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Below are 40 of our favorite cupcake-frosting combinations. Keep this list handy for the next time you’re in need of a little baking inspiration. Dark chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting Red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting Mexican hot chocolate cupcakes with cinnamon frosting Lemon cupcakes with raspberry frosting Guinness cupcakes with Bailey’s cream frosting Banana chocolate chip cupcakes with Nutella frosting Apple cupcakes with salted caramel frosting Chocolate cupcakes with peppermint frosting Gingerbread cupcakes with lemon cream cheese frosting Chocolate cherry cupcakes with vanilla frosting Caramel cupcakes with chocolate frosting Strawberry cupcakes with dark chocolate ganache Peach cupcakes with almond honey frosting Chocolate cupcakes with toasted marshmallow frosting Margarita cupcakes with tangy lime frosting Spiced cupcakes with brown sugar frosting Zucchini cupcakes with ginger frosting Chocolate hazelnut cupcakes with mascarpone cream cheese frosting Orange-spiced chai cupcakes with vanilla chai frosting Walnut carrot cupcakes with cream cheese frosting Bourbon vanilla cupcakes with coconut cream frosting Key lime cupcakes with coconut cream frosting Black and white cupcakes with milk chocolate frosting Pumpkin cupcakes with ginger-lemon cream cheese frosting Tiramisu cupcakes with cinnamon cream cheese frosting Bacon cupcakes with maple frosting Dark chocolate cupcakes with mint frosting Oatmeal cupcakes with white chocolate frosting Espresso cupcakes with chocolate frosting Cherry vanilla cupcakes with white chocolate frosting Caramel apple cupcakes with cinnamon cream frosting German chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting OIive oil cupcakes with lemon-thyme frosting Green tea cupcakes with chocolate frosting Butternut squash cupcakes with cream cheese frosting Blueberry vanilla cupcakes with lemon meringue frosting Strawberry basil cupcakes with balsamic frosting Real vanilla bean cupcakes with vanilla bean frosting Ginger cupcakes with honey vanilla frosting Earl Grey cupcakes with lavender frosting What’s your favorite cupcake-frosting combination?...

More from The Stir: 25 Best Gender-Neutral Baby Names What other TV show character names do you like? Image via Jeff Drongowski/Flickr title: “40 Top Baby Names Inspired By The Best Tv Characters Of All Time” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-18” author: “Charlie Cook” More from The Stir: 25 Best Gender-Neutral Baby Names What other TV show character names do you like? Image via Jeff Drongowski/Flickr title: “40 Top Baby Names Inspired By The Best Tv Characters Of All Time” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-04” author: “Donna Renn” More from The Stir: 25 Best Gender-Neutral Baby Names What other TV show character names do you like?...

Warning: You may feel a little dirty reading this, and like you need to do something smart afterwards, but here are the 5 Hottest Housewife Bikini Bods. title: “5 Real Housewives With Really Hot Bikini Bodies Photos " ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-16” author: “Dorothy Dacus” Warning: You may feel a little dirty reading this, and like you need to do something smart afterwards, but here are the 5 Hottest Housewife Bikini Bods....

What are other good beach games? Images ©iStock.com/pixdeluxe; via www.bluewaikiki.com/Flickr title: “5 Awesome Beach Games That Are Fun For The Whole Family” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-20” author: “Mary Strong” What are other good beach games? Images ©iStock.com/pixdeluxe; via www.bluewaikiki.com/Flickr title: “5 Awesome Beach Games That Are Fun For The Whole Family” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-21” author: “James Peters” What are other good beach games? Images ©iStock.com/pixdeluxe; via www.bluewaikiki.com/Flickr title: “5 Awesome Beach Games That Are Fun For The Whole Family” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-14” author: “Sharon Thurston” What are other good beach games?...

And you know what? Real BDSM isn’t quiiiite like it’s depicted in Fifty Shades. It can actually be a whole lot less threatening and complicated — and it doesn’t even have to be painful! We talked with Cassie Fuller, A.K.A. Kinky Cassie, sex educator and founder of A Touch of Flavor, which offers online courses on kink, for some tips. As in so many other aspects of life, BDSM should be more about the journey than the destination....

Here are five super-simple and quick dinner ideas you could cook up in your microwave. No opening boxes or removing plastic film! This is fresh, from-scratch food for your family. And it’s fast. Baked potato. It takes 20 minutes or more in a conventional oven, but you can bake a potato in just ten minutes in a microwave. Just prick the potato all over, cook on high for about five minutes, flip, and cook for another five minutes....

