Orange Cupcakes and Angry Birds

My niece wanted some cupcakes, specifically with Angry Birds candy decor.  Like the rest of the world (at that time), she was caught in the Angry Birds craze.

It was the perfect time to try out orange cupcakes.  A friend of mine gave me her recipe and told me that they were really good.  I was skeptical - whoever heard of orange flavored cupcakes?  But I was amazed!!!

The orange cupcakes were surprisingly good... let me correct that - they were VERY GOOD!  And my niece liked them so much she asked me to make another batch!!!

Now that's what I call a definite hit!

Ode to the King

Nope, I don't mean Elvis Presley.  I mean the king of my life... hubby.

"Ode to the King" is the name we gave to our black chocolate cupcakes with cheesecake filling baked in and frosted with Dark Chocolate and Vanilla Twist Buttercream.

Cross cut view of the cupcake:

It is so named because it is THE cupcake that hubby cannot get enough of.  He can actually eat the whole batch if I let him!!!  He gobbled up 6 in one sitting before I realized it!

Oh well...  We are hoping that a lot of people will like it too...

It is THAT yummy!!!