Pepper Design Blog

The Best of Both Worlds: Doughnut Cupcakes

Oh no they didn’t… yes they did! Cupcake Bakeshop combines the best of both worlds in this made-in-heaven combination: Doughnuts + Coffee Cupcakes, for a mouth-watering spin on the morning coffee and a doughnut treat. Oh YUM!

And The Noshery shares a very similar take using a coffee frosting and rainbow sprinkles:

I found these beauties over at Just Jenn Recipes:

For the complete recipe and How-To, follow the jump! Your co-workers would be oh-so-happy if you brought these in for a Monday morning treat… or Sunday brunch, anyone? Read more »

How-To: Colorful Brownie Pops

Since these little brownie pops were so fun to make, I thought I’d share a quick How-To. I used rainbow nonpareils (round sprinkles) for dipping, but any candied sugar or colored sprinkles would do the trick to match your theme (mini Halloween pumpkins, anyone?)

Begin with a baked brownie pan (standard brownie mix or purchase pre-made Costco bites) and use a small round cookie cutter to shape lollipops. Brownie pan should be between 1/2 – 3/4″ thick for the best lollipop shape. Read more »

Trick-or-Treat? Spooky Delicious Treats, Please!

Bakerella is so creative! These cake pops are part of their signature line of cake deliciousness on a lollipop, but are adorablely decorated for Halloween!! To see their entire selection, check out their website. I made these delicious little bites for a Halloween party last year and they were too cute to eat!

The mummys were my favorite — but the witches, spiders & pumpkins are on my list for this year!

The inner cake ball (Bakerella’s favorite to use is red velvet) is very yummy, but I must admit a bit more difficult to craft into these perfect little cake pops than I was expecting. I found a quick and easy solution to make these in lickity split time! (no pun intended…) Read more »