Kids are different today, I hear ev’ry mother sayMother needs something today to calm her down And though she’s not really ill, there’s a little yellow pillShe goes running for the shelter of a mother’s little helperAnd it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day* Times haven’t changed that much, except now we have more choices — it was a recent article about how Xanax helps one woman to “be a better mom” that re-ignited the “moms on meds” debate....

Girls go through so many tricky transitions while they’re growing up, and they need supportive adults cheering them on through every step of the way. Let your daughter know you think she’s strong whenever you can, and look for ways to make her feel powerful not just physically but mentally and emotionally, too. Encourage her physical pursuitsCelebrate her physical strength by encouraging your daughter’s interest in sports, fitness, and other physical activities....

But the biggest benefit of summer break is also the biggest drawback: The kids are around more. Like, all of the time. And their presence makes an afternoon quickie hard for my husband and me to pull off. Over the past couple of summers, I’ve come up with some kid diversions that allow me and my husband to squeeze in a quickie every once in awhile. I mean, it’s our summer break, too!...

Even back when she was a sidekick to Paris Hilton, Kim has been rocking shiny and enviable locks. Now, she’s really mastered her hair game. Whether she’s out and about with North, Saint, and now Chicago, she’s hitting the red carpet, or channeling another celebrity such as Cher, Kim’s hair is always looking flawless. One would never guess all of the transformations her hair has been through. Kim has previously spoken out about her hair secrets, and it seems like she follows the natural progression of her hair when styling it....

What to serve? Well, the cookies and milk we grew up on aren’t the best option … Instead, try these six “super foods” that have been shown to improve memory and concentration. What’s your favorite healthy after-school snack? Image ©iStock.com/LauriPatterson title: “6 Superfood Brain Building Snacks For Kids” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-02” author: “Sandra Archambeault” What to serve? Well, the cookies and milk we grew up on aren’t the best option … Instead, try these six “super foods” that have been shown to improve memory and concentration....

Yes, you have to notify everyone. Although it might be tempting to crawl into a hole and disappear for a month, you can’t do it. And you have to let them know the wedding is cancelled in no uncertain terms. While some etiquette books recommend saying the wedding is “postponed,” I disagree. After my friend called me years ago and left a cryptic message that her wedding was “postponed,” I — like a good bridesmaid — kept waiting for the call that would let me know when it was back on....

So how the heck do you know that your baby is ready for such a big transition? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends breastfeeding as the sole source of nutrition for the first six months of a baby’s life, but around that time, most pediatricians give parents leave to start testing baby’s readiness for solid foods. Here are some easy tests to see if it’s almost time to whip out that food processor and start pureeing your favorite veggies....

The blogosphere is actually kind of crowded, and finding someone who walks to your same sartorial drumbeat can be tough. Since style bloggers are basically models for all the clothes we want to buy/wear, it’s good to know which ones wear our sizes. So I reached out to the baddest plus-size bloggers at every size to bring you this list. title: “8 Stylish Af Plus Size Bloggers At Every Size From 12 To 28” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-11” author: “John Cherry” The blogosphere is actually kind of crowded, and finding someone who walks to your same sartorial drumbeat can be tough....

But don’t worry. You can do this! Here are nine tips to making your chocolate-covered strawberry dreams come true. Have everything out and ready to go. In addition to your strawberries and melted chocolate, have a cookie sheet lined with waxed or parchment paper ready before you get started. Make sure you’ve already cleared a space in your refrigerator — says the cook who has made that mistake too many times....

More from CafeMom: 17 Moms Confess How They Knew They Were Done Having Kids We all have our routines. Some of us shower in the morning, some at night, but that’s not the whole story, is it? For some of us weirdos, shower time is when we do some of our goofiest habits — like washing our underwear or whitening our teeth! There’s no shame, ladies. In this fast-paced world, we all need to do a little multitasking....

No, not that Jersey Shore. A little farther South. Slightly less hairspray. And fake tans. It’s rare for my husband to get any time off in a row, but he saved up his leave from his current military position and got a whopping five days off in a row. And so, like we do every year, we took our gaggle of kids to the beach to celebrate my daughter’s 6th birthday....

Spoiler warning … proceed with caution. While on their exotic trip to Abu Dhabi, Carrie ended up running into her ex-fiance Aidan. Ignoring Charlotte’s “You’re playing with fire” warning, she met him for drinks and dinner, which resulted in accidentally sharing a kiss at the end of the night even though they were both married. Oops. Afterward, she did what Carrie always does and analyzed it for hours with the girls....

Here’s a ranking of classic Disney villain looks, from worst to best: title: “A Ranking Of Disney Villain Looks From Fierce To Fail” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-10” author: “Juan Shaw” Here’s a ranking of classic Disney villain looks, from worst to best: