Try with cream cheese icing.

serves 30
You might need to buy:
  • baking powder
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • ground cinnamon
  • ground ginger
  • freshly grated nutmeg
  • ground allspice
  • packed light-brown sugar
  • granulated sugar
  • pumpkin puree

Throw in appropriate spices depending on cake batter (e.g. cinnamon and nutmeg with pumpkin cake)

You might need to buy:
  • Philly cream cheese
  • sifted powdered sugar
  • vanilla

To go with chocolate rapsberry cupcakes. Also a good truffle/ganache recipe.

Cocoabliss tip: since this is a ganache recipe, incorporating air with the mixer will reduce the shelf life of the icing. If it’s not a concern, fine. If it is, try mixing with an immersion blender, taking care to burp it as you plunge it into the mix, or simply mix by hand with a spatule or spoon, staying at the centre of the mixture to gradually create an emulsion. This will make a perfectly smooth ganache/icing that can be applied with an offset spatule or piping bag.

You might need to buy:
  • clover honey
  • heavy whipping cream

Sounds decadent like my chocolate raspberry truffles! See icing recipe, too.

serves 18
You might need to buy:
  • unbleached all-purpose flour
  • baking soda
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • clover honey
  • large eggs
  • buttermilk
  • raspberries

12 regular cupcakes / 350 degree oven, see photos @ http://www.cupcakeblog.com/index.php?s=magnolia&submit=Search
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You might need to buy:
  • baking soda
  • baking powder
  • all-purpose flour
  • sugar
  • salt
  • milk
  • vanilla