#25: It Don't Matter if You're (Black & White)

i decided to make some black & white cupcakes in celebration of my manager's upcoming wedding. i've been wanting to make b&w cupcakes for awhile now (since being reminded of the creamy delectable treat from sprinkles). i figured this would be the right occasion to try it out. i photocopied some cupcake recipes from a Magnolia Bakery cookbook I borrowed from a colleague awhile back. i've tried the vanilla cupcake recipe from the book before, and i was quite pleased, so i decided to try out the chocolate cupcake recipe. i also used the vanilla buttercream frosting recipe from the same cookbook...amazingly delicious! to decorate the cupcake i melted some semi-sweet chocolate chips and scooped it into a home-made parchment paper cornet. i played around with a few designs, and decided on this one.

i overcooked the cupcake slightly because i neglected to reduce the time due to the smaller cupcake size. (these were mini cupcakes). the frosting definitely compensated for the dryness of the cake, so together, it was perfect.