Chocolate Chai Cupcakes with Cinnamon Almond Frosting

 I had the good fortune of getting a long weekend due to snow in my area, so I decided to try another recipe, meeting my two recipe a month goal for January. I absolutely love Starbuck's Chai Tea Lattes, and these cupcakes were inspired by that beverage. There are myriad recipes out there for various types of chai cakes, but I ended up using one...

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Some of my creations...

I dabble in cakes from time to time as well as cupcakes. This first one if of my sister's wedding cupcake tree. This was the first time I worked with fondant. We kept it simple and used a marshmallow fondant recipe. This one is of my wedding cupcake tree. We had a destination wedding with an informal reception when we got back home. We decided that...

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Vanilla Cupcake with Blueberry Cream Cheese Butter Cream

I made these cupcakes for my high school's open house. It's usually a very long day for the teachers, so I decided that it might be nice to have a sweet treat before the parents arrived. I've been wanting to work with fresh fruit for a while now. This seemed like the perfect opportunity. I started by culling the internet for a cupcake recipe that...

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Welcome to the Great Cupcake Experiment

Let me introduce myself. By day I am a high school English teacher in Tennessee. By night, an avid reader and videogamer. In my fantasy life, I own a bakery bookstore that specializes in cakes, cupcakes, and collections of short stories. I have been dabbling more frequently in the baking arena and decided that I would like to set aside more time to pursue this hobby. I figured the best way to do this would be to get others involved so that I might be more motivated to follow through with my ideas;...

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