German Chocolate Cupcakes for the PhDCupcaker photographer (a.k.a. Josh)!

Josh loves German Chocolate cake. It is one of his favorites and he often has it on his birthday. I decided I would make this for his birthday this year and then thought – why not try cupcakes. I had seen these in my Martha Stewart Cupcake book, but decided to use the recipe that Josh likes from the Baker’s German Chocolate, but instead of a three-layer cake make cupcakes instead. Making cupcakes also meant that I could make some with coconut and pecans and some without since I am not a big fan of either of these, but Josh really likes the coconut. Since the icing wasn’t very thick without the coconut and pecans I decided to add some mini chocolate chips after the icing cooled. The chocolate chips melted a little, but helped to make the icing a bit more chunky so when I put it on the layers it didn’t just side right off. I think I should have made a few more coconut ones though since Josh liked those!

Chocolate Salted-Caramel Mini Cupcakes

So, this one deserves two pictures... I actually copied this one from the Martha Stewart Cupcake book. I didn't follow the recipe exactly, but pretty close. If I get a chance (next week when I'm on spring break I'll post the recipe I used). I decided to make these because I was jealous that some family were indulging in cupcakes from Cake in a Cup in Toldeo, OH (http://www.cakeinacuptoledo.com/). So, these are great! They are mini-cupcakes - so tiny you can just eat one whole in one bite! Although.... that means I have been eating them all day! I love the salty sweet combination. These are completely homemade - the cake, the icing, and the filling. Although the cake isn't the greatest on its own the sea-salted caramel filling makes up for it! Plus, the icing is so delicious! I promise I'll post this recipe soon because you will want to make these ones!