Halloween Pumpkin Cupcakes

I get so excited when Halloween comes! It's my favorite holiday and definitely my favorite season. I already have so many things lined up to do with my boyfriend including Fright Fest at Six Flags! I can't wait, but I'm definitely going to be devastated when October is over and all the Halloween decorations get packed up again ):

Feeling inspired by all change of seasons and the upcoming holiday, I went on pinterest for some fun ideas to try out this year and I found so many different food ideas it was really hard to choose from. Of course I'll be trying almost all of them by the time this month is over, so expect lots of food posts! I came across this recipe for Pumpkin Cupcakes. I love pumpkin anything so I was down.

They came out absolutely delicious and really moist compared to some other flavors I've tried in the past that are just dry and unappealing.

If you want to try this recipe out click here

For the icing I simple used Betty Crocker cream cheese icing and a tube of Betty Crocker black decorating icing to may the spider. 

If you have any other recipes I can try out this fall please let me know! 

Recipe Adventures: Nutella Swirl Cupcakes

I've been dying to try a couple new things with Nutella, but could never really think of something that sounded really delicious. So I went to trusty Google and searched for some recipes and came across this delicious looking cupcake! I've always had Nutella on toast and with fruit, but I definitely wanted to go a little bit out of the box with my next Nutella adventure. This was probably the best thing I could try!

Nutella Swirl Cupcakes
adapted from The Family Kitchen via Babble
Yields about 12 cupcakes

1/4 cup softened butter
1/4 vegetable oil
3/4 sugar
3 eggs
Dash of vanilla
1 3/4 cup flour
2 tsp. baking powder
Dash of salt (optional)
Nutella

Preheat oven to 325
I. With an electric mixer, mix together oil and butter until fluffy
II. Add in sugar and vanilla
III. Add in your dry ingredients a little at time . Your batter should be thick after mixing together all ingredients.

IV. Put a spoonful of Nutella on the top of each cupcake.

V.Swirl the Nutella around the top of the cupcake with a toothpick to create your designs. Have fun with this!
VI. Leave in the oven for about 25 minutes