I’m totally a good person to surprise.
If you tell me that you’re stuck in Seattle working all weekend, and you can’t come down for my birthday, I’ll believe you. I’ll believe you, because I love you and you’re not a liar.
If you tell me that you’re working away in Phoenix, and you simple can’t get away to celebrate my birthday, I’ll believe you. I’ll believe you, because I love you and you’re not a liar.
You’re going out of town to visit our grandparents? Really? You have to go this weekend when you knew it was my birthday? Um… ok. It must be important. Go on. I believe you. yadda yadda yadda… you’re not a liar.
This birthday. Oh man! I was hit with surprise, after surprise, after surprise.
Surprise! Jill dyed her hair pink and you’re about to eat that mega doughnut… and why the heck is that kid screaming?
Surprise! Your sister flew down from Seattle just to drink margaritas with you for the day! Ps. I love you, but I didn’t get a good picture of you on your visit down. Pps. I’m sorry.
Surprise! Your mom and dad made you a cake!
Surprise! Your family isn’t out of town! They’re taking you to dinner… silly. And there’s ice cream!
Surprise! We’re at Disneyland.
Surprise! Space Mountain is broken. Twice. …Look at you standing in line like a numb-skull.
Surprise! A very special boy flew in from Phoenix to sit on your doorstep with wine and flowers… But… surprise! You didn’t get home until super late… because you’re a work-a-holic… and he was blowing up your phone… but you didn’t know he was on your doorstep or you totally would have gotten home sooner… or you would have at least straightened up your apartment… and done a load of laundry… and washed your hair… and wait, you really hope you flushed the toilet.
Surprise! Dinner with friends tastes AWESOME.
Surprise! Welcome to caketown!
Surprise! Pretzels!! Thank you, Grande.
Surprise! Ethan made you hot dogs out of cake!
Surprise! Drink this beer and shove all of these jelly beans in your mouth. Thank you, Melissa!
Surprise! Cupcakes at midnight.
Like… the best/most ridiculous/ stupidly decadent cupcakes… at midnight.
Allow me to tell you about these cupcakes. You might want to sit down. You’re probably already sitting down… unless you’re one of those people that has a standing up desk situation. You’re the future. Look at you… showing off and being the future.
These cupcakes are ridiculous. I apologize.
Soft chocolate cupcakes baked up and cooled.
A small hole is carved out of the top of the cupcake. A walnut sized ball of Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie dough is placed in the center of the cupcake.
Cupcake is topped with glossy meringue frosting. Cupcakes are torched under the broiler… toasting the marshmallow frosting.
What I’m trying to tell you is that I’ve made the best cupcake ever. Cake meets cookie dough meets toasted marshmallows.
These are, most definitely, special occasion cupcakes. Don’t go making these, willy-nilly, letting them sit around the house. You’ll eat them for breakfast. You’ll eat them at midnight. You’ll think about them all day long.
Also… if you want to be the most popular person anywhere… bring these. Take all the credit for the cake/dough/marshmallow combination. That’s why I do this… to make you look great!
Seriously.
Thank you to every one of you who came here to wish me a happy birthday. Really. From the inside of my heart I thank you, I like you, and I appreciate you. I feel like we’re friends… because we are.
Chocolate, Peanut Butter Cookie Dough, Toasted Marshmallow Cupcakes
makes 24 cupcakes
cupcakes from Organic and Chic
meringue from Take a Megabite
For the Cupcakes:
(if you don’t want to use all organic ingredients… this recipe will still turn out wonderfully)
2 1/4 cups organic all-purpose flour
2 cups organic cane sugar
1 cup organic unsweetened cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon organic vanilla extract
2/3 cup organic canola oil
2 teaspoons organic white vinegar
2 cups cold water
For the Cookie Dough Balls:
1 stick (1/2 cup or 4 ounces) unsalted butter at room temperature
1 cup plus 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda (i know we’re not baking them, it’s for flavor)
3/4 teaspoons salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-3 tablespoons natural peanut butter (if you have a nut allergy, 2 tablespoons of yogurt will work as a binder as well)
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
For the Meringue:
4 large egg whites
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
large pinch of salt
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
For the Cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two cupcake pans with paper liners and set aside.
In a large bowl, sift the dry ingredients together. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the oil, water, vanilla extract and vinegar.
Slowly whisk the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients being careful not to overmix. The mixture will be quite wet, but that’s ok.
Pour the batter until the cups are two thirds full and place in the oven for 20-24 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cup comes out clean.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then place on a wire rack until completely cool before topping with cookie dough ball.
For the Cookie Dough Balls:
In the bowl of a stand mixer fit with a paddle attachment (or with a large bowl and a wooden spoon) cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about three minutes in the machine. Beat in peanut butter (or yogurt if using) along with the vanilla extract and stir to combine.
Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. Add all at once to the butter and sugar mixture and stir until incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips.
Spoon a scant tablespoons size amount of dough in your hand. Roll into a ball and place on a cookie sheet. Make 24 little cookie dough balls, and refrigerate until ready to top the cupcakes.
For the Meringue:
In a large pot, bring about 2 inches of water to a simmer.
In a large, heat-proof bowl, whisk together egg whites, sugar, corn syrup and salt. The mixture will be grainy, because of the sugar.
Place bowl over simmering water and whisk as it heats. The sugar will dissolve after about 5 minutes. Keep and eye on the mixture, it shouldn’t get warm enough to cook the eggs. Yucky.
Transfer the egg white and sugar mixture to the bowl of an electric stand mixer. With a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites, on high, until stiff peaks form (about 5 minutes) The mixture will be fluffy and glossy and look like melted marshmallows. It’ll be sticky too. Beat in the vanilla extract last. Cover, and set aside until ready to frost cupcakes.
To Assemble Cupcakes:
Use a small paring knife to cut a 3/4-inch whole out of the top/center of the cupcakes. Don’t cut the whole center of the cupcake out… just make a little hole for the dough ball to rest without rolling off.
Place dough balls on top of cupcakes.
Place meringue frosting in a pastry bag (or large Ziplock bag) fitted with a medium-large tip. Use your instincts for the size of the tip. Any size (star or round) medium tip will do for frosting these cupcakes. Pipe frosting around the edges of the cupcake and over the dough ball in a circular motion. Frost all cupcakes.
