Sweetharts Cupcakes

Princess Cupcakes

2010-09-02T18:10:00.000-07:00

I made these adorable cupcakes for a little girls 3rd birthday recently. Her mom just told me she wanted a Disney princess theme(which must include Cinderella) and I was able to find these super cute handmade cupcake toppers on Etsy for her. Don't you just love Etsy?!? However, I really must learn how to make these things myself. I think these are the perfect amount of princess. You mother's of girls will understand. Disney Princess stuff can be soooo over the top and I'm just not into that. But the dresses?!? Perfect! Subtle and beautiful!

My First Wedding!

2010-08-17T15:13:00.000-07:00

The date is quickly approaching for my first wedding project!

I am so excited, but a bit nervous. I am a perfectionist and will settle for nothing less so the pressure is already starting to get to me. I know once it is done I will be so proud and hopefully the bride and groom will be very happy and that will make it all worth it. Once I have one wedding under my belt I am sure the others won't be nearly as intimidating!

I sat down with the Bride and Groom a few weeks ago for a cupcake tasting. I had 8 different flavors for them to choose from:

Chocolate w/ Peanut Butter Cream Cheese, my "Birthday Cupcake," Red Velvet, Hummingbird, Carrot, Toasted Coconut, Lemon Cream, and Triple Chocolate.

The ones with the purple flowers are how their cupcakes will actually look. The wedding colors are dark purple and silver.

This one was a favorite and is one of the "Chosen Ones." This is my Chocolate Cupcake with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting. Sooo good and the cake is probably one of the moistest I've ever had.

They also chose this Carrot Cupcake.

And this Lemon Cream Cupcake.

See that blurred red thing in the corner? That is my Red Velvet Cupcake and the last of the "Chosen Ones." However, we are going to do a little twist on it and make it Purple Velvet to match with their wedding colors.

I really am so excited and can't wait for you to see the finished product. My Dad is building a custom cupcake stand for me just for the occasion, but is something I will have from now on to use for future events. It is going to be so beautiful!

Thanks so much for following. I have so many new cupcake photos and will try to get some more posts up soon!

Red Velvet Cupcakes

2010-07-14T17:25:00.000-07:00

These are quite popular and are especially festive come holidays such as Valentine's Day and, of course, 4th of July. These are some red velvet mini's I made for a little 4th of July celebration this year.

Hummingbird Cupcakes

2010-06-30T16:34:00.000-07:00

I have to thank my friend Leslie for turning me on to these cupcakes. I had heard of them, but not tried one until she made them. If you like carrot cake, you have to give these a try. It does not have carrots in it, but rather pineapple, banana, and pecans. May sound strange, but honestly they are delicious! Topped with cream cheese frosting, these are a very yummy not-too-sweet dessert!

Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

2010-06-30T16:18:00.000-07:00

A couple months ago I ran across a recipe for these in Bon Appetit and they sounded amazing! Banana's and peanut butter...how could you go wrong?!? After all, it was Elvis' favortie combination. I changed them up a bit to make them my own and oh man, are these good!

A Classic...with a twist

2010-06-30T16:05:00.000-07:00

This is a classic combination of yellow cake and chocolate frosting. My twist on it is the yellow cake gets an intense flavor from sour cream and is very dense(similar to pound cake) yet moist. The chocolate frosting also gets taken up a notch by the addition of cream cheese. This is a winning combination!

Lemon Cream Cupcakes

2010-06-29T16:37:00.000-07:00

These are probably my most requested cupcakes(although the coconut cupcakes are not far behind)! It all started with my friend Anna who wanted Lemon Cupcakes for her twins birthday party. I think I came up with a winning combination in these. This is a lemon-sour cream cupcake filled with lemon curd and topped with lemon cream cheese frosting. These particular cupcakes were made for a pink themed bridal shower and can pretty much be made in any color to match your event.

Triple Chocolate Cupcakes

2010-06-29T16:21:00.000-07:00

This chocolate cupcake is filled with dark chocolate ganache and then topped with the ultimate in frostings: Chocolate Cream Cheese! This cupcake is so good even non-chocolate lovers will love it(including me)!

