Egg Carton Easter Cupcakes from Our Best Bites

How seriously adorable are these Easter cupcakes and egg carton cupcake holders? I'm so in love!!

Our Best Bites never ceases to amaze me with their delicious recipes, so it's no surprise they came up with 

this super cute Easter idea. This blog post highlights three different Easter cupcake ideas, as well as directions for making the egg carton cupcake holder.

Hop over to Our Best Bites to check out the full post. Happy Easter everyone!

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All-You-Can-Eat Chocolate!

As an early birthday present to my mom, I treated her to a night at the Cocoa Lounge at the Island Hotel in Newport Beach, CA. For only $18, you have access to an all-you-can-eat chocolate buffet. Amazing, right?!

Just imagine a room full of delicious chocolatey treats, all yours for the taking. This was my second year of attendance, so I knew what to expect. I ate a small dinner before so I had plenty of room to indulge.

Round 1: At first I thought the chocolate-covered bacon was just for display because they were stood up in a flower vase. Maybe they were for display, but I took one anyway.

Round 2 included several kinds of mousse too. I loved all the different ways you can incorporate chocolate (or white chocolate) into so many types of desserts: tarts, cake, cupcakes, mousse, cake balls, bars, cookies, etc. 

Round 3: The white chocolate lemon bar was my favorite of the night! Normally I go for the real chocolate, but this dessert just had the right mixture of flavors.

My mom and I were stuffed by the end of the night, but that didn't stop us from sneaking a few pieces of chocolate-covered bacon in our purses. What can I say?...it was the perfect snack when my stomach got some more room again.

The Cocoa Lounge is open for two weeks every February. This was the fifth year of the event. I will definitely be attending at least once next year. I can't wait!

Cadbury Creme Egg Cupcakes

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Easter is sneaking up on me this year. I forget that sometimes it comes in March. I'm not prepared at all!

One of coolest ideas that I've come across is for Cadbury Creme Egg cupcakes. Who doesn't LOVE Cadbury Creme Eggs?! Super easy to make. Just prepare your cupcake batter as you normally do, but add a frozen Cadbury Creme Egg on top on the batter before you put in the oven. That's it! It's the perfect Easter treat.

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Avalanche Bark Yumminess

Sometimes I need a break from cupcakes so that I don't get too overloaded. One of my favorite go-to easy-to-make desserts is Avalanche Bark. It's made with rice krispies, peanut butter, white chocolate chips, marshmallows, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Drooling yet? You can find a link for the recipe here.

Local Cupcake Shop Wins Cupcake Wars

This week's episode of Cupcake Wars featured four cupcake shops competing to win $10,000 and a chance to display at the Food & Wine Festival in Hawaii. I was super excited to see a local cupcake shop, Bubba Sweets, on this episode. 

I visited Bubba Sweets in Huntington Beach 16 months ago, a week before I had my baby. My friends threw me a surprise baby shower in Bubba Sweets! It was so cool! But before I had a chance to blog about it, along came Desmond and it got lost in the shuffle of newborn baby stuff.

Now that they are famous and have won Cupcake Wars, I need to revisit and do an official cupcake review. I can't wait!

Bubba Sweets (Huntington Beach, CA) **WINNER**

Kreative Kupcakes (Avondale, AZ)

Trey B Cakes (Sacramento, CA)

Wah Wah Cakes (Harlem, NY)