Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Mousse Frosting ~ Bribing my way through motherhood one cupcake at a time. And this one is what good bribes are made of.
Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Mousse Frosting
A top ten in my house, this tender crumbed dark chocolate cupcake shines even more when it is coupled with a creamy peanut butter mousse. It’s also a cupcake that I save for serious bribery when I need it.
What does one do when you are only three years into motherhood and you have an ankle biter in Target ready to have the kind of fit that would bring King Kong to his knees? You bribe him and stare down the judgmental glares of other well seasoned moms, or the worst, non-mother glares.
That’s right, bribery will get you everywhere and it got me out of Target without the both of us having a complete meltdown. » Read the rest of this entry «
If you’ve been following me, you know that February is just insane for me. From work to home I’m running on five cups of coffee a day and resting on about 4hours of sleep each evening. Just when work finally stands down, my personal life begins to rev up to an intensity that parallels a thoroughbred at the Kentucky Derby.
Dark Chocolate Cupcake with Chocolate Chambord Ganache
I’m on the last lap though-only two more birthdays to go. The next birthday belongs to a good a friend whose favorite drink is a Chambord Martini. After hers, is the toddler of the house. Between the two of them rattling off various cake and cupcake choices, the loading bar in the speech bubble above my head is quickly colliding with a “Fatal error” pop up window.
In an attempt to simplify things and mitigate the dizzying requests, I’ve decided taste and flavor will reign supreme this year.
The rule for 2010: Simple is the new sexy. They are both going to have chocolate cupcakes with different frostings.
My girlfriend’s will be dressed up with some liqueur sophistication and the toddler will have a vanilla rainbow colored ganache frosting (go to my Facebook this weekend for the how-to on this cool frosting effect).
Having said that, here is my easy Dark Chocolate Cupcake with Chocolate Chambord Ganache.
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