Hi! I am Katie, Christina's daughter. I am so excited to now be a part of Mrs. Fox's Sweet and to be writing my first blog post! You may have seen some of my other work on here before including my most recent Shamrock & Heart Cookies and the Valentine's Graffiti Cookies that I decorated.
These cupcakes are made with a recipe that we use a lot from the Martha Stewart Cupcakes book and it is also on her website. I substituted strong brewed coffee in place of the water in the recipe. For the frosting I used the new Duncan Hines Frosting Creations in Mocha flavor. The frosting was not thick enough to pipe and I had to add about 1/4 cup powdered sugar to thicken it up. I used tip 1M to make the swirl, which I am still working to perfect. The more I swirled, the easier it got.
I am a bit like my mom with liking the candy molds. On these mocha cupcakes, I thought it would be nice to go with an elegant design that is simple. The candies on top are made with dark chocolate, which is melted in the microwave for 1 minute and then piped into the mold and allowed to sit in the refrigerator until hardened, about 15 minutes.
Are you wondering what the frosting taste like? It actually tasted like coffee and went perfect with the rest of the cupcake!
I look forward to sharing more ideas with you soon!
~Katie
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Look delicious...I like using candy molds too. (I taught for Wilton for 5 yrs!) Have a great weekend~
ReplyDeleteWay to go Katie, I see a great blogging future for you! Your cupcakes look awesome!
ReplyDeleteThese look awesome! First thing I want to teach you about blogging: you must allow us to sample what you make. What, it's a rule! I'm sure of it. ;)
ReplyDeleteGreat job! ~ Adrianne
These cupcakes are gorgeous and they sound AWESOME. I can't wait until my daughter is old enough to contribute! (Oh, and I totally second what Adrianne above me said...it's totally a rule. I can email you my address...lol.)
ReplyDeleteOh wow these cupcakes look AMAZING!!!! How beautiful!!!! And they sound delicious too! :o)
ReplyDeleteOhh.. these look great! I love mocha cupcakes.. and the candy mold pieces are too cute :)
ReplyDeleteThese are GORGEOUS!!! Bravo :)
ReplyDeleteWow! These almost look TOO good to eat...thanks for sharing :) I found you through Sweets for a Saturday. Looking forward to making these
ReplyDeleteThose are beautiful. Great job. Come and try out our wonderful banana pudding treat today. We would love to have you over.
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing! Awesome work! The mold pieces look so elegant! Would you consider sharing this at my party?
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I want to join the band wagon and get samples too:-) It has to be a blogging rule somewhere! These look and sound absolutely delish...I love coffee flavored treats so much!!!
ReplyDeleteKatie, These look absolutely amazing and delicious! Wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteWow. Those look amazing! I adore mocha! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThese cupcakes are amazing! Your hands are very blessed
ReplyDeleteWow!! These are awesome!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! And I'm sure they taste amazing, I have a bit of a weakness for anything Mocha or anything Cupcake! Thanks for sharing at Sweet & Simple Sunday!
ReplyDeleteThese cupcakes look delicious! We're so glad that you linked up to our "Strut Your Stuff Saturday." We hope you'll be back soon. -The Sisters
ReplyDeleteNice work Katie!! These are lovely! Thanks for sharing at Scrumptious Sunday!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for linking up this yummy post and your pink lollipop post to my Say G'Day Saturday Party. I am sharing them both on my new facebook page!
ReplyDeleteI hope you will be able to join in and link up another fabulous post this weekend!
Best wishes,
Natasha in Oz
Wow... the elegant mocha dark chocolate cupcakes look awesome!... you have made it with great deal of perfection. Hats off!
ReplyDeleteThis has been featured today on Serenity Saturday Link Party!
ReplyDeleteNatasha xxx
Thanks for sharing at Sweet & Simple Sunday, just wanted to drop by and let you know this is one of my Featured posts this week!
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