Surprisingly, it took me over a month to christen the new kitchen with some baking, but I think it was worth the wait. What better excuse to bake then my housemate Corinne's birthday this past Tuesday. It had to be cupcakes over a cake as I have yet to perfect the art of basic cake decorating without it looking like a child did it. When you live with someone I think it gives you a good idea of what they like so with this in mind I decided on the cupcake recipe including frosting that I found here. As part of the baking process, I was really excited to be able to use a couple of items I got in a house warming present - some very cute liners and a cupcake scoop that is one of a set of three. The liners were great because of the height they had and the ease in which they peeled away from the cupcakes. I may have been a bit heavy with the scoop as I only churned out twelve cupcakes, but this was perfect.
I did two things differently with the recipe. I used milk instead of heavy cream and I sprinkled the cupcakes with dark chocolate and mint chips as opposed to putting mini ones in the frosting itself.
The cupcakes turned out really well, which always makes me happy when it comes as a result of trying out a new recipe. I know the birthday girl enjoyed at least one of them and that also made me happy.
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