Experimentation

My experience with making cupcakes is little to nothing. So when I wanted to make someone cupcakes for their birthday, my mind went a little crazy. I wanted to make cupcake layers, add in a filling, do something then just make cupcakes. That was a little hard to do with my lack of knowledge and the fact that I'm sure I needed more then one box to make it in layers, and the fact that I was making cupcakes out of a box didn't help either.

I went to Target looking more for chocolate for me, and maybe sprinkles to put on the cupcakes. Instead my mind did a little more wondering and I thought hmm. Maybe I could put a little treat inside the cupcakes or something. It was like I got two birds with one stone. Crabbed a couple different bags of M&M's and a bag of mini Reese's cups, some for me, and some for the cupcakes.

Of course I couldn't make cupcakes without also picking up liners for the cupcakes.

Yes, we may have had some at home, but these looked cute.

My first batch of cupcakes took a little time, and a lot of a mess. It had been a while since I had make cupcakes so pouring the first few into the tray was an experience. Also trying to figure out in which way was I going to put something in the cupcakes that seemed tricky. I tried placing some at the bottom (although I wanted it straight in the middle) and some m&m's at the top.

So many questions going on in my head: how would it end up? will it taste bad? Will it bake all the way?

They look pretty good to me.

And of course I had to find out what happened and even if it ended up okay. That is a Reese's cup straight at the bottom. I was my own guinea pig, and it tasted fine to me, just a hint of peanut butter. Of course the final touches they all had icing on them, and they were good.