Marble Cupcake Critters

Marble Cupcake with Vanilla Buttercream

As a person who loves to bake cupcakes my predicament is often who to share the final product with. If I ate all my cupcakes myself I would clearly have some serious health problems.  Since moving to Toronto most of my cupcakes have ended up in the hands of friends and coworkers.  My coworkers at Lululemon especially love a tasty treat here and there.

Recently one of the managers at my store approached my and requested that I make some cupcakes for a store event we were having.  I of course agreed without hesitation and began devising a plan. I decided on a happy medium between vanilla and chocolate and went with a Marble Cupcake with a combination of Vanilla and Chocolate Buttercream.

Lemon Cranberry Cupcakes

Lemon Cupcake with Cranberry Filling
Topped with Lemon Buttercream & Cranberries

Recently I had a few friends over for dinner, euchre and drinks.  I wanted to make cupcakes for desert but just couldn’t decide on a flavor. I turned to my good friend Amanda for some suggestions. Initially, she thought that carrot would be a fantastic addition to our fun filled night, but I wasn’t in the mood for something savory. 

After much debate we finally decided upon Lemon Cranberry.  So I got to work searching for some lemon cranberry ideas and came up with a plan of attack. I came across this “Sparkling Cranberry” link from 101 Cookbooks and knew that I wanted to incorporate them into these cupcakes.

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Cupcake Recipe Sneak Peak

Lemon Cranberry Cupcakes
with Lemon Buttercream & Sugared Cranberries

Just a little sneak peak of what's to come over here on "Little Miss Vegan Cupcakes". Check back later this week for the full post.

Chocolate Mocha Cupcakes

Chocolate Mocha Cupcake with Sprinkles

I’ve had so many reasons to bake cupcakes lately, some might say… Who needs a reason to bake cupcakes? And  I agree that any day can be cupcake day, but some days just deserve buttercream and rich chocolaty cake.  Today is one of those days.

Tasty Toasted Coconut Cupcakes

Toasted Coconut Cupcakes

This weekend a friend of mine hosted a pre family day fun-filled girls night. There were many bottles of wine and tasty treats to be had by all.  My contribution to the night came in the form of cupcakes of course!

Pink, Red & White

Happy Valentine's Day

I have been slowly counting down the days to Valentine’s Day for more weeks than I should probably admit. In fact I decided to start a little early and hand out cookies and a few Valentine’s Day cards in the last couple days. If people can celebrate Christmas for the entire month of December then I can celebrate Valentine’s Day for the entire month of February. Right?

Cat and the Hat & Chocolate Chip Cookies

View from my Balcony

After a very long hiatus from the world of blogging about tasty cupcakes and other delights, I’m finally back. I took a break to move to Toronto and find my city legs. Now that I've gotten used to my 5'x 5' kitchen and lack of dishwasher, Im finally back.