My First Wedding

I was debating whether or not to put this on my blog since the cupcakes are not made from scratch. However after much deliberation I decided that I would. Back in August of 2009 a good friend of mine got married and I offered to do the wedding cupcakes for her and her husband as their wedding gift. Per request of the bride (she did not want me to spend too much money) I did not make the 200 chocolate and yellow cupcakes from scratch. Between myself, a few friends, and one of my friend's Mom, we had enough box mix to make the cupcakes and six inch cake topper. The frosting used on the cupcakes and the cake, however, was made from scratch using Wilton's buttercream recipe.

To make the cake stand we got basic cake pillars and divider plates and used tacky glue to attach everything together ensuring it would hold. To add a little color we used fake purple and white flower sprigs around the bottom of the cake stand than used the left over buds around the base of the cake topper.

You'll also notice that there are ribbons around the cupcakes, this is very time consuming and takes A LOT of ribbon. You cannot simply tie ribbon around the cupcakes, it just slips down. In order to attach the ribbon you have to make stiff decorating frosting to attach the ribbon to the cupcake paper than (this works best with two people) hold the ribbon tight and roll the cupcake so the ribbon wraps around. Once you have achieved the look you want attach the last end of the ribbon with more stiff frosting.

In the end everyone loved the cupcakes and no one could tell they weren't made from scratch and most importantly the bride and groom loved them!

M&M "Cookie" Cupcakes

Once a month we have a meeting at my work and I like to make baked goods for the meetings. I had not made cupcakes in the past couple of weeks so I decided it was time for cupcakes. When trying to find cupcakes that would inspire me, I thought why not make the chocolate chip "cookie" cupcakes, but this time with a spin. Instead of using the chocolate chips I used M&Ms.

M&M "Cookie" Cupcakes
Makes 18 - 20

To make cupcake follow the Chocolate chip "Cookie" Cupcake recipe and substitute M&Ms for the chocolate chips.

Fold M&Ms into the batter

bake cupcakes for 20 - 22 minutes

Allow cupcakes to completely cool before frosting.


Wilton's Buttercream Icing

1/2 cup sold vegetable shorting
1/2 cup butter
4 cups confectioners sugar
8 Tablespoons milk or water (milk works best for flavors)
1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Cream shorting and butter
2. Add sugar, vanilla, and milk
3. blend on medium speed until thoroughly blended be careful not over mix
4. top cupcakes with M&Ms

Notes: The M&Ms sunk to the bottom of the cupcakes. Next time I will try M&M minis.