Farmer's Market Inspiration!

I have been so busy baking this week & enjoying the busy bee I've been lately! I have been inspired by the farmers market and got some great white nectarines {which are mine & Kohen's favorite}. I decided, why not make a cupcake out of it?? I never see any white nectarine cupcakes, but if I had-- they'd have been the first one I bought! This is a vanilla bean cake with white nectarine buttercream frosting. Yummy! 

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Pina Colada

My next flavor was the Pina Colada! Inspired by Blake Shelton's post yesterday,"Do you like pina coladas?" It is a pineapple cake with Malibu rum, crushed pineapple & shredded coconut topped with a rum pineapple buttercream frosting. The smell was infectious. If you don't like pineapple don't visit me today!

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Grand Marnier

Grand Marnier has been a flavor on my menu since the very beginning. It's such a great staple! :) If you consider one of your "food groups". This cupcake is truly a labor of love! This cupcake starts off with a mocha cake with dark chocolate {& a hint of Grand Marnier} ganache piped inside topped with an orange Grand Marnier buttercream frosting. It's subtle orange, combination of chocolate & coffee make it a perfect afternoon treat. 

I was watching a recent episode of The Cupcake Girls, while I must give them credit for expanding a business they knew nothing about, had no plan in place & were partners with their best friends-- while the odds were stacked against them they have made it for a long time; but I don't like the way they make their cupcakes. It's all a basic recipe & they just tweak it for each flavor. While that may be cost effective & time efficient since it doesn't vary much in time to prep I like the idea that each cupcake is unique in flavor. But-- they also have a store & a tv show, that of which I do not! :)