Earl grey is infused into warm milk to flavor the cupcakes with. The contents of a couple earl grey tea bags are emptied into the batter as well to flavor the cupcakes.
The frosting is a lavender buttercream frosting made by adding culinary lavender to a vanilla buttercream frosting.
A little blue and pink liquid food coloring is added to the buttercream to create a vibrant purple colored frosting for the cupcakes.
Chocolate Cupcakes
Chocolate cupcakes are rich and chocolatey. You only need 1 chocolate cupcake to be satisfied!!
Chocolate cupcakes are made by adding cocoa powder to a cupcake base.
Chocolate cupcakes are frosted with a chocolate buttercream.
Chocolate buttercream is made by adding cocoa powder, and melted milk chocolate to a buttercream frosting.
Carrot Cake Cupcakes
Carrot cake cupcakes have a cinnamon spiced undertone, and a cream cheese frosting.
Grated carrots and cinnamon are added to a cupcake base to create the carrot cake cupcakes.
The cream cheese frosting is a sweet, creamy frosting that compliments the carrot cake cupcakes.
Hazelnut buttercream icing is made by adding cocoa powder, and hazelnut sauce to a buttercream frosting.
Hazelnut frosting is a unique frosting in that it has a nut flavored undertone with chocolate flavor. Hazelnut frosting goes well with chocolate, vanilla, or mocha cakes.
Banana buttercream icing is made with banana extract to buttercream frosting. You can add a little yellow liquid food coloring as well for a pop of color.
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Hot chocolate is a creamy, steaming hot breakfast beverage, with a rich whipped cream topping.
Hot chocolate is best served with a baked good for breakfast.
Waffles
Waffles are one of the most popular foods for breakfast time. Waffles are fluffy and warm, and you can put a variety of toppings on them.
Waffles go particularly well with hot chocolate because they are baked good, and can have complimenting flavors.
waffles with syrup and strawberries
waffles with whipped cream and raspberry sauce
waffles with whipped cream and caramel sauce
Croissants
Croissants are a delicate pastry made with laminated butter. There are countless layers of butter in between each pastry which makes it one of the most satisfying breakfast foods.
Chocolate croissants are the best choice for serving croissants with hot chocolate.
Another option would be to serve a fresh croissant with a few fresh berries on the side.
Cinnamon Buns
Cinnamon buns are full of cinnamon and sugar flavor. Usually cinnamon buns have a cream cheese frosting on top of them, making them irresistible.
Cinnamon buns are a filling breakfast, but the cinnamon flavor goes particularly well with hot chocolate for breakfast.
Make sure to warm up the cinnamon buns when serving them.
Fresh Fruit
Fresh fruit offers a balance of refreshing, juicy pieces of fruit which goes well with hot chocolate for breakfast.
cantaloupe
pineapple
apples
strawberries
blueberries
Eggs
Eggs are full of protein. You can make them in a many different ways, and they add a selection to a brunch. Typically for brunch, scrambled eggs are your best choice. Scrambled eggs can be served with hot sauce, or ketchup.
scrambled
over easy
sunny side up
Muffins
Muffins are a quick breakfast food that you can easily serve with hot chocolate for breakfast.
Muffins are small in size when you bake them at home, so you might need a couple of freshly baked muffins to serve for each person’s breakfast.
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Donuts are best served warm, and covered in glaze or chocolate ganache.
But there’s also the option of adding a few toppings on your donut glaze.
You can use a variety of toppings for your donuts including sprinkles, nuts, or even cotton candy if you’re feeling adventurous!
Cinnamon Sugar
Cinnamon sugar is an old fashioned donut topping. Cinnamon sugar topping adds a hint of cinnamon flavor, and a sweet sugary finish. The sugar also adds a crumbly texture to the donut.
After your donut has cooled down a little, dip it on a plate with cinnamon and sugar.
If the topping is having trouble adhering to the donut, brush the donut with melted butter, and dip it again for a deliciously sweet cinnamon sugar donut topping.
Sprinkles are vibrant and colorful to add on the top of donuts. Sprinkles come in all sorts of colors and shapes, depending on the theme of your cupcakes.
You can use a simple vanilla glaze on your donuts, and then gently add your sprinkles on top of your glaze.
Let the glaze dry so you’re sprinkles will stay on your donut prior to serving them.
If you’re going for a chocolate donut, you can use a chocolate ganache to dip your donuts in, and then top your donut with chocolate sprinkles.
Cookie Crumbs
To add cookie crumbs to the top of your donuts, you’ll need a glaze on the donuts for the cookie crumbs to adhere to the donut.
Freeze dried raspberries look beautiful on top of donuts as a topping.
You can use a lemon glaze, or a vanilla glaze on the donuts, and then sprinkle a couple freeze dried raspberries on top of the donut.
Crushed Candy Canes
Candy canes are a sweet, crunchy, mint flavored topping you can add to the top of donuts.