Turn on oven broiler. Yea… it’s about to get real.
Place 12 cupcakes on a baking sheet. Place cupcakes under the broiler for about 1 minute. Don’t even close the broiler door. Keep an eye on them as they toast. You may need to remove the cupcakes and rotate the pan to ensure that they cook evenly. Once toasted, remove cupcakes, and toast the remaining 12 in the same fashion.
Serve cupcakes!
Cupcakes will last, in an airtight container in the refrigerator, for up to 4 days. They’re delicious.
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Naw, that’s fab. I’m so glad you are loved so well. xx
You are amazingly funny. I couldn’t help but laugh the entire article here. Not only are you making our jobs easier but you’re letting us to take all the credit. Thank you thank you and thank you. I truly needed this after a long day.
I made these last night, and I love them, but the frosting is completely melted today! Any tips on how to keep that from happening? They were in a 40 degree car all night, and have melted more in the fridge in the last 4 hours…
Hi! Can i use either natural/dutch process cocoa for the cake? :) Thanks!
Hello! What an amazing recipe… However mine didn’t last for four days in the fridge like suggested :-( They were devoured in one day ;-P Thank you for your page I just want to make everything here!!! Big fan.
So I made these quite a while back and they were absolutely delicious! However, my marshmallow meringue just oozed all over the place. I couldn’t get it to firm up no matter what I did! Does anyone have any idea what I did wrong? Or something I can do to fix it if it happens again?
And, FYI, even with the topping oozing all over fingers and everything else, these still went like hotcakes!!!!
I haven’t made these (yet!)but i think, to cut down on the grainy texture (i have made cookie dough that’s for eating raw like this before) of the cookie dough you could use a super fine sugar or even a powdered/icing sugar in place of the regular sugar. Just a thought!
Hi Joy. I love your blog, I visit it daily.
I really want to make these but I have a question; is cane sugar dark brown sugar ? I s it even brown in colour?
I made these and although they were a bit time consuming they were enjoyed by all. If you want to be the hit of the party then make these. I didn’t have corn syrup so I used honey and it came out fine just the frosting tasted like honey. And I had both frosting and cookie dough leftover.
sounds and looks amazing!
Dear Joy,
Please adopt me as your new sister.
Sorry for the brashness. My tummy told me to ask you.
Love,
Natalie
Have been dying to make these since I read this post. Today, I finally made them. (nothing like baking at midnight!) I colored my meringue pink for Valentine’s Day. I hope my friends enjoy this special Valentine’s Day surprise, if not there will be plenty cupcakes for me! :) Thanks for the recipes and inspiration, Joy, you’re the best!
I just tried this recipe and it came out awesome! I didn’t use an oven broiler though. I used a heat gun.. https://t.co/ESpWAZk
So, I keep coming to this page just to stare at these and drool… I’m making these for a Christmas party that my youth group is throwing. Yeah, these aren’t really a Christmas food.. but I have to find something unique! Can’t wait to make these <3
How can I put this so it doesn’t sound creepy….your website makes me want to be a better person. A better recipe writer, and better storyteller, and definitely a better photo taker! I like reading what you have to say, it’s so easy to relate to and seriously gives me the laughs. Thanks for the great posts!
i want to ride that chocolate cake cookie fluff rainbow! *smile*
Oh my god! Are these for real?! Sheese, I think I need one of these NOW!
Thank-you Joy for this recipe, these cupcakes look amazing! Im so excited to make these!
This recipe looks so yummy!!! I am going to get a new oven next month and am checking out what to have in my oven’s specifications. I need to ask a stupid question. Do all ovens come with the broiler and does broiling the cupcake with the dough covered under meringe frosting cook the cookie dough? I can’t imagine eating an uncookied ball of dough…
you’ve never eaten raw cookie dough before? it doesn’t cook all the way through but it does get warm and there are no eggs so it doesn’t matter anyway… and yes all ovens come with a broiler
I have made these a couple of times now, always to raves, so thanks for the recipe! But I always end up with a lot of leftover marshmallow stuff–what use can it be put to other than just sticking a finger in and eating it that way? Can it be baked like a meringue, or used like Fluff?
I have been dying for a reason to make these since you posted the recipe and tonight I finally did! Such a simple, straightforward recipe and delicious (and fancy looking) too!! I always struggle with meringue though- I had to find a step by step recipe online since mine failed the first time :(
Thanks joy! I love your blog!!
These sound amazing.
I have never heard of a concoction like this before!
I’m excited to try them out! Thanks for all of your recipes!
sounds so random, but sounds so delicious lol
joy — you are a doll! love your blog, love your style of writing + humor. so glad to have found you!!! :]
PS. i was JUST in Los Angeles over the weekend! what a fun city!!
thanks for linking up today! xoxo, gussy
I just made these, but my icibg was kind of runny. Suggestions? I am about to eat the first one. So excited. :)
OH man do these look amazing. Bonus points for getting to eat all the little scoops of chocolate cake that you dig out :) Can’t wait to make them.
Thanks for a fabulous looking recipe. I will definitely try them soon! Today I’m going to try your Barbecue Buttermilk Onion Rings! Enjoy your blog!
These really are unreal–the only *slight* disappointment is the cupcake that is just-out-from-under-the-broiler is infinitely better than those that cool. The cookie dough is melty and warm and the meringue has a slight crunch with gooey-ness underneath. OH MAN. I’d still eat one at room temp, but ti’s the difference between a good cupcake and a sublime, out of body experience :) Joy, thanks for this fabulous recipe.
Ok, tried these today! I had too much cookie dough left over, when making a ball I used a small cookie scoop and it was plenty big enough. It came together well and look forward to serving these. Thanks!
Can’t wait to try these! They look and sound like the very best in cupcakes!! Thanks!
