Confetti, Malted Espresso and Malted Milk!

This week I had to make the cupcakes on Monday night rather than Sunday because of the hockey game (Go Canucks!) I think some people in the office actually missed the cupcakes and asked me about them. But do not worry, because even though a day late, it still arrived! It's not technically correct, but I'm still using my hashtag #CupcakeMonday because I made it on Monday :)

The first of the bunch is Confetti Cupcakes. I think the name came from the fact that it is really colour inside. It's made with sprinkles. For this cupcake, in order for the sprinkles not to melt too quickly and smudge together you pretty much have to bake right away. Otherwise when the colours blend together you get a dirty looking colour. I topped this cupcake with a simple Buttercream Frosting and some more sprinkles. It's such a fun looking cupcake, I decided to colour the frosting Yellow.

Confetti Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting and Sprinkles!

The next one is Malted Espresso. Okay -  I didn't use Espresso but regular brewed coffee instead. Maybe next time. But I made the coffee really dark so it's bitter like espresso? Maybe. It still smelled delcious! The sugar from the malt mix gave the cupcake top a hard coating, which makes the first bite crunchy. I really like it! Originally I was going to do a Malt Espresso Icing topping but because the cupcake top was a little flat I decided to do a Coffee Buttercream frosting instead. It would give it a better lift. You can taste both the coffee and the malt in this.

Malted Espresso with Coffee Buttercream

The final one is the Malted Milk with Coffee Buttercream and topped with cut-up Malt Balls. This one is really delicious! My friend had five of these right out of the oven and she said she'd eat more if she wasn't so full. I think that solidifies this little gem as a favourite of hers. I cut up the malt balls into quarters so that they are small enough to fit in the cupcakes but big enough to retain its form and not melt inside the cupcake. It's crunchy and you can absolutely taste the malt in this cupcake. Very yummy indeed.

Malted Milk with Coffee Buttercream and Malt Balls

P.S. I think the malt balls make the cupcake look like little bugs. Cute!