Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes

This past Christmas I wanted to make chocolate peppermint cupcakes and found the PERFECT recipe at Glorious Treats.  And they didn't disappoint!  I made the cupcakes for two different parties and they were a hit.  I slightly modified the frosting recipe by adding 2-3 teaspoons of peppermint extract (to taste) so it really had a nice minty flavor.  Also, I used crushed candy canes to top my cupcakes instead of peppermint bark.  Oh just thinking about these is making my mouth water!

How ya like them apples- 8 amazing apple recipes

This post was inspired by my dear friend from college.  Each year she posts the most amazing pictures of her (now) family of 6 at the apple farm on her Facebook page.  She then usually blogs about the million creative ways she uses, cooks, and bakes the millions of apples they picked.  So once again today she posted pictures of her family at the apple farm which has inspired me to compile and share some of my favorite apple recipes. 

apple cinnamon coffee cake from Joy The Baker (how can you go wrong with anything from Joy?)

apple pie egg rolls from Miss in the kitchen



caramel apple tart from Food.com



classic apple crisp from Pinch of Yum

candy and caramel apple pie from She's Becoming DoughMessTic

mulled cider in a crockpot from Tasty Kitchen

apple pie cake from Martha Stewart



inside out apple crisp from My Baking Addiction

Oh and by the way, if you're like me and find yourself in the produce section of the grocery store staring at the apples trying to decide which type is best for whatever you're going to make/bake, here's an apple cooking chart from Real Simple.

Enjoy!!

Slice & Bake Candy Corn Cookies

I'm obsessed with candy corns this Halloween season...candy corn cupcakes, candy corn decorations, candy corn cookies, candy corn anything!  For me, candy corn epitomizes Halloween and I LOVE Halloween!  Check out these super cute and easy to make slice and bake candy corn cookies from The Sweet Adventures of Sugarbelle.

Pumpkin Spice Cake

Photo by Charles Schiller

This Pumpkin Spice Cake from Country Living sound sooo delicious!  Definitely making this one soon.

Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Buttercream

These Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Buttercream frosting from Gallamore West sound absolutely amazing!