Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream and Whipped Peanut Butter Filling

This week I had a request to make a chocolate cake for a 30th birthday!  You know what I like with chocolate?  Peanut Butter!!

I made the most decadent 2 layer chocolate cake - extremely moist and dense.  For the filling, I made a whipped peanut butter filling: butter, peanut butter, powdered sugar and a tad of milk.  The frosting is in a league of it's own: Chocolate Buttercream...it was not too sweat and not too chocolately - just perfect for this cake!

Wish it was my 30th birthday all over again and I'd make myself one!

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Cupcakes & Cake Pops

This weekend I will be attending a bridal shower for my dear friend since elementary school.  I volunteered to make the pastries, as I think it's more special when it comes from someone you know.  I took much consideration in creating the perfect desserts for this friend, as I found out her favorite flavors are Strawberry and Chocolate.  I also know that her wedding colors are black and white (with possibly a hint of some other bright color).

Everyone does cupcakes for these types of events, so I thought outside the box a little bit on this particular occasion.  What if I created 2 kinds of cupcakes: Strawberry with a Strawberry Cream Cheese Icing and a Chocolate Cupcake with Chocolate Buttercream Icing?  Not only that, but what if I created Cake Ball Pops with the left over cake and put the opposite flavor of Cake Ball Pop into the other Cupcake?  OMG, what a fantastic idea!!

For the Strawberry Cake Balls, I dipped them in pink chocolate and donned them with flash frozen strawberry pieces...they look absolutely adorable (like pink flowers).  For the Chocolate Cake Balls, I dipped them in Milk Chocolate and decorated them with a Malt Ball Crunch for texture.

Here are the results:

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Peanut Butter & Toffee Truffle

These Peanut Butter and Toffee truffles were only my second truffle creation I ever attempted.  I am excited to say that these are by far my best selling truffle, followed closely by Red Velvet and Turtle Brownie Cake Balls.  I guess I should call the Turtle Brownie Cake Balls - Turtle Brownie Truffles since they are not in fact an actual "cake" ball.  :)

Everyone loves these Peanut Butter & Toffee Truffles because much love goes into them.  There are flavors of chocolate, peanut butter, hazelnut and toffee...what's not to love!?

With that said, feast your eyes...

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Coconut Cake

Last night I made a Coconut Cake with a Sour Cream and Coconut filling.  On top of the cake are Dark Chocolate Almond Coconut Clusters and Milk Chocolate Straw Cookies.  It wasn't a perfectly level cake but I think it came out really well!  I hope the new college graduate loves it!  She asked for coconut - and that's what I'm giving her...to the Nth degree!

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Zucchini Bread Muffins

I'm late to the party! I've been baking for several years now - starting with breads and cookies. Now I've added cupcakes and cake ball truffles to my mix of sweets and I love every second of it!

Tuesday I created Zucchini Bread Muffins for my co-workers and as a Thank You gesture for a friend and received rave reviews! They are extremely moist and so delicious...great with a dab of butter in the mornings with some coffee...yummmmm!

This weekend I will be making a coconut cake for a college graduation party and soon I'll be making cupcakes with a cake ball pop in the middle for a bridal shower! Stay tuned!

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