Fluffy lime cupcakes topped with creamy frosting spiked with tequila and cointreau—these margarita cupcakes are a margarita-lover’s dream dessert! Every fall Saturday when I was growing up my parents made margaritas for their tailgaters. I was SO IN LOVE with that bright green color, and even more in love with the tart flavor, on the […]
Champagne Cupcakes with Strawberry-Orange Buttercream
Champagne cupcakes with strawberry-orange buttercream, AKA strawberry mimosa cupcakes, are a delicious twist on your favorite brunch cocktail! Using a box cake mix for ease, these cupcakes are a cocktail lover’s dream! In my family, holidays mean two things: we will eat our weight in clam dip (or clam-less dip if you’re my sisters) and […]
Strawberry Rhubarb Cheesecake Pie
This easy strawberry rhubarb cheesecake pie is a no-bake dessert you’ll want to eat every day this spring (and all year long). Sometimes I wonder if I post too many cheesecakes. Then I wonder if that’s even possible. I mean, what is too many cheesecakes? 12 billion? And I’m nowhere near that number so I […]
Chocolate Caramel Cake (Milky Way Cake)
This chocolate caramel cake with chocolate nougat filling (AKA Milky Way cake) is a candy bar- and cake-lover’s dream! Remember these chocolate chip cookie snickers bars I made awhile back? Well ever since I made them I’ve been dreaming up other ways to use the nougat filling. Naturally my first inclination was to make a […]
Mint Chocolate Brownie Cupcakes
Mint chocolate brownie cupcakes are a delicious twist on your average brownie—if you love mint and chocolate, you’ll love this dessert! Living in Phoenix comes with many perks. The approximately 500 days of sunshine a year, to name just one. But living in Phoenix also has its drawbacks, namely the traffic. OH EM GEE, the […]