White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cupcakes

I am a white chocolate macadamia nut cookie lover.  It is my most favorite cookie (besides Oreo).  So when my bestie suggested a cupcake with that flavor, I couldn't resist.

Because I wanted a stronger macadamia nut flavor, I bought macadamia nut oil.  And it was well worth it.

The cupcake is a vanilla base with chopped macadmia nuts and macadamia nut oil. I didn't want to use just a buttercream as the frosting, I wanted something that "stuck" more.  So I broke down and bought mascarpone.  I've been dieing to use it just haven't really had a recipe where I wanted to use it.  The frosting is a white chocolate mascarpone with a hint of macadamia nut oil.

.......omg.......

The frosting was so gooooooood.  It was so sweet without being oversweet.  Mascarpone I think is my new favorite ingredient.  It was light on the macadamia flavor but you could most certainly taste the melted white chocolate.  And the crushed macadamia nuts on the top gave it that extra YAY! factor.  I added white chocolate chips too!

This is definitely going on my menu.

Banana-Bacon-Macadamia-Fied!

Ok so I have a few challenges on my plate. But I'm determined to get them all done!

Later this week I'll have the following up:

White Chocolate Macadamia Cupcakes with Macademia Cream Cheese Frosting

Banana Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting, Sprinkled with Bacon

Banana Pudding Cupcakes with a Whipped Banana Filling

Fluffanutter Cupcakes - peanut butter cupcakes with marshmallow filling and Banana Buttercream Frosting

er....I think that's it.

I feel 20lbs heavier already.....

oh and yes....I have a demand for Snickers and Milky Way Cupcakes....maybe next week ;)

Hellos!

Well this is the new Swirls and __________ Cupcakes since I had to give up the other name due to someone stomping their feet that it was too confusing with their name - even though I still can't figure out how that would be.

I'll eventually be moving everything over from the other blog site and deleting the other.

In March I'll be doing a little "contest" for everyone who is a member of this blog so stay tuned!

***I am working on designing this blog so bare with me :) ***

Mint Choca Lotta Cupcakes

First off, no those are not grapes in the photo. They are mint maltballs from To The Moon Marketplace in Wilton Manors, FL. They are yum! They were also the inspiration for this cupcake! I hadn't done anything mint yet and I do like mint...especially with chocolate. And no, mint is not the same as peppermint...at least in my mind it isn't.

My sister wanted a new cupcake for her birthday so I set off to make these.

The Mint Choca Lotta (pronounced to the tune of Boom Chakka Lakka) is a chocolate cake with a mint maltball center, mint marshmallow buttercream and garnished with a Girl Scout Cookie Thin Mint.

As a friend of my sister's said

‎this beast is FANTASTIC! ♥ - Jenn MacDonald

They were really good!! Very rich!! The mint marshmallow buttercream was nice and light and not too minty.

I don't know how often I will be able to get ahold of the maltballs but I can replace the center with something minty chocolate for future needs!

What kinda cupcake would you like to see?

Locals Only - VDay Cupcakes

VDay Cupcakes - 1/2 dozen decorated VDay Cupcakes for $10 (one flavor from the below)

Vanilla/Vanilla (vanilla bean cake, vanilla bean frosting)
Chocolate/Chocolate (choco cake, choco frosting)
Cherry Chocolate (choc cake with cherry frosting)
Strawberry Marshmallow (strawberry cake with strawberry filling and marshmallow frosting)

Dunnellon - Ocala

must order by Feb 8th, 2011

$5 extra for personal delivery (I'll bring it to you) - will deliver on the 13th.
can pick up at my house on Saturday the 12th or Sunday the 13th. Can also meet you somewhere in between.

Cash Only

send orders to Cupcakeables@ymail.com

I will send you a confirmation - if you do not receive a confirmation by Feb 9th at 12pm, please forward the original email to me.

Coming Up!

I have a few other cupcake creations I want to try!
I will be working on those in the next few weeks.

I am pleased that everyone LOVES the peanut butter cupcakes!

Mint Choca Lotta - my sister wanted me to make a new creation for her birthday so we'll be working on those this weekend! Also we'll be making the Amnesia Sparklecakes that have been put off.

Mardi Gras - Mardi Gras is March 8th - be on the look out for King Cake Cupcakes!

St. Patrick's Day - I don't know that I want to do the "Guinness Cupcakes". I'd like to try something original. So will be on the lookout for something unique!

Sweetest Kitchen Contest - keep an eye out on this page :) Should be interesting! And come vote for me when the time comes! I have a few neat ideas!!