Cakes & Cupcakes Archives

Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting

When it comes to cupcakes, there is one very important question to answer: Are you Team Chocolate or Team Vanilla? For all of my fellow chocoholics out there, you won't w…
- 38 Minutes
Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Up until this very moment, there has been one (and only one) carrot-filled dessert to grace these pages. To my dear Pineapple Carrot Cake: I've loved you as my favorite ve…
- 50 Minutes
Coconut Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Are your taste buds ready to travel to the tropics from the comfort of your kitchen? Then preheat your oven and get ready for the easiest, creamiest Coconut Cupcakes with Cr…
- 60 Minutes
Strawberry Shortbread Cookie Cake

Nothing says "let's get our party on" quite like a slice of good ol' cookie cake. And while I'm a longtime fan of the classic chocolate chip cookie dough crust topped with t…
- 45 Minutes
Chocolate Christmas Tree Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

My love of Christmas tree-shaped confections continues in this latest installment of recipes doing double duty as dessert and tabletop décor. If the original Christmas tre…
- 67 Minutes
Pumpkin Cheesecake Pops

Cheesecake has made many an appearance on these pages. Cheesecake cookies, cheesecake brownies, cheesecake chimichangas. I've nearly cheesecake'd it all, folks. And now I'm…
- 31 Minutes
American Flag Cookie Cake

Every year I celebrate the Stars and Stripes with my rendition of the classic American flag cake, complete with silky buttercream frosting and the season's freshest berries.…
- 60 Minutes
Pineapple Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

You can now enjoy both your fruits and your veggies all in one serving ... of cake. Call me crazy, but I'm pretty sure that information falls under the win-win category. And…
- 85 Minutes
Red Velvet Cupcakes with Piped Cream Cheese Frosting

When it comes to red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, three things are certain: The only reason anyone eats red velvet cupcakes is for the cream cheese frost…
- 40 Minutes
Video: Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Flavor meets function in these festive Christmas tree cupcakes that are part dessert, part tabletop decor! All you need is your favorite flavor of cupcakes and a few creative …
- Video