Frosting and Fashion

Yaaasss!! I'm literally dying over these cupcakes!!! The new cupcakes toppers I purchased are literally everything!!!! I decided to try making chocolate chip cookie dough cupcakes for the first time! GIRL!! They are decadent- super chocolate cupcakes with chocolate chip cookie dough stuffed inside, and cookie dough icing topped with a mini chocolate chip cookie for a cute touch! It's an easy recipe you can make at home too while you sip your pumpkin spice latte while wearing your uggs and Vic Secret leggings! Scroll down to see the recipe:) Here's how they're made: For the Cake: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 1/4 cups sugar 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 2 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 1 cup vegetable oil 1 cup sour cream 1 1/2 cups water 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line muffin pans with cupcake liners. In large bowl combine all dry ingredients: flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.  Whisk until well co

Previously Pop Culture Primadonna I've decided to tweak my blog a little bit to focus mainly on my two passions: fashion and baking! So welcome to the new blog: Frosting and Fashion!  To celebrate this update, I thought I would kick things off with something a little fancy! As I was searching through Pinterest recipes, with a bad case of Italy on the brain anxiously awaiting my Italy trip in October, I decided to spend my Saturday night whipping up a Mocha Cake with Nutella Italian Meringue Buttercream totally from scratch!  It sounds super fancy and impressive but the  recipe is kind of easy (shhh!). It's easier than you think to have  la dolce vita;) The cake turned out great for my first time making it and it's currently getting devoured by my family lol. The Italian meringue buttercream is what's getting commented on the most because it's so yummy and its literally like a cloud- so light and different from your norm frosting! For the mocha cake: 1 2/3