New Year's Eve Stout cupcakes

We were invited to go to a friend's house for NYE, and I wanted to bring a cool cupcake for the event- after some searching of the web, I decided to make a chocolate stout cupcake (made with Guinness.) It turned out AWESOME!!!!

I topped it with a thinner cream cheese icing, and they were a hit among all that tasted it.

Here is the source of the recipe I used...there a few versions out there, but I liked the levels of ingredients in this one :
http://pinchmysalt.com/2008/11/05/chocolate-stout-cupcakes-with-vanilla-cream-cheese-frosting/

Pecan Pie cupcakes

As I loved the results with the pumpkin pie cupcakes, I decided to try it with pecan pie. While the pecan pie aspect was present, I found more success in the end result with mini cupcakes. While baking, the larger cakes spilled over when the filling was added, creating more of a mess I didn't need.

The end result wasn't bad by any means, but overall I was told that the pumpkin pie outshone the pecan pie.

I also topped this cupcake with a whipped chocolate ganache, which was amazing.

Pumpkin Pie cupcakes

Around Halloween this year, I was inspired to create a cupcake for the fall season.What better than twisting a holiday favorite, pumpkin pie, into a cupcake? For this cupcake, it has a pie crust bottom, organic pumpkin cake (using a lot of canned pumpkin puree,) and a spiced cream cheese icing. This is another favorite among those who have tried it.