I was just siting her thinking about my husband, about how he is always sooooo happy when I cook or bake for him “which IS everyday” , I make him fresh banana bread or blueberry muffins to take with him to work so he wont buy packaged crap for breakfast. So here I am writing you now …. As I was thinking and googleing stupid things like …what do i want to back today…what is the best cookie for me to make today… why wont you tell me what to make today???…. I wrote to Top 10 cookie reciepe and your link was up first. I know I was looking for cookies but what I think cought my attention first was your pictures, the pictures looked soooo nice and professional. oh and the cookies too! :) the I clicked on desserts…….and that brings us to this moment! those cupcakes! your midnight desire cupcake. I havent made them yet but I will. I liked just how you spoke about your birthday. and Happy very late Birthday!…..So for me its Thursday and I will get off and make those for a very special occasion, “my husband coming home from work”!Thanks a Bunch! love your page
I stumbled upon your site and immediately bookmarked it. Great everything. I can’t wait to learn all these recipes! I’m known as a great cook where I live, but I can’t bake for the life of me. You are changing my life. Thank you.
These look amazing :) Can’t wait to try these. I just got a creme brulee torch and think I will try to toast the frosting with it!
I love it :)
What Camera do you use to take your pictures? They look fantastic!
These were very tasty. Made them last night for a potluck. I was wondering if their was another peanut butter cookie recipe that would work in it’s place? I got very mixed reviews on the texture of the dough, they said it was grainy and hard in comparison to the soft cupcake and the soft gooey frosting. I made another batch of the cookie dough and baked them as well and brought them along and also got the same comments on the graininess. I would like to try them again so if you have another peanut butter cookie recipe I’d be grateful!
Thanks for your awesome site.
This may be the best website ever.
Oh. my. gawd. I can’t stop staring at these, and can’t wait to find an excuse to make them. It’s Saturday – so that counts as a special occasion right?
These just happened. We just moved into our first house and I wanted these cupcakes to be the first things I pulled out of my oven. Thank you for being a part of a special memory. They were super delicious and that frosting is to die for!
We did it! Um, sort of. Apparently corn syrup doesn’t exist in Australia, so I used glucose syrup (derived from corn) and the toasted marshmallow bit just would not get hard enough. It was delicious and glossy but ran everywhere. Even so, they’re pretty much the most delicious things in the world. We made mini cupcakes because they’re SO indulgent. https://twitpic.com/5r1e3g
Holy moly. I’ve had my eye on these for a while, but haven’t made them because I know I can’t stand to have them in the house for just me. I made them today and LOVED watching the marshmallow meringue “toast” under the broiler. I work at a brewery and plan to bring these to all the brewers and salesmen tomorrow….I think this will definitely make me the most popular person around!
holy cow! trying these immediately!
I made these the other day. Utter genius. I gave some to my boyfriends neice and nephew and they were going absolutely crazy on a sugar high. Oops!
My marshmallow topping went a bit weird though. It was really wet and just glooped all over the sides. So messy. Think I may have not mixed for long enough. Still tasted amazing though! Thankyou!
Hi Joy! I wanted to let you know that I made these for my grad party and they were a HIT. Like I may go down in history for the best dessert ever. Or you will. Whatever, they were amazing:) I think my cousin Jessica sent you a picture.
Ayer hice el cupcake de chocolate sin huevo, segui al pie de la letra tu recetas, mil gracias es estupenda, la harè completa para mi cumpleaños. Mil gracias
Joy, you’re killin’ me! My best girlfriend, Phatty and I made these last night and I’m pretty sure the sugar content made me hallucinate. I think I may have finally met my match when it comes to sugar tolerance.
I could not get the meringue right! I followed the recipe but 40 minutes, a slight emotional meltdown and one hand-mixer casualty later, I still had marshmallow glop in the bowl. Is there an alternative to the 1/2 cup of corn syrup? All other recipes I’ve seen call for less than a couple teaspoons of it.
However, I eventually found a recipe that worked and these cupcakes are freaking AWESOME. My coworkers are devouring them as we speak. Lucky dogs.
i’m so sorry you had trouble with the meringue. way to push through!
Happy (super late) Birthday!
These look totally yummy and I can’t wait to try them! Do you think it would be a complete fail if I added the cookie dough ball before/during baking so it also baked a bit? I love dough but am wary the co-workers I am making these for might resist it.
i imagine if you bake the dough you would probably just end up with a proper (though mini) cookie on top of your cupcakes. is this necessarily a bad thing? not sure. :p
the cookie dough doesn’t have eggs in it… so it won’t bake up like a proper cookie.
Joy! Happy belated birthday!
Very many happy returns and big thanks to you – your blog brightens up even the most grey of London days.
Love and best wishes, here’s to the next 30! xx
thank you!
You had me at peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough!!!
Love your blog! I found you through a friend’s blog!
I’m totally making myself these for my birthday!
Happy (belated) Birthday! Welcome to your 30’s!! I’ve loved all 5 years of mine so far! :)
I made these amazing treats for a ladies cabin weekend which ended up being a surprise early 30th birthday party for me! How fun!
Everyone loved them, and between the cupcakes, the birthday cake, and assorted boozy drinks we had a great night dancing under the moon and stars.
I enjoy your blog very much and look forward to trying out more of your great recipes!
I made these cupcakes (and your pretzel-covered brownies) for my sister-in-law’s baby shower because I thought they would be the perfect homage to those crazy preggo cravings where you want to eat everything all mixed together… and I was right! These are freakin’ fabulous! And the meringue? Holy crap! Phenomenal! Thanks, Joy!
Wow- you need to take a cross section picture of these with the cookie dough inside. I am drooling reading this! Great recipe, and happy belated bday!
These. are. fab. I got to make them twice in one week, because I had two friends with birthdays. They were a smash with everyone! and when i mean smash, i mean lives were changed. thanks. x
I read my husband the title to this post…his response: I don’t understand how that all that works together but YES PLEASE.
Joy! I made these cupcakes yesterday and shared them with the following: a friend who was feeling blue over a break-up, a neighbor recovering from recent surgery, my brother who always says, “You bitch” when I pop around with baked goods and then proceeds to devour whatever it is I’ve made, a music writer I’m wooing into promoting my gigs, two community activists who spend their days fighting racism and try to the world to be a happier place, and a bartender in front of whom I’ve been embarrassingly drunk a couple times too many. I AM THE MOST LOVED PERSON I KNOW RIGHT NOW! THANK YOU! You always know just what to bake/cook/write/etc… HUG YOU!
This is the cutest blog post I have ever read. Ever. In the history of evers. For reals. You go. Loves.
these cupcakes were really fun to make and so delicious.
my mom (i’m 16) “felt bad” about using corn syrup because it is so bad for you, so we used a different meringue recipe, one from food network. it tasted like a marshmallow so i think everything worked out all right in the end.
thank you for this delish recipe, i’ll be coming back for another one soon :D
awesome! i’m glad you liked the cupcakes!
Hi Joy
Im from South Africa and we dont get corn syrup here. I absolutely love your recipes and have even tried some of the cookies when i can find the ingredients. Please let me know if there is a substitute for corn syrup as i really want to try these cup cakes out :-)
Joy,
Do you know of any subsitute for the corn syrup. Like maybe agave or honey? We don’t get corn syrup over here.
Oh goodness. And you know what? I’m thinking a dusting of coconut on top of the meringue right before you put them in the broiler.
I think those stunning cupcakes need to be experienced at least once in a lifetime… just like turning 30… Happy Birthday to you!
AMAZING & delicious!!! Thank you!
Whoa…those look like, SERIOUSLY amazing….I want them NOW! YUMFEST! And sounds like a simply delightful birthday….I know it’s belated, but happy birthday, you deserve all the sunshine and good wishes.
oh my these look like heaven!!!!!
Ok, maybe a silly question, but its my first time trying this type of frosting… You say not hot enough to cook the eggs, so does that mean the eggs aren’t fully cooked and therefore would not be safe for someone pregnant? I just finished baking the cupcakes and will be frosting later tonight, just wanted to make sure they would be safe for all to eat.
Joy, I hope you had a fabulous birthday. Your blog is my absolute favorite and I hope that when I turn 30, I do so with as much style and grace as you seem to have! You are such a wonderful inspiration and I am pretty sure that if we were to meet we would be friends. Just sayin’.
Your cupcakes blow my mind! Your blog’s fantastic!
Happy belated birthday Joy!! I’m very sorry I missed the real date… I was on vacation. Can you forgive me? I’m very happy to see all the people you love coming to you to see you and say you a warm happy birthday. If they were away (for real) they would be not so very nice…
Enjoy the rest of your 30th year
you rock
Martina
and just when I was getting stressed about exams, getting a job for next year, my formal coming up in exactly two weeks and the fact that its said that in 40 years time or so, there will be technology that enables us to live forever-being ‘plugged in’ and living whatever life we chose from birth to elderly.
I also felt shit about the wrinkles I appear to be getting on my forehead and I’m not even classified as an adult!
so just when all this was happening.. BAM! you came to the rescue with these AAMMMAAZZINNGGGG MARSHMALLOW COOKIE CUPCAKES!! aaahh thank you Joy!! This made my night! Also, I wish a very happy birthday too you!! I’m sure you’re going to see even more good karma coming your way after these!!
As if I didn’t think you were cool enough, it seems as though we share a birthday. Like, we were born on the SAME day of the SAME year. Happy 30th, twin.
wondering how long i can let the meringue sit for..is an hour or so too long?
an hour would be fine!
This is a great post. Those cupcakes look absolutely delish and I can’t wait to “attemp” to make them and post about it on my blog! I will be sure to let you know about it.
omggggggg yummmmmmmmmmmm im dying!!!!!
You make me laugh! So much. Thank you Joy.
And happy birthday!
x
Are there not any eggs in the cupcake recipe? I want to make these for a grad party on Friday and I just want to verify. :) I love, love, love all of your recipes, Joy!! This one is super fun.
Egg free! Yes!!
Thank you!! :)
All I can say is holy moly and happy birthday. I want me some of those cupcakes!
what a superb, superb birthday :D the cupcakes are mouth watering!
It is unfair how good those look. Marshmallows and cookie dough, in a cupcake??! genius!
nevermind! sorry! i went back to the cupcake post because i made these today. then i just went to your most recent post and saw you already told everyone.
I’m so glad you had such a wonderful birthday!!! Sounds like great fun.
Also, could you please tell me where you found that plate in the last picture of your post. The one with the cupcake on it…I LOVE IT!
Thanks and Happy Belated Birthday, Joy!
These look super – special!! Totally you!!! Happy belated Birthday!!! :D
Happy belated birthday, Joy! It sounds like you had an AMAZING birthday weekend, and those cupcakes look to-die-for. My goodness!
Well, *those* look fabulous!
I’m new around here. Happy belated to you!
Just checking to make sure that 3/4 t. salt is correct in the cookie dough. That seems like a lot for such a small amount of flour.
Happy Birthday Joy! I’m glad you had a great birthday.
My response to this recipe: holy f*ck. Amazing.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! WOW, do those cupcakes look awesome! You managed to incorporate all of my favorite things! Just added you to my Maine Foodie Finds blogroll . . . Looking forward to all of your posts!
i literally fell into a sugar coma reading the recipe for these cupcakes. i dont think they could get more ridiculously dangerous – aka awesome. happy birthday!
hi joy! happy birthday! i absolutely, 100% believe you that these are the best cupcakes in the universe. they look completely and totally INCREDIBLE!
Joy–I’m making these right now and I’m giddy with excitement! I hope everyone at the BBQ in Brooklyn loves them; I’m sure they will. So glad you had a wonderful bday!
So sweet! Happy birthday! These really do look like the best cupcakes ever.
I looked at this post a few days ago, and I guess its deliciousness must have impacted me more than I thought. I hope this isn’t creepy, but last night I had a dream that you came to my house and we baked these cookies together in this really cool kitchen, which wasn’t my kitchen, but was somehow in my house, and they were SO. GOOD.
Best dream ever.
and by cookies I mean’t cupcakes, oops.
i always thought cookie dough had eggs also in it!
this recipe i think it the best of the best of the best!
thank you so much for sharing!
What a fabulous birthday! I love surprises. You have some great friends! And those cupcakes look amazing!!
Wow! what a special cupcake!
Happiest of birthdays to you!!! Thanks for your wit, wonderful pictures and food!!! and sharing it with us!
Happy Birthday, Joy! You are the coolest and the funniest person that i don’t know :)
Happy birthday!
I don’t even know how to use the broiler, but I’m sure as heck going to learn. I have to have these.
Joy,
Friday night I had to find a recipe for a bundt cake for an up coming event and I googled best chocolate bundt cake and your site came up. I was blown away…and immediately signed up. The next day I saw the cupcakes…Happy Birthday and thanks for sharing. Last night I was baking until midnight and I had to make both….Yumm. You have a new fan…thanks for sharing
Hi Joy,
Just wanted to say you always make me smile with your writitng – and your pictures – and your cooking!!!! Happy Birthday!
Lynley
Ok, so my friends hate you, but I still love you Joy! Oh, and by the way, speaking from experience, I suggest you double the quantity and scoff the lot when you hit 40 – I could so easily have done this last October!!!!
I hope you had a wonderful birthday and wish you a year ahead of great happiness, delicious food and excellent health xxx
These sound like the best birthday gift ever to us! And my birthday isn’t until June!
I am glad you had an awesome day and here is to more awesomeness forever more!
Happy Birthday! That is my favorite breakfast place ever! I have so many happy memories there. Next time you go, you must buy a tshirt…omg-so-soft-divine. Plus mine says Coffee&Donuts on the back and that’s just super cute.
You are too darn cute, Joy. I can imagine how much fun your family and friends had surprising you. I’m so glad you had a great birthday and, although I’m not a religious person, God bless you for these cupcakes. Seriously.
A little late but still….HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I’m glad you had a awesome day. Here’s to have a fantastical 30th year of living!
Great to hear that you had a blast on your special day!
the cupcakes looks good! brilliant idea!
Happy Birthday Joy! It sounds like you have had a wonderful time on your special day. :)
Happy Birthday, Joy! Lots of cool surprises.
Thanks for this recipe – they look amazing and I need to make them soon. My boyfriend bought me a blowtorch for my birthday and I’ve been deciding what to try it out on first – these win! :)
Joy – I sooooo enjoy reading your blog. It sounds like you had an amazing birthday. Thank you for making me laugh everytime I read your work! I CANNOT WAIT TO TRY THESE CUPCAKES. And my sweet friends can’t wait for me to share. ;)
Love and hugs,
Laura
I’m new to your blog, but I caught you on a seriously good day. These are amazing and I could read your blog like a book; all cosy and comforting and full of smiles. Happy birthday :)
These look super decadent and yummmy! Hope your birthday was fabulous!
Happy birthday Joy! The cupcakes look fantastic. You’re a lucky woman!
P.S. I’m one of those people with a “standing up desk situation.” You should’ve heard me cheer when I read that paragraph!
WOW!!!
I need to have one of these cupcakes asap!!!
Happy long weekend
: )
Jen
Happy Birthday! =] Hope it was fabulous!
I just made these cupcakes for my brother and sister in law who just had their first child [ Adalynn Marie] and these were waiting for them when they got home! They LOVED them- and it made me feel amazing to make their first day home with their new lil noodle extra special- so THANK YOU!
Wow! These do sound unbelievably good!
I’m so glad your birthday was so great. We all need special birthday loving!
I made these as soon as I got a look at the pictures. I needed to make something for a birthday treat and they turned out perfectly..they even looked just as good as yours. Sadly for me I can’t indulge in even a nibble as I’m cleansing but everyone that had one swore they were the best thing they had ever tasted. Yay..my new favourite recipe to give as gifts..thanks Joy and enjoy your thirties xxx
Dear Joy:
You are wonderful! Thank you so much for always putting a smile on my face! I hope you had a wonderful, fanstastic birthday! (It sounds like you did; I’m glad!!) Happy, Happy, Happy belated birthday!!
Btw, how about taking the 2 cups of water in the cupcake recipe and replacing it with 2 cups of coffee? Someone once told me that whenever you add water to something, it’s an opportunity to add some flavour (ie: adding broth instead of water to a stew or soup). Coffee would probably bring out the chocolate flavour eh?? Whaddya think???
wow… i feel really bad now, ‘cos you gave me a present on your birthday… HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! yays. thanks for the cupcakes. you’re a STAR and i’m really glad you had an awesome birthday. :)
Happy birthday tooo yoooou!! also, i had to look very carefully at this recipe to check that….yep, it actually IS the most scrummy naughty treat ever. WANTSOMUCH!! :) xxx
Dear Joy, enough with the cupcakes – I think a great many of us need more details on this special boy on your doorstep situation. ;) JK! … or not. Great topic for your next podcast?
Happy Birthday Joy! Sounds like you had a zinger of one!
OH MY FREAKIN’ GOD. I am in awe.
Marshmallow, toasted. Cookie Dough. Cake. How much better could it get? It can’t. Thanks for this!
happy birthday! 30 is good.
W.O.W. Sounds like an amazing birthday! And those cupcakes are UNREAL! Yummy!!!!
Happy birthday, Joy! And, oh my, these look SO good!
Happy happy birthday you beautiful lady!
Smiles
holy cow those are some mad crazy delicious looking cupcakes.
and happy belated birthday! sounds like it was a totally awesome day of surprises.
These look amazing!
I’m going to try em out.
you rock! so happy that your family and friends rock too and spoiled you with surprises!
thanks for always thinking of us, these look incredible!
happy happy bday!
JP
Happy Birthday JOY…you bring a smile to my face everytime I read your blog.. Today it was a big smile and a tear of happiness for you and the people who love you, we are all so lucky to have you. I hope you have a fabulous year!!!
I hope that you had a great birthday. Looks like you are loved! I am making these cupcakes for a Memorial Day Block Party tomorrow…can’t wait to have new friends after sharing these!
Happy Day!
Happy 30th birthday Joy! I just turned 30 myself! :)
happy birthday, joy!! you give me lots to look forward to as i start the 6 month countdown to my fabulous 3-0!! you are absolutely wonderful….thank you for sharing a little bit of your life with us. xoxo!
First of all… Happy Birthday! What a great way to turn 30! Anyway, I have been reading your blog for sometime now. I LOVE your recipes. I have a question… where did you get your frosting bag you have pictured above? Correct be if I am wrong, but it looks like it has a ridged edge built into the bag?… now tip needed? I would love to get my hands on one, being that I am always making cupcakes for my kids birthdays. It just looks cleaner and easier. Thank in advanced.
Jennifer
These cupcakes just made me ridiculously happy! Happy birthday Joy!! 30 is definitely the best year (so far)!!
