelnut Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Frosting by replacing some sugar with honey and adding some hazelnut flour. Second, this cream cheese frosting is fabulous! Milky chocolate flavor with the taste of delicious fresh cream cheese. And, hazelnut plus milk chocolate is unbeatable anyway, am I right?…

Vanilla Cotton Candy Easter Cupcakes

April 3, 2015 by Melina Thompson 1 Comment

Happy Easter! This Easter is going to be extra super specials for me since from now on, I will have a little one hunting Easter eggs and (hopefully) believing in the Easter bunny for a very long time. So I am celebrating this very special Easter with these Vanilla Cotton Candy Easter Cupcakes! Vanilla bean mini cupcakes topped with cotton candy and Cadbury candy coated chocolate eggs – yum! They are also super easy to make and the perfect decoration for any Easter table….

Peach Cupcakes with Vanilla Bourbon Buttercream

October 25, 2014 by Melina Thompson 4 Comments

If you liked my Peach Petit Fours from last week, you will love these Peach Cupcakes with Bourbon Vanilla Buttercream! Fluffy cupcakes with pieces of peach topped with buttercream that is packed with vanilla bean and good old bourbon.

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White Chocolate Cupcakes with Pistachio Buttercream

June 4, 2014 by Melina Thompson 26 Comments

So, it’s been a little quiet on my blog lately after having a sweet little baby girl earlier last month but I am slowly but surely returning to the oven! Emphasis on slowly… I sure do have my hands full right now but I just cannot stop baking. No way. Just look at these gorgeous little white chocolate cupcakes, and the beautiful light green buttercream, yum! The cupcakes are divine and taste so much of white chocolate, you almost don’t even need the pistachio buttercream. Almost.
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Whole Wheat Caramel Muffins

April 12, 2014 by Melina Thompson 2 Comments

These whole wheat caramel muffins are such an easy and delicious treat, and yet, they are rather on the healthy side. Isn’t that good news? Well, at least they are made with whole wheat. There are certain flavors that just go so well with whole wheat – such as chocolate or caramel. I just recently made these Whole Wheat Triple Chocolate Muffins with Blackberries, also really easy and soo good. The nutty full flavor of the whole wheat flour really brings out the caramel (or chocolate) and works almost as a flavor enhancer. Brown sugar and butterscotch are the secret ingredients for the caramel flavor. Doesn’t that sound good?

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Whole Wheat Triple Chocolate Muffins with Blackberries

February 23, 2014 by Melina Thompson 8 Comments

Sometimes I am just craving a simple good old muffin. And chocolate, of course, is always the best, so triple chocolate – even better! These little guys are loaded not just with cocoa powder, dark chocolate bits and chocolate streusel, but also a fruity surprise: fresh blackberries. What a combo!
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Maple Glazed Vanilla Bean Donuts

February 5, 2014 by Melina Thompson 22 Comments

I was so excited when I got a promo package from Singing Dog Vanilla this week, packed with organic vanilla beans, extract and paste! Just in time for my little vanilla bean series (check out my Homemade Vanilla Bean Pudding or these divine Vanilla Bean Cake Truffles with Toasted Pistachios).
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Wintery Brownie Cupcakes with Cranberries

December 20, 2013 by Melina Thompson Leave a Comment

Six days till christmas! If you’re stuck with your dinner plans and still looking for a dessert, you might have found it. It’s easy to make, super delicious, well made in advance and the sugared cranberries on top give those bite-size brownie cupcakes the perfect holiday touch.
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Mini Snickerdoodle Cupcakes with Sour Cream Frosting

September 15, 2013 by Melina Thompson 16 Comments

Snickerdoodles are such an American classic and I never heard of them until I moved here! They are the best if soft, and preferably still a little bit warm from the oven. Or, if turned into cupcakes! I am so lucky to have found the recipe for “Soft & Thick Snickerdoodles” (doesn’t that sound scrumptious already?) by Sally’s Baking Addiction. Top that with sour cream frosting and put it on a cinnamon muffin, and your in cupcakes heaven!

I made my snickerdoodles a little bit flatter for these cupcakes so I could stack them better. If I were to make the cookies alone, I would definitely make them thicker since that makes them softer. The recipe below will also make more cookies than needed for the cupcakes, but hey, who cares?
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