Tackle Box Cupcakes

My husband's birthday always calls for something special. Like the last two years I have created him a birthday cake designed from his momentary obsession. This summer he has been fishing more weekends than not, so it was only fitting to create for him something that had to do with fishing. That is how I decided to create the tackle box of cupcakes. Each Cookies n' Cream cupcake has a different tackle piece, and the cupcakes were placed on the shelves and inside an actual tackle box. I had to disassemble the tackle box in order to reassemble it back with each shelve having enough room for a cupcake.

Dora Cupcakes

Dustin's niece turned 2 last month, and she had a Dora party. You know what that means, CUPCAKES! These cupcakes were chocolate and pink buttercream icing on white cake. They were so cute and delicious!

Strawberry Cupcakes with Chloe

My little niece Chloe came and spent the night with her favorite Aunt and Uncle this past Friday night. She loves baking with Aunt Marley, so we baked up a new recipe for Strawberry cupcakes I have been dieing to test out.
They were a big hit with the family and my friends at work. I think these might even be better than the key lime. Below is Chloe showing off her work, right before she dumped her take-home-plate in the floor. Good thing the 5 second rule still applies! :)

New Cupcake Flavors

I have been wanting to add new flavors for folks to choose from; so, I used my friends at work and at bunco to taste test two new flavors.

The first was Cookies n Cream. They were oh so pretty!
I think they were over-cooked but they were pretty good. I might be working on this recipe though. I wanted more of a creamy cookies n cream, so there might have to be a hidden surprise added to these cupcakes!
Everyone headed straight for the cookies-n-cream, but as soon as they had their taste of the next flavor, they all new which was their favorite.
Key Lime Cupcakes! Oh so yummy! They were an instant hit. That creaminess with the crisp lime flavor was oh so delectable. This one definitely made the cut!