Maple Bacon Cupcakes

I don't know what compelled me to do this, I'm a vegetarian after all.

But I've been wanting to make bacon cupcakes for a very long time. To be honest, it scares me a little that I didn't sample them to see if they turned out ok. But I guess that's what boyfriends are for.

I just used the maple bacon cupcake recipe from Vanilla Garlic and it turned out ok. If I ever made them again there would be some things I would change. They came out a little crumbly and they rose more than I thought they would (my second batch I just learned to put less batter in the cups than normal).

But as far as an experimental cupcake it wasn't bad. And I also made a little candied bacon to go on top which Andrew said tasted like a super sugary version of bacon. But I think he enjoyed it.

I think I'll start experimenting a bit more now that I finally took the leap into weird cupcake-land.

Hanukkah Cake Pops

I'll be heading to a Hanukkah party tonight and I thought I would make some treats. I have been fascinated by cake pops lately so I thought I would try them again. There were a few things I learned from the last batch I made (like making the chocolate coating thinner) and I think they turned out very nice.

I baked the cake last night so it would go faster today. After crumbling up the cake in a bowl and mixing in the frosting I made them into little balls.

I used a small scoop to get the balls about the same size.

I cut out the stars using a Star of David cookie cutter I found. My wonderful boyfriend decided to help me out and made me this little tool for getting the cake out of the mold. It made things go super fast!

After getting all the stars molded I put them on the sticks. I used a little of the white chocolate I colored blue to help the cake stay on the sticks.

I dipped and dipped and dipped and then decorated....

And these were my final product.

I hope everyone enjoys them!