It’s Musical Monday!!! Yay!! I get so excited to share these artists with you all!!
Today’s artist is hope hazy. She’s accompanied by Benjamin Hazlett – more info on both of them below the video!
Find more information on hope at:
https://www.facebook.com/hopehazy http://www.hopehazy.com
Twitter: @hopehazy iTunes: hope hazy
And more information on Benjamin at themusicofbenjamin.com
Now, there are sooooo many takes on the Cookies & Cream Cupcake. I fully intend to find the best one! So, today I’m trying Chocolate Oreo Cupcakes with Cookies & Cream Frosting (recipe below from Back for Seconds).
These cakes are almost brownie-like. The mini is dense, kinda like a slightly overcooked brownie, but not too dense to enjoy. They have a nice chocolate flavor, more obvious in the full-size. The chunks of Oreo make for a nice, rich bite of cake.
(I had a little helper for these cupcakes. My friends, Meredith and Dave, lent me their daughter, Olivia, for a baking assistant! Obviously, she hates baking…)
The frosting is a good consistency. (Note: be sure to really crush/grind Oreos that go into the frosting, otherwise piping is difficult and messy.) It tastes like a typical cream cheese frosting with a twist of Oreo.
They have a nice balance. Sweet, chocolatey cupcake. A good cupcake for anyone who likes Oreos. And, bonus, you don’t even need a mixer for the batter. I used one as a time saver, but it’s wasn’t necessary. And, they got a definite thumbs up from Olivia!
Scoring Sheet:
– Cupcake Taste: 3.5
– Frosting Taste: 4.5
– Overall Taste: 4
– Appearance: 3.5
– Ease of Making: 4.5
– TOTAL: 20
RECIPE (from Back for Seconds)
my year of cupcakes 
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