Chocolate Orange Blossom Cupcake

Wondering what delicious treats I made with my Flower Pan?  Well, here is one of many to come!  I called it the Chocolate Orange Blossom Cupcake for a few obvious reasons.  For this recipe I did get a little lazy with the icing and used store bought icing with no additions. But who's going to say something when they get a cute little...

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Quick Tip #2 - Fast and Mess-Free Batter Pouring Thinger

I don't know about you, but I'm not always the most tidy baker.  I get especially messy when it comes to pouring my batter into the cupcake pan liners.  I usually start off pretty good, being extra careful as I spoon in the batter.  But after filling 4 or 5 cupcake pan liners in a row, I start to get lazy and sloppy!  It gets especially...

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcake

So here it is, my recipe for the Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcake. I know, it's already a childhood classic, so why mess with a good thing? Well, I say why not make a good thing even better by cupcakeifying it. Yes, I just made up the word cupcakeifying, but some day it may be added to Wikipedia making it a legitimate word:) On a side note, this is...

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Please Vote for My Cupcake!

A friend of mine passed along a link to a cupcake contest a little while ago and on a whim I decided to enter one of my creations. The contest is being judged by votes so I need all the help I can get! And, because I'm completely honest, you do need to create an account to vote, but it's really easy and fast. Please, please, pretty please vote for my yummy cupcake. I promise to share the recipe this week! It's my Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcake. Super easy and super tasty. Click HERE to...

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Fancy Stuff Review #1 - Flower Power!

I have decided that I should have started this blog long ago cuz it just got me a free pan!  Well, kinda free...ok, it was a gift from two good friends of mine (shout out and BIG thank you to MM and NC).  But the gift was inspired by my blog, so it counts:)  So here it is, my new flower power cupcake pan - love it!  And do you...

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Chocolate Chili Cupcake

Looking for something HOT and SWEET to give your Valentine? Well, here's the perfect treat for your someone special. Or, if you're looking to do quite the opposite, you can make this into a pretty mean weapon for the not-so-nice Valentine.  Here's my take on the Chocolate Chili Cupcake.  For this spicy treat you will need: Chocolate Cake...

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Quick Tip #1 - Fast Room Temperature Butter

I don't know about you, but I am an impromptu baker.  And, to be completely honest, I'm never organized enough to remember to take out the butter in advance.  I've tried many different ways to get my butter to room temperature including the least successful microwave method, which has resulted in my butter being more of a puddle than anything else.  I am here to tell you that there is a better way and here it is...use a cheese grater! Using a cheese grater to quickly soften your...

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Cookies n' Cream Cupcake

Here it is! My second most popular cupcake to date.  You'll have to stay tuned for my most popular:)  It's SUPER easy to make and delicious!  It also looks pretty fancy with the chocolate glaze on top.  For this recipe you will need: Vanilla Cake Mix (plus ingredients to make the cake...usually eggs, oil, and water) Store bought...

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Just add water, oil and eggs...I think not!

Welcome to Faking Fancy Cupcakes!  This blog is dedicated to pushing the envelope of packaged mixes, thinking outside of the cake mix box, and adding a little something more than water, oil and eggs to your cake mix. Have you watched a baking show wishing that you had the time (or recipe) to make some of those fancy looking cupcakes? Well, the time has come! I am making it my personal mission to dream up (and use some cupcake R&D...better known as rob and duplicate) delicious and fancy...

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