I wanted to make some cupcakes and was flipping through my cookbooks for ideas when I came across a recipe for chocolaty coconut cupcakes with a coffee frosting. I loved the idea of a coffee frosting, so I decided to give it a go! I added some Frangelico to the batter and frosting for a nice hazelnut touch and the combination of flavours ended up
Grand Marnier Orange-Chocolate Cupcakes
The perfect cupcakes for an Halloween party… … or for a sweet treat any time of the year! I had the sudden urge to make cupcakes this weekend and flipped through my cookbooks for ideas. I liked the idea of using the traditional orange+chocolate combo, and decided to make an adult version (i.e., add alcohol) by using Grand Marnier in the batter and frosting.
4th Blogiversary! – Chocolate Hazelnut Cupcakes
I created Sweet Salty Spicy FOUR years ago (!) on August 13, 2010. Time passes by so quickly! I actually mark the date every year and plan a recipe especially for that date. For the past three years, those recipes were quite delicious: Strawberry Jello Almond Cupcakes with Banana Pudding Frosting Birthday Cake Granola No-Bake Raspberry and Hazelnut Cheesecake This year, I totally forgot not
Green Tea Lemon Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Buttercream
I bought matcha more than a year ago with the main goal of baking with it. The stuff is expensive, and pretty much every time I had an idea for something I could make with it I would not do it because my idea wasn’t amazing enough to waste my matcha on it. I had to make two batches of cupcakes this week and was
3rd Blogiversary! – No-Bake Raspberry and Hazelnut Cheesecake
Today marks 3 years since I created Sweet Salty Spicy on August 13, 2010. After three months of sharing recipes on my previous blog, I decided to make a new blog where I would share more about my life. While I do write longer posts about how I made recipes etc and sometimes share more than recipes… let’s face it, I just ended up creating