Pistachio Strawberry Cupcakes {Holiday Recipe Club 3/15}

frosted cupcakes

It’s time for another edition of Holiday Recipe Club! Today’s theme is St. Patrick’s Day. The required ingredients for this hop included potatoes, pistachios and beer! Want to join the fun? Contact me here!

As I said, this hop’s theme is St. Patrick’s Day.

A few people jumped the gun and helped me pick the ingredients. It was so nice to have the suggestions! Keep them coming!

We ended up with potatoes and beer – to keep it Irish – and pistachios for something green.

ground pisatchios  Pistachio Strawberry Cupcakes {Holiday Recipe Club 3/15}

There were a lot of inspiring Pinterest boards…it was hard to decide on anything.

I was tempted to go crazy with something like green beer, but I couldn’t resist a cupcake recipe.

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These cupcakes are dense and reminiscent of muffins. The strawberry swiss meringue buttercream is not at all necessary, but a good way to sweeten the cake.

It’s also a great recipe to welcome spring!

What are your plans for St. Patrick’s Day?

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Secret Recipe Club 7/18 – Pistachio Cardamom Whoopie Pies

single whoopie

This is my third post for Secret Recipe Club. This month I was assigned Janis from BiteMeNewEngland.blogspot.com. Interested in joining? Find out more about the Secret Recipe Club here!

I was a little nervous this month. Looking through Janis’s recipes made me wonder if I could find anything sweet! This girl does not seem to have quite as large of a sweet tooth as me. She had many tempting recipes for savory dishes. There are quite a few I want to make for dinner! But after a little looking, I found this gem.

organic orange Secret Recipe Club 7/18   Pistachio Cardamom Whoopie Pies

You know how I have a love of whoopie pies, so how could I pass up such a delicious sounding recipe? Pistachio…cardamom…orange cream cheese frosting… Wouldn’t you stop to look? As soon as I read through the ingredients list the deal was sealed.

This recipe is so fabulous and I am so glad she shared it on her blog. This whoopie pie is unlike any other whoopie pie I have had. The pistachio and cardamom work wonderfully together. And sandwiched with orange cream cheese frosting, genius. These whoopie pies are slightly addicting. Good luck eating just one! [Read more...]

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