Stages of Yum!

A few weeks ago, my friend and I decided to get together once a week and create delectable cupcakes. We have been using the cookbook, The Cake Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum, and enjoying fantastic results. Our first concoction was a vanilla butter cake with maple buttercream frosting topped with bacon. Tasted just like French Toast in a cupcake liner! It was really good!

Vanilla Butter Cake with Maple Buttercream Frosting

Last night, we built our second concoction that proved to be even better than the first one. I took pictures along the way to share with you. Enjoy!

Stage One: An amazing banana cake filled with bittersweet chocolate ganache (I could have eaten them all just like this!). 

Stage Two: An amazing banana cake filled with bittersweet chocolate ganache topped with fluffy peanut butter frosting (just gets better and better!).

Stage Three:  An amazing banana cake filled with bittersweet chocolate ganache topped with fluffy peanut butter frosting and chocolate sprinkles (everything is better with sprinkles, right?).

Stage Four:  An amazing banana cake filled with bittersweet chocolate ganache topped with fluffy peanut butter frosting and chocolate sprinkles, cut in half (hungry yet?).

Stage Five: Gone! Gone! Gone!