My co-worker is celebrating a significant milestone, and a friend ordered her some chocolate cherry cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. I couldn’t give her bare cupcakes, so I added butterflies and flowers in her favorite color: red. Happy Birthday Tami!

A client ordered a couple dozen of cupcakes for his birthday. While the flavors and decorations are from my go-to list of flavors, I couldn’t help but devour a couple of each. Key lime cupcake with cream cheese frosting, and carrot cake cupcakes.

These mini red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting were commissioned as part of a graduation party dessert table. Small and dainty, it’s hard to stop at just one.

This week I had a request to turn my Chocolate Guinness cake into a cupcake. As the cake is pretty dense, I was a little worried it wouldn’t translate well into a cupcake. I made a few modifications, and it turned out perfectly. I stuck with the same cream cheese frosting that typically I make for the cake. It tastes great, but I think next time I’ll go back to my standard recipe, as it’s a little more fluffy.

I also tried making some kusudama flowers, to potentially use as cupcake toppers. While not edible, these paper crafts are so adorable, I can’t wait to use them for a customer! With a matching cupcake wrapper, these would be perfect for someone planning a dessert table.The color combinations and print possibilities are endless.

Our office is raising funds for the United Way this week. I donated a gift certificate for our silent auction and so I lured people to my item with pumpkin cupcakes. Half were frosted with cream cheese frosting and the other half were topped with cinnamon buttercream. The sunflower topper is fun fall-themed way to spice up the treats. I can’t wait to start baking for the winning bidder.