Crushed candy canes work well on top of a white colored glaze. You can use a vanilla glaze, but a peppermint glaze would be the most fitting for this donut topping.
The pop of red/green of the crushed candy canes looks alluring on the donuts.
Cotton Candy
Cotton candy seems like a strange topping for donuts. But it’s actually one of the tastiest toppings you can add to your donuts!
Take a piece of cotton candy, and wrap it around the donut, and then take a bite while the donut is still warm. It’s mesmerizing!!
You can also add a couple of edible gold flakes on top of the cotton candy for a shimmer on the cotton candy.
Another option is to make 1 type of mousse, then add a layer of whipped cream on top.
Or, you can place one layer of mousse, then add a layer of berry sauce, caramel sauce, or chocolate sauce. Add another layer of mousse to create a beautiful layered dessert.
For the final layer of your dessert in a glass, try using these toppings:
blackberries
blueberries
raspberries
kiwi slices
sliced strawberries
lime zest
lemon zest
berry compote
caramel sauce
dusted cocoa powder
mint leaves
chocolate shavings
Trifle
Trifle is a combination of using layers of cake, fruit, and custard. The cake is usually an angel food cake, since it’s fairly neutral in flavor, and can soak up the fruit juices leaking into it.
Each trifle is slightly different, and can have more layers like fresh fruit and a fruit sauce.
Trifle is a classic dessert that is always served in a clear glass to be able to see all of the colorful layers of the dessert.
The next layer of the creme brulee is a sugar layer. The sugar needs to be caramelized by using a kitchen torch or a broiler. (Hence the need for a heat proof glass!)
The final layer is up to you. It depends on the type of creme brulee you’re making. Here are some final layer topping ideas for creme brulee:
blackberries
raspberries
blueberries
sliced strawberries
dusted cocoa powder
chocolate shavings
finely chopped ferro rochers
pecans
walnuts
pistachios
almonds
whipped cream (use sparingly – it will begin to melt due to the sugar being hot!)
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Macarons can be taken to the next level by adding a few beautiful toppings.
Some toppings can be added right after piping the macaron batter. Some macaron toppings won’t do well in the oven, therefore they need to added after the macarons have baked.
Keep this mind when selecting toppings for your macarons.
Caramel Sauce
To add caramel or chocolate drizzle, place your macarons on a large plate.
Put the caramel into a piping bag with a narrow circular tip.
The caramel sauce will come out very quickly. You won’t even need to squish the bag for the flow to come out.
Make one line on 1 half of the macaron. Continue making 2 more lines that criss cross a little to have an elastic band look to it.
Melted Chocolate
Melt a small amount of chocolate (1/4 cup or less). You don’t need much at all to add chocolate as a macaron topping.
Place the melted chocolate into a piping bag with a narrow circular tip. You’re going to need to work quickly if you’re using a piping bag.
Another option is to dip a spoon into the chocolate, and use the edge of the spoon to place the chocolate onto the macaron.
Melted chocolate works well as a macaron topping, because you can use it to add sprinkles or nuts to the tops of your macarons.
Let the melted chocolate dry for 30 minutes prior to storing the macarons away.
Nuts
Finely chopped nuts can be used as a macaron topping, but it needs something to “glue” it to the macaron.
You can use caramel sauce, or chocolate. Chocolate will work the best, because it actually dries and doesn’t cause any mess like caramel sauce does.
pistachios
walnuts
pecans
Sprinkles
Macarons can be decorated with sprinkles right after piping the batter and removing the air bubbles.
Since the batter is sticky while it’s awaiting drying, the sprinkles will adhere to the macaron batter.
Only put a few sprinkles on the macaron, and they should be quite small. Large sprinkles have the risk of melting in the oven and ruining the macaron shells.
Another option is to add melted chocolate after your macarons have been baked and filled. Then gently dust your sprinkles on top of the melted chocolate for it to be “glued” to the top of the macaron.
Coffee Granules
You can decorate macarons with coffee granules by sprinkling a couple of granules on the macaron as soon as they are done piping and have had the air bubbles removed.
The coffee granules will stick well to the macaron batter as it dries prior to baking.
Cookie Crumbs
To add cookie crumbs to the top of your macarons, sprinkle a dusting of cookie crumbs on the macarons as soon as you are done piping them.
You can also put 1 tbsp of cookie crumbs directly into the dry ingredients when making macaron batter. This will give the macaron shells a hint of flavor cookie flavor.
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Orange macarons are bright colored macarons that can be made into refreshing fruit flavors that can enjoyed on the patio in the summertime.
Orange macarons can be made to fit more of a fall and Halloween theme, if you’re going for the fall flavors (chocolate orange, pumpkin spiced flavored macarons).
Try making your own orange macarons using these decadent orange flavored macarons.
Peach Macarons
Peach macarons are made by adding a bit of orange food coloring to the macaron shell batter.
