April Fool's Day - Cupcake Project https://www.cupcakeproject.com/tag/april-fools-day/ Baking and dessert recipes for cupcakes, cakes, muffins, pies, and everything in between - from perfected classics to new and adventurous indulgences Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:42:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 /wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Cupcake-Project-Favicon.png April Fool's Day - Cupcake Project https://www.cupcakeproject.com/tag/april-fools-day/ 32 32 Dessert Sausage (Cupcakewurst) https://www.cupcakeproject.com/cupcakewurst/ https://www.cupcakeproject.com/cupcakewurst/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 12:15:00 +0000 http://gw.finelimedesigns.com/2012/05/cupcakewurst-3/ What would happen if, instead of stuffing a sausage casing with meat (or a meat substitute), I stuffed it with cupcake batter? I had to try my take on a chocolate salami!

overhead view of dessert sausage with raspberry "ketchup" resting in a Long John donut

I baked up my standard chocolate cupcake recipe inside of sausage casings and ended up with chocolate cupcake dessert sausage – Cupcakewurst.

overhead view of six dessert sausages on a silicone mat prior to baking

Since I couldn’t leave well enough alone, I threw them on the grill. I heated them for a few minutes on each side.

Read the full article here]]> https://www.cupcakeproject.com/cupcakewurst/feed/ 64 Easter Cupcakes Baked in Real Eggshells https://www.cupcakeproject.com/easter-cupcakes-baked-in-real-egg/ https://www.cupcakeproject.com/easter-cupcakes-baked-in-real-egg/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:11:00 +0000 http://gw.finelimedesigns.com/2011/04/easter-cupcakes-baked-in-real-egg-shells-3/ These Easter cupcakes baked in real egg shells are an unforgettable treat! They’re also great as an edible April Fools’ Day joke.

I watched my Grandmother’s face when she realized that I hadn’t handed her a hard boiled egg but rather a cake baked inside a real egg shell. Her eyes were filled with wonder and I could envision what she must have looked like as a tyke the very first time she saw a red balloon float across the sky or the the trunk of a giant elephant spewing a stream of water.

two Easter cupcakes baked in eggshells
“Crack it on the table,” I told her.

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