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Celebrating Friendship with Moist Yellow Cupcakes and Chocolate Truffle Frosting

One of the greatest parts about being a pastor’s wife is all the awesome people we get to know at The Oaks. Even though we’re still a relatively young church, we’ve already had many people come and go through our … Continue reading

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Triple Lemon Cupcakes

I love September in the midwest because it can be whatever season you choose it to be. The temperatures have cooled a bit – to like 75 – so it’s more like pleasant summer weather. However, after labor day the … Continue reading

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Butterscotch Caramel Cupcakes with Maple Buttercream Frosting

Have you ever used maple extract in your kitchen? It’s amazing. Just a few drops and you will literally smell pancakes all day. Maple + Butterscotch + Caramel. Three delicious but oft neglected flavors in my kitchen. I wanted to … Continue reading

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The Best Pick-Me-Up – Coffee Drenched Cupcakes

There are a few things I love that are what they call “acquired tastes.” I had my first “coffee” drink in college – a white chocolate mocha from Starbucks. While still insanely deliciously, that’s definitely not real coffee. Over the … Continue reading

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Go Big or Go Home – Chocolate Chocolate-Chip-Cookie-Dough Cupcakes

While in college, my housemates and I would often take “ugly face” photos. Now many college girls do “silly” photos… duck face or open mouth and the like. But us? When we made ugly faces we made UGLY faces. Our … Continue reading

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