Mini chocolate-chocolate cupcakes with raspberry and caramel filling

Holly over at PheMomenon is hosting a Blogging For Babies event called Little Wonders. Holly is raising money for the March of Dimes March for Babies in honor of her son Cole. Read all about her story on her blog.

The requirements of the event are simply to make something small. Since you all know I love making cupcakes, I thought mini-cupcakes would be perfect. The truth is, I have supported March of Dimes for quite some time myself. My 13 year old sister was also born premature. I was 14 at the time and remember being very scared. I was so scared in fact, that when the entire family went to see her for the first time in the NICU, I refused to go.

My sister has grown into a wonderful teenager girl (is that even possible?) She’s very intellegent and likes to bake just like me. We enjoy baking together when I see her, which unfortunately, isn’t often enough. Here is the most recent picture of us taken last Christmas. Yes, she’s a tall one.

Back to the cupcakes. I used my favorite chocolate cupcake recipe with my favorite chocolate cream cheese frosting recipe (without the chili powder). I made both recipes dairy free (the caramel was not dairy free).

I usually use the cone method to fill cupcakes. I knew this wouldn’t work very well with mini-cupcakes. Instead I used a special cupcake filling tip that came with my piping bag set. It took a while to get the hang of it, but in the end it worked out fine. I filled some with leftover caramel I had and the rest with some leftover raspberry preserves. Both tasted amazing.

Definitely be sure to check out Holly’s story and support her team for the March of Babies.

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12 Responses to “Blueberry Peach Muffins”

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    Molly Jean — September 3, 2009 at 1:44 am

    Isn’t it the BEST feeling when your husband says they love something?? Especially when you make things all the time.

    I am a huge fan of blueberry muffins but adding peach might be a new twist on an old favorite. Looks great!

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    Joelen — September 3, 2009 at 1:54 am

    Ooh, blueberry peach in a muffin? YUM!

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    Nancy — September 3, 2009 at 1:55 am

    OOOh, that sounds great! I always make blueberry muffins-we all love them and recently made my first (!) peach pie! I can just imagine how good that must be!
    ~Nancy

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    Amanda — September 3, 2009 at 3:49 am

    This isn’t a combination I would think of! Looks yummy!

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    The Novice Chef — September 3, 2009 at 5:28 am

    Blueberry and Peach? How Cool!? I love to find different combinations that are not the every day norm! Thanks for sharing this one!!

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    Xiaolu — September 3, 2009 at 5:36 am

    Wow that looks delish! I actually have some peach jam I need to finish up myself. Is it really tender enough without any butter or oil?

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    Jen — September 3, 2009 at 12:44 pm

    Yes Xiaolu – They’re very tender and moist

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    Erin — September 4, 2009 at 12:39 am

    Yum! Peach and blueberry are great together! I bet my husband would like these too.

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    Katie — September 6, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    You are SO great with flavor combinations!! I LOVE this idea!! I’m glad you liked the recipe, but I’m sure the AMAZZING part of them came from your awesome personal twist! YUM!

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    Colleen — September 6, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    What great end-of-the-summer flavors!

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    nutmegnanny — September 9, 2009 at 3:41 pm

    These muffins are perfect for summer. They sound delicious:)

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    The American Homemaker — September 9, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    Those look great 🙂 Now I want blueberry muffins… LOL

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