GIGI’S CARROT CUPCAKES

GIGI’S CARROT CUPCAKES

Makes 1 dozen Stacy grew up loving carrot cake. Every birthday she’d ask for the same thing: her mom’s (whom we call Gigi) carrot cake. What made it so amazingly delicious was the added crushed pineapple, which sweetened the cake and gave it great texture. As a...
CARAMEL ICING

CARAMEL ICING

Ices 12 cupcakes This icing is fun and quick to make, and it’s really cool looking the way the sugar and icing swirl together. It’d be great on almost anything, but we recommend trying it with our Apple Pie Cupcakes and ZuCakes ! INGREDIENTS • 1 C unrefined granulated...
APPLE PIE CUPCAKES

APPLE PIE CUPCAKES

Makes 12 cupcakes One of our favorite things to do on a rainy day is to watch food shows on TV. We especially love DC Cupcakes because that bakery is near to where we live! They punch a hole in the middle of their cupcakes and fill it with a delicious filling. What a...
CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING

CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING

Ices 12 cupcakes To make a chocolate sandwich, place this thick and fudgy frosting between two Chocolate Chip Cookies . If you want a quadruple chocolate cupcake (that means four different kinds of chocolate), place this frosting on top of our Lava Fudge Cupcakes and...
LAVA FUDGE CUPCAKES

LAVA FUDGE CUPCAKES

Makes 18 cupcakes Lava is a super-hot substance that gurgles beneath the surface of Earth and sometimes erupts out of volcanoes. Lava can be anywhere from 1,300 to 2,200 degrees. It is made of rocks, dirt, and ash that are so hot they’ve melted together and become a...