Cupcakes galore

I spent this last weekend making cupcakes for my cousin's kids, Abbie and Ben. Needless to say, I am glad I took photos before I went to her house, as there were nothing but crumbs left after the kids gobbled them up. They turned out a lot better than I had hoped for (I need to have more faith in my abilities) and I had plenty of cute edible decorations to finish them off. I used a ready made icing/frosting for these as the recipe that accompanies the cupcakes in the book just makes far too much for a dozen.

I used Allysa Torey's recipe from the More from Magnolia cookbook. I absolutely love this book and the cupcakes are like nothing I have ever tasted before. My budget doesn't stretch to a trip to NYC just to sample these delights therefore the cookbook is a much more affordable option. I highly recommend this book.

This is a book that I will return to time and time again. I am eager to make the chocolate cupcakes next. One thing that really intrigued me about these cupcakes though was the way they were iced. My curiosity lead to a very short but very useful video on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0-a86o5IqU