Nest Cupcakes

These mini cupcakes were the perfect end to our Easter picnic last weekend. They are simple vanilla cupcakes with chocolate frosting. The three "eggs" add a whimsical touch of color and sweetness that everyone will love.

The kids are off school tomorrow and we're planning on spending the entire day at the pool. Have a great weekend!

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Mocha Cupcakes with Espresso Buttercream Frosting

Run, don't walk to the grocery store to get the ingredients for these cupcakes. From the minute I saw the recipe I knew we would love them, and I wasn't wrong. They are delicious! I am one of those people who doesn't love icing, but this espresso buttercream was to die for! The combination of the coffee and the chocolate does not disappoint.

I made these for a charity auction and was told they (3 dozen) were gone in 5 minutes. We kept a dozen at home and they were gone in less time than that :) I recommend you make the cupcakes the day before you need them and store them in the fridge. Then make the buttercream the day of the event, I had a hard time frosting them with the icing made the day before but not with the fresh batch.

Oh and take my word, make an extra batch than you think you need :) Go here for the recipe and enjoy!

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Soccer Cupcakes

My son started soccer this past weekend which means I am officially a soccer mom- yikes. I decided to celebrate by making cupcakes. I was inspired by Dukes' and Duchesses who blogged about these, she was inspired by Parents Magazine. I didn't read the directions posted there and instead did my own thing with mistakes included :).



I started with mini Devil's Food cupcakes baked in green liners to represent the grass on the field.



White vanilla frosting, no need to worry about it getting it perfectly smooth.



Place a thin Oreo crisp (found in the 100-calorie packages) in the middle.



Use black gel to draw the lines. Didn't like the look.



Then just the gel without the cookie. Didn't like this either.



Put the gel in a pastry bag with a #2 tip and was much happier with these lines, used the cookie as well.

As you can see I only used one cookie per cupcake since these were mini-cupcakes and not the regular ones used in Parenting magazine.

I was really happy with how these looked and the combination of the Devil's Food cake + Vanilla frosting + Oreo cookies was great!

The kids loved them and the coach was very impressed :)

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