Are these cupcakes or muffins? I was out to make muffins but I think these are technically cupcakes. Why? The little bit of cream cheese baked into the top as well as the extra sugar in the batter. Apparently, muffins should have about half the amount of sugar. But I like to think of these as a hybrid because they seem a little bit lighter than having gobs of frosting on the top. The cream cheese is just the right amount of sweetness and texture variant and perfectly compliments the gingery cake it sits on top of.
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Category Archives: Breakfast, Breads & Butter
Banana Pecan Bread
If you’re anything like me, when you see those ugly looking softened black bananas in the bottom of the fruit bowl you actually get excited because it’s the only excuse you need to do a little baking. Get the kids involved with this one… my boys love to mash the bananas (heck, they love to mash everything) and it keeps them busy while I get the batter ready.
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Snake Bread
After recently working on the PDF version of my Bread Art book, I rekindled a desire to attempt another bread.
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Chocolate Beet Muffins
Leftover farmer’s market beets were pureed and used as the magic ingredient in these decadent chocolate muffins.
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