Christopher's "Cars" Cupcakes

2010-05-17T20:48:00.000-07:00

Christopher is one of Maddie's best friends. He is a huge Lightning McQueen fan so of course he had to have some "Cars" cupcakes. These cupcakes are chocolate with vanilla frosting. I have to say I am not normally a huge fan of chocolate, but I was really happy with the way these turned out and I did get lots of compliments from party-goers. I think Christopher liked them, too!

Batman Cupcakes!

2010-05-17T20:34:00.000-07:00

I was a little nervous when I got the request for these Batman themed cupcakes. One, as a mom of two girls I don't know all that much about Batman. And two, as a mom of two girls, I haven't done very many boys birthday's. With a little help from a friend on Etsy(whom I purchased these cupcake toppers from), I think these were probably a huge hit at Johnny's Birthday!

Tanaya's Birthday Cupcakes

2010-05-17T20:28:00.000-07:00

I went to San Francisco in April for my best friends birthday party. We had dinner at a fantastic tapa's restaurant. Of course, I brought cupcakes. What kind of friend would I be if I hadn't?!? These are my "Birthday Cupcakes" and I tried to make them as pink as I could...after all, pink is Tanaya's color!

Happy Easter!

2010-04-05T22:08:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the adorable treats I whipped up this Easter!

Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Whipped Chocolate Ganache

2010-04-05T22:03:00.000-07:00

When my friend, L, asked me to make these for her husband who loves the combination of peanut butter and chocolate, but hates chocolate cake--I have to admit I was a bit skeptical. Peanut Butter cake?!? I thought it would be dry or stick to the roof of your mouth. Boy was I wrong! These are soooo good! Hands down, I like them better than the chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting. The peanut butter cake is actually so moist and tender. Who knew?!?

Thanks, L, for enabling me to branch out and try something I might not have otherwise!

The West Twins' B-day Party

2010-04-05T21:57:00.000-07:00

My friend Anna's adorable twins turned 2 on Saturday! Being so close to Easter, a lot of the decor reflected such. She wanted bright colors and lots of them! We did some mini cupcakes for the little ones and I think they were a huge hit, for the young and old(can't feel the least bit guilty for only eating a mini cupcake)! I think the colors on these turned out so great!

Oh, and since Anna and her husband are huge lemon fans, they were even so kind as to let me experiment with a lemon cupcake. The cupcakes with the yellow frosting are filled with homemade lemon curd and topped with lemon cream cheese frosting. I think they are a keeper!

Wii Cupcakes

2010-04-05T21:46:00.000-07:00

I made cupcakes for a boys party for the first time recently. It will not be the last, as I have 2 boys parties coming up over the next 10 days, so stay tuned for lots more "boy" cupcakes.

Maddie's preschool teacher ordered these for her sons b-day party and told me she had made Wii cupcake toppers. She wanted red velvet cupcakes with green and blue frosting. I think this green was the perfect "Wii" green. I didn't get any photos with the toppers, but she showed me some and they were adorable!

Toasted Coconut Cupcakes

2010-04-05T21:39:00.000-07:00

I used to think I didn't really like coconut. Then there were Samoas, you know the Girl Scout Cookie. These made me believe that I might just like coconut after all. But only toasted coconut. Then I made coconut cupcakes. Wow, I liked non-toasted coconut, too! Finally, a light bulb clicked and I thought...what if I combined the best of both worlds?!?

So, here you have my toasted coconut cupcakes. These might just be my new favorite cupcake!

Claire's Birthday

2010-04-05T21:31:00.000-07:00

My sweet baby girl turned one a couple weeks ago! I can hardly believe it...where has that year gone?!?

