Poor & Pretty » cupcakes http://www.poorandpretty.com crafting a frugally fun life. Sat, 27 Jan 2018 00:50:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.23 Friday Faves: 3 Pumpkin Treats to Eat & Wear http://www.poorandpretty.com/2015/10/30/friday-faves-3-pumpkin-treats-to-eat-wear/ http://www.poorandpretty.com/2015/10/30/friday-faves-3-pumpkin-treats-to-eat-wear/#comments Fri, 30 Oct 2015 15:58:36 +0000 http://www.poorandpretty.com/?p=13688 Friday Faves: 3 Pumpkin Treats to Eat & Wear



Halloween is tomorrow! Break out that pumpkin puree and whip up these treats for your face and belly! 1. DIY Pumpkin Spice Latte Hair & Face Mask. 2. Wizarding World Copycat Harry Potter Pumpkin Juice. 3. Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes. I hope you have a fantastic Halloween weekend! I bet you'll also love...Recipe: Copycat Harry Potter Pumpkin

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]]> http://www.poorandpretty.com/2015/10/30/friday-faves-3-pumpkin-treats-to-eat-wear/feed/ 0 Recipe: Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Champagne Buttercream Frosting http://www.poorandpretty.com/2015/02/20/recipe-vanilla-bean-cupcakes-with-champagne-buttercream-frosting/ http://www.poorandpretty.com/2015/02/20/recipe-vanilla-bean-cupcakes-with-champagne-buttercream-frosting/#comments Fri, 20 Feb 2015 12:54:06 +0000 http://www.poorandpretty.com/?p=12523 Recipe: Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with Champagne Buttercream Frosting



Remember those gold star-spangled cupcakes I made for New Year’s Eve? They’re also perfect for Oscar Night this Sunday! When I first made them, I used my Cuckoo for Coconut recipe for the cupcake, but this time I went for vanilla bean. Both are equally delicious, but I’ll share my vanilla bean recipe today. Vanilla Bean

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]]> http://www.poorandpretty.com/2015/02/20/recipe-vanilla-bean-cupcakes-with-champagne-buttercream-frosting/feed/ 0 Recipe: Moist Chocolate Cupcakes with Mint Buttercream Frosting http://www.poorandpretty.com/2014/11/07/recipe-moist-chocolate-cupcakes-with-mint-buttercream-frosting/ http://www.poorandpretty.com/2014/11/07/recipe-moist-chocolate-cupcakes-with-mint-buttercream-frosting/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2014 13:00:29 +0000 http://www.poorandpretty.com/?p=11676 Recipe: Moist Chocolate Cupcakes with Mint Buttercream Frosting



As I was preparing to write this post, I realized the only photo you’ve ever seen of my “little” brother Chris is this one from when he was about 4. So here’s a more recent one – from his graduation from the Pre-Pharmacy program at UConn earlier this year! Not so “little” anymore, right?! Anyway, Chris loves

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]]> http://www.poorandpretty.com/2014/11/07/recipe-moist-chocolate-cupcakes-with-mint-buttercream-frosting/feed/ 3 Recipe: Chocolate Dirt Cupcakes http://www.poorandpretty.com/2014/04/22/recipe-chocolate-dirt-cupcakes/ http://www.poorandpretty.com/2014/04/22/recipe-chocolate-dirt-cupcakes/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2014 12:00:14 +0000 http://www.poorandpretty.com/?p=10347



Happy Earth Day! Stan’s favorite dessert is dirt pudding, so I made a cupcake version for him over the weekend. I gotta tell you: these chocolate cupcakes are the most delicious ones I’ve ever made. Mine tend to come out a little on the dry side, but these are perfect. Moist, but not super dense.

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My favorite cupcake from NoRa Cupcake Co. is the Irish Car Bomb Cupcake. Based on the beer cocktail with a highly controversial name, it’s a chocolate Guinness cake with Jameson dark chocolate ganache and Bailey’s cream cheese frosting topped with a malt ball. Seriously amazing. Oh and fun fact: the drink was invented in Norwich,

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