Peach macarons are filled with peach jam.
To create the look of a real peach, paint the outside of the macarons using milk and orange coloring, and another container with milk and red food coloring.
Immediately after painting the outside of the macaron, dip the shells into sugar to coat it. Add 2 mint leaves and stick them into the jam.
The center filling is a orange zest infused dark chocolate ganache.
Orange dark chocolate macarons have a rich and citrus flavor.
The outer shell is colored with orange gel food coloring or powdered food coloring to give it the vibrant orange color against the dark chocolate filling color.
The filling of the macarons is a candy corn white chocolate filling.
The ganache is made heating together cream, white chocolate and candy corns. Mix them together thoroughly and let it come to room temperature.
Pipe the filling in the center of the macarons and enjoy!
You can even roll the macarons in a few orange sprinkles, and the filling with adhere to the sprinkles, making them have a little bit of a fringe to them.
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Cream cheese is a thicker, or a base in many different savory recipes.
Cream cheese can be flavored with herbs and spices to be enjoyed as a dip, used as a filling, or thickener in appetizers, side dishes and a few main courses.
The cheese ball is made by simply using a hand mixer to whip the cream cheese until light and fluffy.
Add a couple of herbs, spices and cheddar cheese to create the base of the cheese ball.
The next part is very messy!!
Shape the cream cheese into a ball shape, and roll into a plate of chopped up walnuts.
Chill for half an hour to make it firm up again.
Serve your cheese ball by slicing off a bit of it and put it onto a cracker to enjoy!
Spinach Dip
Spinach dip is a creamy, warm appetizer served with bread.
Spinach dip is made by adding cooked spinach, blended artichokes, spices, and mozzarella cheese all blended together.
Spinach dip is a vibrant green color, topped with even more cheese. Feta is crumbled on top to this thick, cheesy dip!
Pinwheels
Pinwheels are made by using a tortilla, and spreading the filling over the tortilla in a thin layer. The pinwheel is made by rolling up the tortilla, and then slicing it into 1/2-3/4″ rounds.
Pinwheels work well as a snack or as a light lunch.
Earl grey is infused into warm milk to flavor the cupcakes with. The contents of a couple earl grey tea bags are emptied into the batter as well to flavor the cupcakes.
The frosting is a lavender buttercream frosting made by adding culinary lavender to a vanilla buttercream frosting.
A little blue and pink liquid food coloring is added to the buttercream to create a vibrant purple colored frosting for the cupcakes.
Lemon Cupcakes
Lemon cupcakes are sweet, tart, and will make your mouth water!
Lemon cupcakes are made by adding lemon zest and lemon juice to the cupcake batter.
Lemon cupcakes are incredibly tasty because they are topped with lemon cream cheese icing.
The cream cheese icing is infused with lemon juice and lemon zest, giving you a tangy sweet icing.
The sharpened sweet icing compliments the flavor of the lemon cupcakes making them taste irresistible.
Lemon cupcakes can be garnished with a small piece of lemon.
The chocolate cupcakes are made with cocoa powder and coffee making them more of a mocha cupcake flavor.
The blackberry lavender buttercream is made by adding culinary lavender and blackberry jam to buttercream frosting.
Blackberry jam is much more concentrated in flavor, therefore using jam to flavor buttercream icing will enhance the blackberry flavor over using the juice from blackberries.
Culinary lavender is also much more potent than lavender that comes your garden.
To garnish your cupcakes, add a couple sprigs of lavender and a blackberry to the tops of the icing.
Raspberry caramel latte is made by adding raspberry syrup, and salted caramel syrup to your latte. The salted caramel adds a salty finish to the latte.
If you’re wanting to make an iced raspberry latte, you can make raspberry puree by cooking frozen or fresh raspberries with icing sugar and lemon juice.
Once the mixture thickens and cools, you can use a tablespoon of raspberry puree and add that to a glass with ice cubes.
Add your espresso over the ice cubes and fill with milk. Mix together and enjoy this fruity, refreshing iced summer latte!
Pink Rose Latte
Pink rose latte is a rose flavored latte. Think about how a rose smells, and that’s how it will actually taste! It’s a refreshing, unique flavored latte.
Pink rose made by adding culinary rosewater to a latte. A little goes a long way!! You only need about 1/2 tsp of rosewater for a full latte.
You can even add freeze dried roses to the top of the frothed milk for a beautiful pop of pink on the top of your latte.
Lemon latte is made by making your own lemon syrup at home using a simple syrup recipe, and adding lemon zest and lemon juice to it. Lemon syrup has a sweet, tart, and sharp flavor.
Add a couple of teaspoons of lemon syrup to your latte and enjoy!
You can add a little more sugar in your latte if needed!
Matcha latte is a green tea flavored latte. You can make it either iced or hot.
Matcha powder is mixed with hot water to create the green tea flavor.
Milk is added to make this green tea flavored latte.
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