Candy Cane Crush
I am sooooo extremely embarrassed that the last time I posted was.....last December! What the heck!!! And if that wasn't bad enough, I'm adding a post about Christmas cupcakes in February. This is not what we do people! Not-what-we-do!
One of my mid February New Year's resolutions is to add a new cupcake post at LEAST once every month. Cupcake of the month yes? Blogs need nurturing and I need to be a better caretaker.
My new Candy Cane Crush cupcake was such a big hit for Christmas. It is definitely a keeper. I got a ton of orders for these babies. Vanilla bean cake with a whole candy cane Oreo baked inside! Vanilla peppermint kissed frosting sprinkled with crushed Oreo crumbs and a piece of peppermint bark crowned on top. It worked out to be a wonderful combination.
Peppermint always frightens me. It can easily be on the overbearing side so you have to be very careful not to go overboard with it. Especially working with any kind of extract. A little dab will do ya, I always say. When used gingerly it can be delicious and lovely. Even people who aren't fans of mint/peppermint really take well to these cupcakes because it they are well balanced.
I can't wait to post my February cupcake. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Year...and I guess since I haven't been on here for over 12 months, you had an amazing 2012!
With love,
Heidi
