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!!!

Annie

or, Carrot Cupcakes with Super Secret Buttercream...

They were so good that I ate almost half the batch!!!

It was moist and so flavorful!  Really delicious!

Diablo

Or, Chocolate Chili Cupcakes!

Spicy!!!

We initially thought the flavor combination was unusual and we had doubts about it.  But after hearing a lot of raves as to how the chili complements chocolate and how the kick is pleasant and mild, we decided to try it out.

We discovered that it a great flavor combination!!!  The kick really amps up the chocolate!  Delicious!

Thank goodness we are willing to try things out even if we have some doubts!

special mocha chiffon cake

For a dear friend's birthday...

Everyone was raving about it!!!  One of the guests even said that it was better than the "famous" one...

Woohoo!!!