Cupcakes offer a chance to be playful, bold, or completely unexpected with flavor—and this list covers it all. From rich ...

Our resident baking savant and senior associate food editor Claire Saffitz’s idea of a good time involves whipping up homemade bagels on the fly. There’s no one else we trust more to develop the ...

Inspired by the classic Italian dessert, these tiramisu cupcakes combine a fluffy coffee-soaked cake with a creamy mascarpone ...

I absolutely love gingerbread. I love the super-spicy, slightly sweet flavor, and I know that when it’s time to bake it, the holidays are here. While I do enjoy traditional gingerbread, I wanted to ...

Though cupcakes are by definition a portion-controlled dessert, don’t let their diminutive size fool you. It’s not at all unusual for a cupcake recipe to include a cup or more of butter. And that’s ...

Heather Saffer, the Rochester-based author of "The Dollop Book of Frosting" offers a bit of wisdom in her introduction to what is clearly a highly specialized cookbook: “To unabashed frosting lovers ...

Fall is always my excuse to try out cozy new dessert recipes that pair well with pumpkin spice lattes and hot chocolate, and I'm so glad this carrot cake cupcake recipe made its way onto my list this ...

Craving a cupcake? Skip the boring chocolate and vanilla and opt for something a little more eccentric. This recipe for lavender cupcakes topped with Earl Grey icing is anything but ordinary. You ...

Let’s all be honest: When we reach for a slice of cake, we’re in it for the frosting more than anything else. There’s nothing that can transform a cake from just OK to practically heavenly like a ...

Saffer won Season 4 of the Food Network show She closed her New York bakery%2C Dollop%2C to focus on frosting Saffer%2C who once had an eating disorder%2C saves her cupcakes for the weekend ROCHESTER, ...

Combine the butter, cream cheese, vanilla, and confectioners’ sugar in a mixer and whip together at high speed until light and airy, approximately 3 to 5 minutes. Using a small offset spatula, apply a ...

[embed width="640" height="360"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yuzcThiPdU[/embed] When my mom named me Alice, little did she know the woman she named me after would ...