Let them eat cupcakes! Okay, Marie Antoinette didn't say that--and these cupcakes weren't supposed to be cupcakes, but when you're celebrating multiple birthdays during a holiday weekend, cupcakes are just more practical than one cake for making everyone happy. Cupcakes for both of the birthday girls (my Mama! and my Mama E!). Because it wouldn't be very classy to bring each gal half of a cake, amirite?
[let to take a second to say happy birthday to my Mamas! I love you, Mamas! ]
I kept all of the original cake in these cupcakes, instead of using the chocolate ganache to drip over the top of these (tiny) cakes, I piped them full of it. Yes, chocolate ganache-filled chocolate cupcakes. Sometimes improvisation works out wonderfully. Topped with a heavenly vanilla buttercream, these cupcakes may not be "mile high" as a six-layer cake, but they're certainly getting close to Heaven.
These turned out great & I'm sure they were just delicious! Funny how many of us were able to use this recipe for birthday celebrations!
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DeleteYummy! I used to think cakes were easier than cupcakes, but no longer! I worked at a cupcake shop in Austin this summer and it made me realize cupcakes are easier, more portable and often more well-recieved than cakes are. Yours look great! :)
ReplyDeleteA cupcake shop in Austin, small world! Which one! Cupcakes are much easier than cakes, I even told a friend that I felt like I was "copping" out by making cupcakes
DeleteOkay, you TOTALLY won me over with cupcakes. The piping in of the chocolate ganache!!! That is such a good idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I just couldn't leave out chocolate ganache!
DeleteOh what a great idea! I really want a chocolate cupcake filled with ganache right. now.
ReplyDeleteThey look great!
Thanks so much! I would have saved you one, if only I'd know ;)
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