Photo chocolate malted cupcakes by rachel is coconut&lime
I am a sucker for chocolate malt anything--and in cupcake form these babies are particularly attractive!
Yes, they are worthy of any dinner part dessert, pizza or game night dessert, child or adult birthday party--they are perfect for any situation.
These chocolate malted cupcakes are the little black dress of cupcakes!
Grab the recipe! Chocolate Malted Cupcakes
Photo Low-Fat Chocolate Chip Muffins Mosaic by babe_ki
Okay, so "Awwww" is in order here, no?
These are adorable, and I love that they are muffins that have frosting and candy on top!
Low-fat never looked so delish!
This is my kind of breakfast....
Grab the recipe! Low-Fat Chocolate Chip Muffins
Photo Cute Birthday Girl Cupcake by traoki
These are cupcakes, and are they not the sweetest things!
I can see folks going ga-ga over these at either a child's or a grown up girl's party--so festive and whimsical!
The hair is chocolate icing done with a star tip, and you may have been able to tell that the hair ornament is actually a slice of raspberry (awwww!). Eyes and smile are black and pink gel.
So, it looks pretty easy to do--you could even use a box mix for the cupcakes and just customize the decorations like these here!
Photo chocolate devil's food cupcakes by chotda
Are these not adorable?
And I bet they taste a million times better than those treats we used to get in our lunch boxes when we were kids (not that they weren't tasty!)
But these are actually homemade--we have a devil's food cake, whipped cream squirted into the center, and then double dipped in chocolate ganache.
And of course the thing that makes these cupcakes is the white doodles on top that remind us of 3rd grade!
I love these cupcakes, and want to make them!
Recipe? These cupcakes are gorgeous and I'm sure that they taste divine, but if I were going to make these I would take the easy way out and just use a box mix.
We cannot however use canned frosting as ganache--I think we need to make that ourselves.
And then for the squiggles--either use white frosting in a piping bag (or a plastic bag with a corner snipped), or you can buy the white writing frosting in a tube at the store.
It's just a tiny bit of work, but it's worth it, right????
Photo the pumpkin patch 1 by chotda
Alrighty, who is planning what they'll make for their Halloween parties?
Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, so full of imagination and mischief and CHOCOLATE!
Check out these lovelies--these cupcakes are devil's food cake with a buttercream frosting, and perched on top is an adorable candy pumpkin.
These little pumpkin candies are available in most Halloween sections now in stores.
They taste sort of like candy corn, and they totally make the cupcake!
Y'all, I would seriously just buy a devil's food cake mix in a box and used the canned frosting.
You can make it look all fancy like these by using a simple cake decorating set that will let you make the icing all swirly.
Photo chocolate chip pumpkin cupcake by jek in the box
If you knew that this "cupcake" (which to me looks like a muffin) was waiting for you at the breakfast table, wouldn't you hop out of bed with a smile on your face?
This is the sort of stuff we need to see at breakfast--a muffin is really just a cupcake without frosting isn't it?
Why not eat cupcakes for breakfast!???
Grab the recipe! Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cupcakes
Image: cupcakes from heaven by massdistraction
So, guess what? These are Vegan!
But why am I not surprised--whenever I see an especially delectable chocolate dessert (especially if it's a cupcake) I just assume it's Vegan.
This recipe originated from the book Vegan Cupcakes Take Over The World, which I am totally putting on my birthday list!
I hope I can wait that long--I might have to buy it before then, because I'm considering just doing a sampling of cupcakes from VCTOTW to serve as my official "birthday cake"-- wouldn't that be fun?
These cupcakes would do any birthday girl proud!
Grab the recipe! Vegan Chocolate Mint Cupcakes
Bonus time! Here's another family portrait for these cupcakes [SWOON]:
Photo: chocolate mint and chocolate chocolate by massdistraction
S'Mores Cupcake originally uploaded by kpetz1971
This is the cupcake version of the famous s'more treat, and it is adorable!
I am a sucker for s'mores--you cannot go wrong with chocolate, marshmallows and graham crackers all toasty warm and melty!
The recipe comes from Martha Stewart's site, and there it even includes a recipe for Marshmallow Frosting!!!!
I never knew that there was such a thing, but now I'm wondering how I've lived without it for so long :-)
Grab the recipe! S'mores Cupcake
Photo Chocolate Cake Balls, Originally uploaded by Bakerella
Don't you just feel like you've walked into a children's book? These cake pops are so magical!
These are from the fabulous Bakerella, and they are divine, no?
These "popscicles" are chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting covered in a candy shell. Yummm!!!!
I can just see these being the hit of any party--whether it's a child's party or one for adults.
These are too cute to resist!
Grab the recipe! Chocolate Cake Pops with Cream Cheese Frosting Covered in Candy Coating
Raspberry Chocolate Chips Muffins originally uploaded by Fresh From The Oven 606
I think that this photo needs to be made into one of those motivational posters.
Seriously, when you look at it, doesn't it just perk you up like a ray of sunshine?
Such cute muffins, adorably studded with chocolate chips and raspberries.
This is what my motivational poster would say:
Ahh, and the cares of the world wash away...[happy sigh]
Grab the recipe! Raspberry Chocolate Chips Muffins
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