So today is all about my friend, Kristan. You know her, right? Adorable, hilarious and one of my best friends in the whole wide world. She’s about to have a little girl…like any day now. Since I have all boys, I feel like I will be able to live vicariously through her, and finally have someone to buy all those sweet little girly clothes for. Boy clothes are so boring…jeans, shirts, sweater vests…blah blah blahhh. No tutus. No hair bows. No pink and sparkly and shiny. So anyway, Kristan is about to have a baby. And she loves it when you tell her she looks really, REALLY pregnant. Loves it. So a bunch of us decided to celebrate her in the most girly way possible. With cupcakes. I decided to make Zebra Cake Cupcakes, totally inspired by Kristan’s Homemade Zebra Cakes. When she made those last year I was all at once, completely and totally jealous she thought of such a smart idea, and insanely hungry..because of all the prepackaged snack cakes, Zebra Cakes are my favorite. So I decided to switch up her recipe ever so slightly and morph the Zebra Cake into a Zebra Cake Cupcake. I made Yellow Cupcakes from a box mix, just like on Kristan’s recipe. I adapted her filling recipe to be a little more frosting-like, since I’m making cupcakes… I started with Marshmallow Creme. You know it’s gonna be good. I mixed that with some other frosting-type ingredients and put about a cup of it into a plastic piping bag. I didn’t use a tip on the bag though… Just filled it and snipped off the end. The bag can be used to directly fill your cupcakes. Just stick the tip in and squeeze a few teaspoons of frosting into the cupcake. You will see it start to fill up…and if your cupcake starts to crack you will know you’ve added too much. Don’t worry though…we’re gonna frost over the tops. See, mine cracked a little bit. It’s totally fine. Just frost the tops… Then melt your chocolate in a zip-top bag and squeeze it around to make sure all the chocolate is melted…Snip off the corner and you have a no-mess bag! The husband tried to help me get this shot…He is not an expert drizzler…. See how yummy that filling is? Now you are definitely going to want to check out all the other girls who made cupcakes for Kristan today… Congratulations Kristan!! We all love you! The Hungry Housewife | White Cupcakes She Wears Many Hats | Pretty in Pink Party Marshmallows Two Peas and Their Pod | Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cupcakes: Bluebonnets and Brownies | Apple Cider Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting My Baking Addiction | Sugar and Spice Cupcakes Picky Palate | Pumpkin Brownie Cupcakes with Vanilla Bean Buttercream Food For My Family | Pomegranate and Lime Olive Oil Yogurt Cupcakes Bakingdom | Homemade Twinkie Cupcakes Sprinkle Bakes | Princess Torte Cupcakes Glorious Treats | Sweet Baby Cupcakes with Easy Fondant Toppers Sweet Sugarbelle | Damask Cookies Buns In My Oven | Maple Cupcakes with Maple Frosting Dine and Dish | Neapolitan Cream Filled Cupcakes Chocolate and Carrots | Whole Wheat Chocolate Cupcakes Bake at 350 | Little Pumpkin Cupcakes Living Locurto | Baby Shower Printables
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