You are killing me! I have never commented before, but this is too much! I told my husband that I wasn’t going to bake anymore until I’m done with this pregnancy (my 3rd), but you are making that very difficult! (but thank you!)
Happy birthday sweetie – you always make me smile.
Happy Birthday Joy! It sounds like you had a fabulous day! Your friends and family sure did treat you right. :)
Happy belated Birthday. And thank you for the wonderful gift of this recipe. I’m looking forward to making them this weekend!!!
Wow. Best cupcakes EVER!!
Happy Happy Joy Joy!!! Happy Birthday Joy!!!
Thanks for all the “joy” you provide us, your readers, with your amazing concoctions, and even more importantly, your enthusiasm and passion which is evident in your posts. You are very inspiring.
Thank you,
Sally
Not always a big “commenter” but wanted to say two things:
1) HaPpY bIrThDaY! (The letters like that remind me of balloons…I don’t know why…just go with it)
2) You are a really funny writer! I love your sense of humor. Thanks for blogging!
happy birthday Joy! These cupcakes look to die for… literally.
Happy Belated B-day ! I hope this year brings you wonderful things :)
Joy you make a 49 year old gal from northen Canada very happy. Could I love a recipe more?
You definitely bring Joy to your readers.
Here’s to many more years of health and happiness
HAPPY late BIRTHDAY! p.s. I died a little inside when I saw these cupcakes. I have every intention of making these for me “oh hey, I finally moved out! Come hang out at my new lilly pad- even though I’m broke, but I made these yummy cupcakes so you should still come- house warming party.
oh my my my! this look awesome! happy birthday to you sweet joy – you are a light.
I’m glad you had such a great birthday, Joy! And these cupcakes…! You are like a baking angel sent down from heaven to make everyone think I’m awesome for baking whatever you post.
Thanks. You always make me look good. You’re awesome!
OMG, those cupcakes…., OMG!! OMG!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, what a birthday you had! Your friends and family are superstars.
Your standing up at the desk comment…hilarious btw.
aww sounds like you had an awesome birthday!
PS: that boy who waited on your doorstep is a total keeper :)
real talk.
Happy Birthday! it seems you had a wonderful day with wonderful food :)
Must. Bake. And. Eat. Right. Now.
Ohhh- My daughter has requested these for her 17th bday tomorrow.
PS – she thinks you are a genius coming up with these cupcakes.
Thank you!
happy birthday to her!! major.
So glad your birthday was awesome, you totally deserve it!
Oh-la-la!!! It looks so delicious!
Happy birthday! And you’re done with the 20’s, yay! You thought life was great before, it’s about to get even better. So I hear. I wish you lots of love, donuts, crazy cats, and chocolate. Keep writing! Every one of your recipes I’ve tried have been a success!
And I also just dyed my hair pink and I’m going nuts on donuts this weekend!
Happy Birthday! Looks like you had an amazing day! I also turn 30 this year and am doing my own version of the “30 before 30” idea. Yesterday I was up late online looking for a bridge to bungee off of……oh my do I dare?? I’m not nearly as brave as I used to be. Anyway, thank you for this wonderful blog and for all the yumminess and all the laughs. Happy Birthday!!
jump!!!!
So sorry I missed wishing you a Happy Birthday on the day….but here is a very special Happy Happy Birthday!! Sounds like you had a fabulous day! Congrats on the 30’s, so far they’ve been fantastic!
Joy, you’re amazing! I was telling one of my coworkers about you yesterday and how she absolutely needs to read your blog. She’s a cook, I’m a baker, and between the two of us we make a pretty fab dinner. Or breakfast. Or fatso snack. These cupcakes look INCREDIBLE! I think the Cupcake Gods are shedding little frosting tears of joy. Thanks for sharing, and happy [belated] birthday!
Joy! Congrats on turning 30! Cheers to the best decade yet!
Happy Birthday, Joy! Your blog always makes me smile, and these cupcakes are making me grin ear to ear. Hope you had a wonderful time celebrating!
Joy, you are one special lady. I live half a country away from you but I feel like we are friends. I hope you had a wonderful birthday… You most definitely deserve it.
Happy Birthday! I totally have to make these cakes! Do you know if I can replace the corn oil with anything as I can’t find it here in the Netherlands. Great blog. It always makes me chuckle :)
I meant to say ‘corn syrup’, not ‘corn oil’. Doh.
If I wanted a cupcake to cure every single sweet craving I had, this would be it. This is insane.
Your birthday surprises were super fun, cute, and romantic. :) I’m glad you had a great birthday, Joy!
Happy Happy Birthday! Wishing you the very best from Mississippi! And I am making these at the beach this weekend!
Dear Joy.
Happy Happy Birthday. Thank you for letting us celebrate with you via JoytheBaker. :) Those cupcakes look delicious.
Happy birthday! Your cupcakes look sinful, my goodness!
Joy, hope your birthday was wonderful…just like you!
Joy this looks delicious! I am glad everyone remembered your birthday and turned out to be liars ;) The same thing happened to be when I turned 18. I am so gullible!
Yay Joy! I’m so happy for you. What a great birthday, you are definitely loved!
These cupcakes sound crazy. Crazy GOOD!!!! Happy belated birthday, by the way! Recipe sounds delish, as do all of your birthday surprises :)
Happy birthday beautiful Joy! May this year be the BEST YEAR YET and my God grant you the desires of your heart, and may all your plans succeed! HUGS
p.s Your blog rocks. obviously. and so do you.
Joy! I know you don’t know me…but I stalk your blog and I love it! Your food makes me full and your comments make me chuckle ;) Happy Bizzzzerrrrthday!
what a wonderful day joy! for my 30th i went to vegas with 3 of my besties and we danced the night away! it was so amazing. but when i got back i made myself a triple layer chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting and chocolate peanut butter ganache! have a fabulous year!
I had to laugh when I read this post…I am wrapping up my first week at my standing desk.
Happy birthday!
I’m so glad you had such a wonderful birthday! Huzzah! Those cupcakes leave me speechless. If someone showed up at my house with a plate of those I’d stop everything and snarf one right then and there!
WOW. I think a day of baking is in order. My mind=blown.
I don’t usually post on blogs…
but I think you’re the bee’s knees. Happy Birthday.
