Delightfully Disturbing Cupcakes.

Eggs, Buffalo Wings, Cucumbers… Cupcakes?!  The baking world is filled with talented and creative individuals.  But sometimes, their mad genius drive kicks into high gear and delightfully disturbing cupcakes like these are the result…

Buffalo Chicken Cupcakes with Blue Cheese Buttercream Frosting – Delicious or Delusional?

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I think my favorite part of her recipe is that she included some questions she got asked when she served these.

Q.  Are the buffalo chicken cupcakes sweet?

A.  They are sweet in the way that cornbread is sweet. They have sugar, but they wouldn’t make a satisfying dessert.

Q.  Are buffalo chicken cupcakes a dessert or an appetizer?
A.  I’d serve them as an appetizer.

Q.  Is there chicken in the cupcake?
A.  No, just on top.

Q.  Are the cupcakes spicy?
A.  It depends on which hot sauce you use.  I used a medium hot sauce and they were just a tad bit spicy.

Q.  Is the blue cheese overwhelming?
A.  Blue cheese can easily become an overpowering flavor.  I put just enough blue cheese in the cupcake and frosting to give them some tang without making the whole thing taste like blue cheese.

Cupcakes Benedict with Bacon – Delicious or Delusional?

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This oversized maple cupcake is layered up with a sweet Black Forest bacon, a poached egg, and a maple hollandaise sauce.

I can’t decide if this sounds like an amazing alternative to an English Muffin or a twisted spin on what cupcakes are supposed to be, so you’ll have to try them for yourself and let me know what you think!

 Cucumber Martini Cupcakes with Gin & Vermouth  – Delicious or Delusional?

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I can’t write a description of these any better than the mad genius herself that thought these up, so to quote the mastermind…

Cucumber martini cupcakes are sophisticated – fresh, not cloyingly sweet, and graced with gin and vermouth in both cupcake and frosting.  Cucumber martini cupcakes are not for everyone (a few tasters balked at the unusual flavor and promptly discarded their cupcakes).  Yet, if you relish cucumber martinis or the crisp feel cucumber imparts to any beverage (even simple cucumber water), you’ll likely be fond of cucumber martini cupcakes – a dessert destined for a trendy bar’s small sleek menu alongside local cheeses, charcuterie, mini scoops of house-made ice cream, and a bowl of truffled popcorn.