#34: Vanilla Mocha Cupcakes

I am crazy over scorching the top of the cupcakes now. Thanks to Annie's Eats who gave me such an awesome idea after reading her blog.

I have made some vanilla mocha cupcakes as I have a new espresso machine! Using the Nespresso machine, I made espresso using them and I also used the capsules as espresso/mocha powder. I love the spots of vanilla and espresso powder on the cream!

Anyway, the cupcakes turned out to be a really good hit with my friends and relatives! It was really a busy week and I wanted something "coffee"-ish to perk everyone up! So what can be better than vanilla and mocha!

On top of that, I used some soccer-themed cupcake liners to mark the close to the end of the season for the Premier League, three months of no-soccer life is up ahead :( (YES I AM A SOCCER FAN!)

YUMMY YUMMY! 

#33: S'mores Cupcakes

I wanted to make something to congratulate Uncle Steven and Aunty Irene's wedding anniversary. They are our family's best friend and we have known each other before I was even born. They are really nice and sweet people, and we all have something in common... WE ALL LOVE TO EAT!

Hence, I was reading through all the different food blogs (ps, I really love to read food blogs) and I chanced upon a S'mores Cupcakes by annie's eats. As some of you may know, I usually re-create my recipes by adapting some from others or getting inspirations from them! So, yes, I re-created my own version of S'mores Cupcakes but keeping certain aspects similar (like the browning of the icing!)

They were really good, and I especially love the crunch that the digestive biscuit base brought about, it adds another texture to the cupcake and I really loved them! I will probably try making them with oreo base next time!

The cupcakes were really simple and easy to make, and I took less than 3 hours to finish everything! So here are some pictures of the finish product!