(And today I have made your coffee smoothie AND carrot/ginger/apple soup)
Happy birthday Joy! You’re inspirational in so many ways and I think you’re great!
And additionally – an egg free cake to make for my sister with an egg allergy. You rock.
x
Happy Birthday Joy! x
Happy belated birthday, Joy! For all of the happy you give, I hope you get it tenfold. Oh! And the whole yummy combo you just created….sweet perfection!
I’m glad all your surprises were happy (but was a bit worried there at first). Also, I love that your parents made you a cake. What flavor was it? What *is* your favorite cake flavor, anyway?
takes ten thousand days
to dream up cupcakes this good
good god, worth the wait
happy birfday, joy. you are a delight I look forward to each week. thanks for sharing yourself.
Looks like you enjoyed a fabulous birthday! The cupcakes really are something else. Something fantastic ;). I want.
Happy Birthday again, Joy! I’m trying really hard to think of a special occasion so I can make these cupcakes! I’m leaning towards “just because.” That’s an occasion, right?
I love the toasted marshmallow meringue frosting! AWSOME IDEA!!! How do you come up with these things?
These are insane! I can’t wait to make them. Joy you’re the best :)
Oh my goodness! What are you doing to me??? First of all, happy belated birthday!!!! Now back to these cupcakes – they look AH-MAZING! I can’t wait to try them! Do you think my mum will mind if I don’t go to Birmingham for her birthday and I stay at home and make them instead? Totally your fault!
Joy, dear joy, I adore you!!! You are always such a pleasure, thanks so much! I’m so happy for you having such a happy birthday!
Oh Joy. Oh no you didn’t. You didn’t just offer up a recipe for the best looking, oddly decadent cupcakes ever. Happy birthday, baking genius. ;)
Wait, it’s your birthday, but you’re giving us the gift? These cupcakes look incredible.
Happy birthday!
When I saw the title of this post me first thought was “I love Joy.”
Glad you had a kicking birthday!
Those cupcakes look ridiculous. Ridiculously good. Looks like you had a fabulous birthday!!! :-)
Wow. Guess what I’ll be making for a little post-exam treat…
Glad you had a wonderful birthday! All the best! x
First off, Happy Birthday Joy!! You are an amazing inspiration and I am so happy I found your blog. Your food makes me smile! Second, these are killer. They look absolutely amazing. I cannot wait to try them. Thank you!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOY!X Really enjoying the blog!
Happy Birthday and much continued spoilification!!
Happy Birthday! Enjoy 30! I love reading your blog.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!
brilliant cupcakes! no words!!!! :)
HAPPY BIRTHDAYYY JOYJOY!!! hurraaaaah for birthdays! happy happy days :) x x x x x x x x x x x x
Happy Birthday Joy!! I love reading your blog and I love hearing when Birthdays go perfectly!! How Fun!! Happy 30th!!!
Your entries make me super happy… kind of like a happy birthday, but better. The birthday surprises sound fantastic and those cupcakes sound like I may or may not be sabotaging my diet (no it’s nothing fad or crazy… I still eat everything…). Also, got your letter in the mail and the hubby and I gushed about the crayons. Your drawing was fantastic!
I love this… “no it’s nothing fad or crazy… I still eat everything” <- my kind of diet :)
i love this!!
Hope you has a super birthday. It certainly sounds like it & you deserve it.
Thank you for all your wonderful recipes, your blog makes my day.
you are ace. that is all.
Oh Joy, happy birthday beautiful lady! That looks like a fantastic day. And thanks for the nut allergy substitution — a pb recipe that I don’t need to look at wistfully and then ignore!
Happy birthday Joy. Sounds like you had a great day.
These cupcakes look fiendishly good. My workmates would love em I’m sure. I would have to take them into work as it’d be far too dangerous to have them in the house for any length of time.
I have no willpower. :- P
Is the cupcake recipe vegan, or is the recipe missing eggs…?
Hi Joy. Love the cupcakes- the cookie dough filling is inspired! Glad you had a great birthday
How do you eat these? Like what’s the protocol? These cupcakes confuse me!
open wide. insert cupcake. close. chew.
Happy birthday Joy! These cupcakes are a knock out!
Happy Birthday! Looks like you had a super duper one!! :D
is this real life? i’m in love.
Happy Birthday — a couple of days late. Sorry for being tardy to the party. My b-day was the 24th and the festivities are still going. I was taken on a surprise trip to Disneyland for my 30th. I think the Matterhorn was out of order the whole weekend. Still, it really *was* the happiest place on earth, and that birthday was my most memorable. Alas, I have no mementos. My monogrammed Mickey ears were a casualty of my daily tug-of-war with my thieving puppy.
Have to tell you that I love your blog. The flourless p.b cookies have been in heavy rotation for the last couple of months. When I decide to play well with others, and share, they get stellar reviews. I work with a gaggle of pastry chefs, but whenever I need a recipe or tip, you’re my go-to. Thanks for being here!
AJ aka Fanboy Numero Uno
Ooh ! The BIG “O”!
Happy Birthday , Joy. !!
I know this is a little late…but I had to be out and about for another birthday. So happy birthday anyways!! Your bday sounds like it was pretty much the best day ever. And I want to grow old with those cupcakes. I hope your whole year is as crazy awesome as your birthday was!
Um, Hi! Yeah, you totally don’t know me but Happy Birthday! I just wanted you to know that you are wicked awesome and I CANNOT WAIT to try these cupcakes! Thank you!
oh my heavens, everything that is good and…not quite holy…in one decadent cupcake of goodness. only a birthday can bring such brilliance. happy one to you! happy birthday!
Yeah, 30 rocks. Happy year, Joy!
Awwwwwww…what a wonderful birthday you had filled with so many surprises! I’m glad you had such a great day!
And what’s this about a special boy from Phoenix who flew in to see you on your special day? And he was waiting on your doorstep with wine and flowers…wow…how romantic! :)
Anyway, your cupcakes look totally awesome! The toasted marshmallow meringue is sounds fantastic! I’ll have to try that sometime! :)
Happy 30th birthday! Those cupcakes look beyond good, I had to show my husband (hint hint mister). Lucky you!
Surprise! maybe is too late, but a new friend from Spain wants to wish you a wonderful year (30 years is a very special moment, I know this because 3 years ago I celebrated my thirtieth brithday, :)) sorry for my english, I will try to improve it through my comments!!
