A new obsession begins..

Cupcakes..what's not to love about them.. really? Little mini pieces of heaven individually wrapped for our eating pleasure. And making them Gourmet in 10 minutes...well that's an added bonus.
So tonight I carefully scanned the pages of the book and picked my first recipe to attempt...or maybe I just picked the recipe that I had all the ingredients for. Chocolate Cinnamon Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache. Sounds Yummy. I'll tell you the truth.
The cupcakes were beautiful coming out of the oven..it was love at first sight. I then moved onto the Ganache, which I will confess, I have never made before. And let me pass on what I learned. You need to make it in a glass bowl (which I will soon be purchasing) in case you need to microwave it a bit after stirring to make sure you get the chocolate all melted. Other than that super easy recipe. So I frosted these pretty little babies with the Ganache and admired my work for a bit. Mmm, cupcakes. Then I carefully pulled the paper back and took a bite. It was yummy, but I think I had built expectations up in my head about eating the best cupcake ever and this recipe didn't meet those expectations. I used a super moist cupcake mix, but with the recipe you add milk, less eggs and no oil, which make them really pretty, but not super moist like you would expect. I like this cupcake more on the second one I ate than the first. The recipe has to grow on you a bit.
Now time to scan the pages and pick out my next attempt at Gourmet Cupcakes...the Key Lime and the Orange Dreamsicle are calling my name. I might have to toss a coin.