Mini chocolate-chocolate cupcakes with raspberry and caramel filling

Friday, April 25, 2008

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.

Cupcakes, Dessert

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18 Responses to “Double Cookie Dough Ice Cream”

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steph@stephsbitebybite — June 24, 2013 at 7:36 am

Oh my word!!
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Rachel @ Baked by Rachel — June 24, 2013 at 7:58 am

Pass me a spoon! This sounds amazing, Jen!
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Eva @ Eva Bakes — June 24, 2013 at 8:23 am

I need this ice cream right now!
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Sues — June 24, 2013 at 11:28 am
I absolutely love cookie dough ice cream and this looks like a fabulous one! I love your bowls, too 🙂
- beantownbaker — June 24th, 2013 @ 3:47 pm
  
  Thanks! They’re from Pier 1.
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Katie B. — June 24, 2013 at 8:02 pm
Wow… I’m not a cookie dough ice cream fan for the same reason, but this is amazing. How much do you think the coconut milk plays in the flavor?
- beantownbaker — June 24th, 2013 @ 8:25 pm
  
  I personally don’t find coconut milk very coconuty. I know some people do. I think you could use the cow’s milk varieties in the recipe and it would taste similar. I just have to use the coconut milk since i can’t eat cow’s milk.
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Nutmeg Nanny — June 27, 2013 at 9:35 am

I love this! Ice cream has to be my favorite dessert, this looks amazing 🙂
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Erin @ Dinners, Dishes and Desserts — June 27, 2013 at 7:44 pm
I made this recipe from Tracey a couple of weeks ago too (I haven’t post about it yet) – so good!!!
- beantownbaker — June 27th, 2013 @ 9:11 pm
  
  Isn’t it? It’s definitely one of my favorite ice cream recipes to date!
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Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com — June 28, 2013 at 2:08 am
This sounds delicious! I’m with you–regular cookie dough ice cream is a snooze. (Unless I’m sharing a pint with someone who doesn’t mind if I go through and pick out all the goodies–but let’s be real–everyone minds!) I’ll have to try this variation–it sounds like the perfect solution!
- beantownbaker — June 28th, 2013 @ 7:17 am
  
  I agree completely – everyone does mind!
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Parrish (Life With The Crust Cut Off) — July 1, 2013 at 10:58 am
This looks amazing!!! We would love it if you would link up at our We Scream For Ice Cream linky party/giveaway:
http://www.lifewiththecrustcutoff.com/we-scream-for-ice-cream-linky-party/
Live the whole month of July.
Hosted by:
http://www.lifewiththecrustcutoff.com/ Parrish @ Life with the Crust Cut Off
http://thissillygirlslife.com/ Dana @ This Silly Girl’s Life
We hope to see you there!
- beantownbaker — July 3rd, 2013 @ 5:05 pm
  
  Thanks for the link!
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Melissa — July 6, 2013 at 6:45 am
Cookie dough ice cream is my favorite and this recipe makes me want to buy an ice cream maker immediately! Which kind do you recommend?
- beantownbaker — July 6th, 2013 @ 11:09 am
  
  I have the ice cream maker attachment for my Kitchenaid mixer. If you don’t have a Kitchenaid mixer, I’ve heard good things about the Cuisinart ice cream maker.
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Kristen — March 30, 2014 at 8:56 pm
I’ve never made cookie dough ice cream but am wanting to try this one. Is there a way to substitute the egg yolks or leave it out?

Thanks!
- beantownbaker — April 16th, 2014 @ 6:00 pm
  
  I would assume you could find a Philadelphia style ice cream recipe to use as the base with some brown sugar in it to give it more of a cookie dough taste. I wouldn’t recommend just leaving them out of this specific recipe though.