Of course there were cupcakes. These are my "birthday" cupcakes in pink and yellow to match the decor:

Lemon Butter Cream Cupcakes

2010-03-30T15:40:00.000-07:00

Simple, Yet Elegant

2010-02-23T22:25:00.000-08:00

Last weekend I had the pleasure of doing cupcakes for a friends mother's 75th birthday party. They had a lovely lunch for her and the restaurant allowed me to bring the cupcakes in. I was so honored that she wanted my cupcakes there and also so thankful for the business opportunity. I did 2 dozen, one dozen of my "Birthday Cupcakes" and one dozen Red Velvet Cupcakes. I wanted these to be very simple, but very pretty. Simple Elegance is key in my opinion. Less is almost always more. I think I accomplished what I set out to do! Thanks again, Petra!

The lighting in the restaurant wasn't very conducive to taking photos, but here are a couple shots of the display I set up:

Sara's S'mores!

2010-02-23T22:07:00.000-08:00

It is hard to even call this a cupcake. Just a really great dessert. It tastes exactly like it's namesake--complete with a graham cracker crust and marshmallow frosting. I'm still not sure what kind of party you'd need to throw to have an excuse to serve these(maybe something for girl/boy scouts?!?), but get your thinking caps on and start getting creative--these cupcakes will not disappoint.

This was before the toasting of the marshmallow topping...

...and after, of course.

Margarita Cupcakes

2010-02-23T21:54:00.000-08:00

This recipe is adapted from a cupcakery in Santa Barbara, CA. A really great white cake with a hint of lime and the frosting infused with even more lime and oh yes, Tequila! You just can't call anything a margarita without it!

Cupcakes are for Boys, too!

2010-02-23T21:49:00.000-08:00

I have a few boys birthdays coming up so there will be lots of cute boy stuff to follow, but decided to experiment with some new gel paste colorings to see what shades of blue I could come up with. I had to stop here because I just love the robins egg blue(aka Tiffany blue). This is a swiss meringue buttercream frosting(yum!) with Sweetharts Original Chocolate Cake.

And I couldn't resist...some for the girls, too!

The Birthday Cupcake-Valentine's Style

2010-02-12T12:40:00.000-08:00

I had my first 2 orders this week, so of course it was a great time for me to practice decorating for Valentine's Day. The cupcakes shown in these pictures uses the recipe for "The Birthday Cupcake" complete with Sweetharts signature cream cheese frosting.

Sweetharts Signature Packaging

2010-02-12T12:32:00.000-08:00

When you order from Sweetharts Cupcakes, we will happily individually package your cupcakes if you are going to give them as gifts. The cupcakes are secured inside the box with a cupcake holder, but caution should still be taken while driving ;o)

We can package them individually, in pairs, in boxes of 4, however you choose. Please note that there is an additional charge for such individual packaging.

If you are ordering by the dozen, your order will be delivered in a white bakery box, cupcakes secured, as shown below:

Red Velvet Cupcakes

2010-02-12T12:17:00.000-08:00

This is a great red velvet cake. Very light and moist, topped with my signature cream cheese frosting. These are perfect for Valentine's Day(obviously these were decorated accordingly), but would be perfect for Fourth of July celebrations topped with color-less cream cheese frosting and a few blueberries on top!

Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

2010-02-12T12:08:00.000-08:00

These are some seriously good dark chocolate cupcakes. Dense, yet moist, and oh so chocolatey! And the peanut butter frosting is just that: peanut butter, with more butter of course. How could you go wrong?!? Reese's lovers are in for a treat with this one!

Coconut Cupcakes

2010-02-08T23:10:00.000-08:00

Coconut lovers rejoice! This is the cupcake for you! The combination of coconut, almond extract, and buttermilk in the cake part of this cupcake make it unbelievably moist and flavorful. Topped with sweetened cream cheese frosting and even more coconut...how could you go wrong?!? These cupcakes are perfect for a spring/easter themed party. They look adorable with a jelly bean(or three) on top. For a fancier affair, a single strawberry on top really makes these cupcakes pop!

The Birthday Cupcake

2010-02-08T22:55:00.000-08:00

This is the ultimate birthday cupcake! Think sugar cookie meets cupcake. It may look like your everyday white cake, but rest assured it is not. The sour cream in them truly sets them apart. These are topped with deliciously rich and smooth cream cheese frosting and is available in most colors.