What's Baking: Easter Cupcakes

Finally! I have found a cupcake that not only works, but is also super-delicious. I found the recipe for devil's food cupcakes at the Cheeky Kitchen, a recipe blog written by a woman in Colorado Springs. I tweaked the recipe slightly by added about 1 t of espresso powder to the batter to enrich the chocolate taste.

For the frosting, I looked to Martha Stewart for advice and ended up using her super-simple recipe for vanilla frosting. After the icing was whipped together and the cupcakes were cool, it was time to break out my new toy, a Wilton dessert decorator pro, a recent birthday gift from my mother-in-law. I scooped the icing in, and tried my hand at making some stars (long story short, I need a bit more practice.) D also took a turn icing some cupcakes.

And of course, the piece de resistance -- in honor of the Easter holiday, a not-so-natural Peep was plopped atop a couple of the cupcakes.