Just~One~Donna

As winter comes to a close, and you are longing for warmer days, brighten your day with this recipe for Lemon Pudding Cakes, a sunny lemony dessert. Bring a burst of sunshine to any occasion with these delightful Lemon Pudding Cakes. They're perfect for individual servings in ramekins, making them an elegant dessert or a fun treat. Craving something more casual? Simply bake the batter in a single pan for a crowd-pleasing dessert. Individual Lemon Pudding Cakes This post contains affiliate links. When you use these links to shop I receive a small compensation.  Truth be told, lemon has always been a favorite flavor and these Lemon Pudding Cakes have become a favorite way for me to indulge my love of all things lemon. I think you'll like them, too. 

This recipe for red velvet cupcakes has been my favorite cupcake recipe for years.   Red velvet cupcakes are my go-to cupcakes for parties and potlucks because everyone seems to love them.   I love this recipe because it produces a classic red velvet cake that is moist and tender with a not-too-red cake color.  Of course, the cream cheese frosting is a must-have frosting with the contrast of sweetness and tang.  In my mind, you can’t have a red velvet cupcake without a huge dollop of cream cheese frosting. Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting (This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.  Purchases made through these links help support this blog.) The Best Red Velvet Cupcakes What You'll love about This Red Velvet Cupcake Recipe The cupcakes are moist and tender. These cupcakes are made with oil instead of butter, resulting in a moister cake texture.   Buttermilk adds fluffiness, tang, and adds the dairy flav...

October 26th is National Pumpkin Day. Celebrate with Pumpkin Cupcakes topped with Cream Cheese Frosting. Are you a lover of all things pumpkin?  Well, mark your calendar for October 26th! I love pumpkin, and fall signals it's time to add plenty of pumpkin flavor to my menu.   Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting (This post include affiliate links) It’s also October and October also means Halloween.  You should know that Halloween is my least favorite holiday of the year.  When I say the least favorite, I really mean I dislike it.  I don't like the focus on all things macabre.  I don't like scary costumes and masks.  I dislike being subjected to horror movie trailers every time I flip on the television.   Truth be told, I'm not keen on trick-or-treating either.  We do it at my house and I make sure to have full-size candy bars to give out to our neighborhood ghosts and goblins, but I admit I lack enthusiasm for the evening...

What are the very best spring cupcakes? These lemon-lime cupcakes are one of my favorite cupcake treats.  I love them any time of year, but the lemon-lime flavor is especially perfect for spring. Lemon-Lime Cupcakes with Lemon-Lime Cream Cheese Frosting (This post contains affiliate links that compensate me when you buy.)  The cupcakes have a subtle lemon-lime flavor from both lemon zest and lime zest and a little added juice from the lemon and lime.  You can add a little more juice if you prefer, but I like the hint of citrus flavor.

Sometimes you want chocolate and cake.  There's no better way to satisfy your craving for chocolate cake and maintain portion control than with a chocolate cupcake.   A chocolate-chocolate cupcake to be exact. A moist and delicious chocolate cake topped with creamy cocoa buttercream frosting is what you need.  It's sure to satisfy the kid in you and the kids in your life. Very Chocolate Chocolate Lovers Cupcakes This post contains affiliate links for your convenience.  When you shop using these links I receive compensation. A Very Chocolatey Cupcake These cupcakes are perfect for all the chocolate lovers in your life.  They also make a yummy Valentine's Day treat because we all know, chocolate is the language of love.  Keep them simple or add a little holiday decoration.  Either way, these chocolate cupcakes are sure to delight. This is the best chocolate cupcake recipe.

I love, love, love cupcakes primarily because they are little personal cakes.  I like how cute they look. I like the portion control.  I like that I can eat a whole cake and not feel guilty.   These Boston cream cupcakes are the result of my quest to turn Boston Cream Pie, one of Hubby's favorite desserts, into portion-controlled, individual servings. Boston Cream Cupcakes turn Boston Cream Pie into a little less of a guilty pleasure.  Don't they look yummy?  I love how glossy the chocolate ganache topping looks! Mini Boston Cream Pies Boston Cream Cupcakes I've always thought of Boston Cream Pie as a fussy dessert to make.  I don't like fussy desserts or any fussy recipes, for that matter. In reality, the recipe is pretty straightforward and while the cupcakes are made in three steps, each step is fairly simple.  You can even spread making these cupcakes over a couple of days if you like. First, you will make the pastry cream becau...

This recipe for Inside Out Chocolate Cupcakes is the result of my long-standing love of whoopie pies. Whoopie pies have long been one of my favorite treats.  If you love whoopie pies, Hostess Cupcakes, or Ding Dong cakes you'll love these cupcakes. My mom used to spoil my brothers and me by making huge batches of whoopie pies that would be waiting for us after school.   Inside Out Chocolate Cupcakes Inside-Out Chocolate Whoopie Cupcakes These chocolate cupcakes have all of the things we love about whoopie pies.  They start with a moist and delicious chocolate cupcake. The chocolate cupcake is filled with the traditional whoopie pie cream filling and then that same cream filling is used as the frosting on top.  You can't get any better than that. Yummy cream inside and outside!  That's why I call these cupcakes Inside-Out Chocol...