Scooter's Cupcakes: Chocolate

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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

For Adults Only

I got the inspiration for these by flipping through a drink menu at a restaurant. The combination of Baileys, chocolate and caramel intrigued me. Of course, I took this inspiration and transformed it into a cupcake. I recreated the drink by baking chocolate cake filled with chocolate caramel ganache topped with Baileys buttercream and drizzled with caramel. These were a perfect mid work day treat.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Take that Ferrero Rocher

Everybody love those delicious truffles we get from our loved ones during the holidays. They have the perfect combination of sweet crunchy nutty. So do these cupcakes. Ive taken chocolate cake and filled it with Nutella ganache and finished it with chocolate mousse covered in walnut pieces.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Death by Chocolate

If you are craving something sweet these are the cupcakes to have. I do not usually try to attract one's sweet tooth but I figured I might as well add some diversity.

So these consist of my chocolate cake, chocolate mousse filling, buttercream frosting dipped in chocolate ganache. Death by chocolate might possibly be the best way to go out!

How it all began...

What's in a name? A lot actually. When I was in elementary school I realized all of my friends had nicknames and I was left out of the loop. I told my dad about my dilemma so he asked me what I wanted to be called. I gave some thought to it and told him I wanted to be called Scooter...which I originally spelled it Scotter. Thus when I needed a name for my creations, Scooter was without a doubt my only option.

How do cupcakes tie into all of this? My mother is the one who taught me how to cook and bake. I would stand in our kitchen and beg her to teach me what she was doing, most of the time she did and she was also scared when I tried. As I got older she realized I was getting the hang of this. She would let me start cooking meals for our family on my own; of course she would chime in and give me her opinion on how she would have done it but for the most part I did it all on my own. When I moved away to college I really got to explore how to cook on my own. My roommates and boyfriend would be my testers and always gave me their honest opinions. I love cooking and baking all different things, I don't discriminate between pasta and pot roast, pies and chocolate. But most of all, I love cupcakes. For no real reason why other than the sheer love of baking an individualized miniature cake with the perfect amount of icing to make someone smile.

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