Happy Birthday!!

Thursday, September 27, 2007

We were going for a pub crawl to celebrate Hubby’s college roommate’s birthday. I offered to bring cupcakes. He loves coffee flavored things, so I had quite a few options when I flipped through Crazy about Cupcakes. I decided on the Carmel Mocha cupcakes.

As usual, when I start baking, I get really excited and tend to bake way too much. Since I wanted to make the Carmel Mocha cupcakes “full-dairy” for the birthday boy, I wanted to make some cupcakes that I would be able to eat. I decided to use some strawberry preserves that we had paired with French Vanilla cupcakes. When I make two batches, I tend to make one from scratch and one from a box mix.

Everyone said the Carmel Mocha cupcakes were great, and I loved the strawberry filled cupcakes. Overall it was a baking success!

Cupcakes, Dessert

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9 Responses to “Yellow Cupcakes with Swiss Meringue Buttercream”

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cakewhiz — March 30, 2011 at 6:40 am

I agree with you…i think the right type of frosting can really change the flavor of a cake/cupcake.
Your cupcakes turned out beautifully and i am sure they taste superb!
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beantownbaker — March 30, 2011 at 5:17 pm

Are you coming to Cupcake Camp? I haven’t decided what I’m making, but it’ll likely include SMBC. If you try mine and hate it, I’ll have to accept that you just don’t like it.
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beantownbaker — March 30, 2011 at 5:17 pm

Sorry to make you crave desserts!
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beantownbaker — March 30, 2011 at 5:17 pm

Aww thanks. Practice makes perfect. I don’t even want to think about how many cupcakes I’ve frosted…
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beantownbaker — March 30, 2011 at 5:18 pm

I enjoy carrot cake but Hubby doesn’t like it, so I never make it. I just might have to soon though…
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beantownbaker — March 30, 2011 at 5:18 pm

Ha that’s funny. I’m not going to lie, I love me some cookie cake!
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beantownbaker — March 30, 2011 at 5:18 pm

Thanks!
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wearenotmartha — March 30, 2011 at 6:07 pm

These are absolutely beautiful! And I love the idea of swiss meringue buttercream 🙂

Sues
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Lara — April 3, 2011 at 2:11 pm

what tip number do you use to get your perfect looking frosting swirl? i’ve been having a difficult time making it look symmetrical!