Skinny Meatloaf Cupcakes with Mashed Potato Frosting are an unlikely cupcake to be sure, but are such a cute dinner idea that they beg to be made for potlucks, brunches, buffets, or other finger food appropriate gathering. What makes these skinny is that instead of ground beef the meat is turkey. The tiny meatloaf is baked in tin cupcake liners and the homemade mashed potato topping is piped on to resemble frosting.
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Skinny Meatloaf Cupcakes with Mashed Potato Frosting
Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes
Orange creamsicles are an ice cream classic, but thanks to this ingenious recipe, they become the thing that classic cupcakes are made of as well. The batter contains orange zest, orange juice and orange extract — plus vanilla extract, flour, butter, sugar and eggs, among other things. After baking, top each with a hefty dose of vanilla buttercream frosting and a slice of a fresh orange before serving and enjoying!
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Waffle Bowl Cupcakes
Waffle Bowl Cupcakes are a fun new way to bake and serve your cupcakes. These little cuties might fit right in with an ice cream party dressed up like a sundae or an ice cream cone. Any flavor of cupcake can be used and the frosting or ice cream that tops it can be chosen to complement the flavor of the cake or the color of the party theme. These are very fun and easy cupcakes.
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Fig, Goat Cheese and Onion Cupcakes
Fig, Goat Cheese, and Grilled Onion cupcakes are a savory dinner cupcake. Not your average cupcake to be sure, but filled with flavor and texture and it is certainly a conversation starter. The cake contains grilled onions, butter, fig spread, and goat cheese making it a hearty appetizer, or even a small meal. The frosting includes all of the same as well as powdered sugar. The cake is garnished with a grilled onion.
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Mardi Gras King Cake Cupcakes
Mardi Gras King Cake Cupcakes with Cinnamon Mascarpone Frosting and raisin praline filling are just in time for everyone’s Mardi Gras celebrations. These cupcakes substitute for the traditional King’s Cake which is a custom during Mardi Gras festivities. They take like cinnamon buns and a small plastic baby representing Jesus the King is inserted in one of the cupcakes as in the customary cake. The one who finds the baby is charged with bringing the next king cake.
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Corn-on-the-Cob Cupcakes
Corn on the Cobb cupcakes are a whimsical treat for your next barbeque or any party or buffet you are planning. The yellow cake and frosting give a hint of the “cobb” but the corn kernels take the cake in their sweetness; literally and figuratively. The corn kernels are candies such as yellow, white, and cream colored small jelly beans arranged in perfect little rows and complemented with a Starburst “pat of butter”.
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Strawberry Margarita Cupcakes
Not only are these adults-only treats tasty, but they are gluten free as well. The batter is made from various flours, including brown rice, sweet rice and white rice, plus soy milk, baking powder, xanthan gum and the kicker — pureed frozen strawberries! Once they are out of the oven, douse them with a mixture of tequila and lime juice before topping them with the margarita frosting, which also contains strawberries, lime and, yes, more tequila.
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Buffalo Chicken Cupcakes
Buffalo Chicken Cupcakes are the real deal. These unusual cupcakes might sound like a practical joke, but they are a flavor filled treat as an appetizer or a game day snack. The cake batter contains hot sauce, sour cream and a small amount of blue cheese. The “frosting” is butter, blue cheese, and powdered sugar. There is a Buffalo Chicken wing as a garnish on the top of the cupcake.
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Zucchini Cupcakes with Tangy Buttercream Frosting
Zucchini Ginger Cupcakes with Tangy Cream Cheese Frosting are a moist and rich cupcake similar in flavor to a carrot cake. The cake is filled with savory, full bodied ingredients including ginger, fresh grated orange zest, honey, olive oil, and vanilla bean. Grated zucchini give the cake a moist and full texture. The frosting consists of cream cheese, sugar and vanilla as well as ginger, cinnamon, and freshly grated orange zest.
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Sweetie Cupcakes
Sweetie Cupcakes are the fun kind of cupcakes, even more fun than the common frosted cupcake. Why are they more fun? Because they are garnished with more sweet stuff: candy. Any kind of cupcake is acceptable for this treat, and any kind of frosting is okay but let’s face it, chocolate is best. The fun part comes in in the decorating with M&M’s, Twizzlers, Tootsie Rolls, and the like. Kids of all ages enjoy this treat.
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