By the way, I love your recipes…specially Pretzels (I’m kind of obsess with them since I visited the States
I am so happy that you had a fabulous birthday! Welcome to your 30’s! :) Nice to have family and friends that care about you so and those cupcakes sound like some fabulocity.
Happy birthday!
Belated Happy Birthday Joy!=)
I am in love with these. Yum!
i have died and gone to cupcake heaven.
Hay Joy Happy birthday,
I love this recipe, ( I love cookie dough mmm). It absolutely looks and sounds amazing. I will have to try this one out.
I sort of teared-up a bit reading that and thinking how disappointed you must have felt and then how loved and fabulous. Happy Birthday! 30 started out well then….
Happy Birthday!! My wish may be late however, consider it a birthday week!
Sounds like an awesome birthday! These cupcakes look so amazing it’s crazy. I want one like right!! I’m almost chewing my hand because these look so darn delicious
Happy Birthday Joy! I love reading your blog – one of my absolute favorites!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 30 is one of the best ages to be.
My daughters Kier and Maddie Peck both follow your blog and share your recipes. I’ve enjoyed quite a few of them so…HAPPY BIRTHDAY… and than you for sharing your fabulous creations and stories.
Warm regards,
Cherie Rollings
A very happy birthday, to you… to you!
Heavenly!!! I will be trying these soon. Happy 30th!!!
HAPPY Birthday Joy! I read every single one of your entries – and they are truly fantastic.
Cloudy day? Joy’s S’mores Brownies.
Boyfriend breaks up with you? Joy’s Dulce de Leche Cupcakes.
Need to impress new boyfriend? Joy’s Peanut butter sandwich cookies.
Worst day ever at work? Joy’s Oatmeal banana bread.
Need life advice? all of the above.
Thank you for advice, delicious creations, happiness, and being just as you are!
A SUPER happy birthday to you! Its great to have people love you enough to spoil you like crazy! I will just help myself to a cupcake. Thanks.
Joy!
I love you!
Happy Brithday!
Bon anniversaire!
Being thirty-ish is awesome! Enjoy!
I’m going to cook myself some not-exactly-midnight pop-corn and I’ll think of you!
S.
Happiest of Birthdays as you turn 30, Joy!
Glad to see you didn’t haver to bake your own birthday cake! Mom & Dad are real troopers!
xo
Happy 30th, Joy!!! How utterly wonderful that you had a birthday as extraordinary as you are. I only wish I lived closer (I DO live in Phoenix/Tempe) because it would be a great pleasure to meet you.
Take care.
Happy 30th Joy!! Mine is coming up next year. These look ridiculously delicious.
SURPRISE!!! I love this blog post!
Surprise! You celebrate your birthday the way I do – all out fun!
Surprise! Only 360-something more days till your 31st when you get to do it all over again. YAY!
Surprise!! Happy, Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday! These sound as amazing as your b-day celebrations! Make it a week long thing you totally deserve it!
Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday! Thank you for sharing your special day. I love your blog and your funny writing. I LOL all the time ;) PS these cupcakes look amazing. I showed them to my husband and he said “are u making these??” I simply don’t think I’d do them justice!!!
Courtney
I’m making these tonight for my friend’s birthday!
the more things we can put cookie dough balls on, the better
Happy Birthday! I definitely am going to make those cupcakes for my 30th on Wednesday. Thanks for the inspiration!
Ridiculous for sure. Wow
Joy, you’re freaking awesome! Happy 30th! Sounds like you had an AWESOME birthday bash!
How can I not make cupcakes that look like that? You’re going to kill me! But I’m not complaining or anything. ;-)
Looks like a tasty treat befitting a big beautiful birthday…I like to say things like befitting.. it just sounds cool and …British.. anyways.. they look delish.. AND you used a recipe from my sweet daughters blog.. megabite !
Happy Birthday Joy! I’m so glad your parents and Ethan made you cake, because it is so much more special when someone does it for you.
Happy, happy birthday, Joy! And many happy returns of the day!
Seriously fabulous cupcakes. I totally missed your birthday cuz I was out of town and didn’t go near a computer. Happy happy belated birthday!!
Wow, look at you! All grown up. Sigh. (hopefully not)
Happy Birthday and thank you for sharing the most amazing looking cupcakes. You are a VERY generous birthday girl to give us such a sinful recipe! Wow.
Hi Joy,
First of all, HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY! I’m so glad you got to spend the day doing lovely things with lovely people–and eating quite possibly the most delicious cupcakes ever created. Secondly, thank you for blogging. Seriously. Your blog is so beautiful and comforting. Whenever I have a rotten day at work, it honestly makes me feel 100 times better after I’ve read some of your insightful and witty commentary. Thank you for being so kind and inspiring, I’m so glad I found your blog!
P.S. Confession…I’ve only made one recipe from your index (as of right now!) but it was Chocolate Chip Cookies (with bread flour and melted butter) and I was beyond sold. Such delicious cookies, like the best cookies I’ve ever made from scratch. YUM.
I love this comment! Thank you!
I forgive you. I’m on a diet – dern it – and it’s hard to stay on it when you come up with THESE! I love you and I forgive you and my hips and thighs forgive you too. :)))
Continue to celebrate because you are worth it … I hope your birthday week is over the top splendid.
WOW Joy, awesomeness! I need to try these cup/doughball/marshmallow cakes!
WOw Joy, these look amazing!
Happy 30th, sounds like you had a fab day.
My hubby is turning 30 next week, and he would love these :)
Joy- you are a cupcake genius! I am in love with these! And what a special birthday! I’m so glad you had such an amazing time:-) Happy Belated!
Your cupcakes combine everything that’s soooo right with the world – peanut butter, chocolate, cookie dough! Love it! It sounds like everything is right in your world, as well. Yah for you! Happy Birthday!
Epic cupcakes for an epic birthday! The tops are so pretty! I’m about to toast meringue tomorrow for the first time, and with a torch which makes me nervous. eep! So glad you had a great day!
I did this once.
Sort of.
Exit cookie dough stage left.
Enter beignets stage right.
Best decision I ever made.
that sounds like the best cupcake recipe on earth. i’m glad you had such a great birthday!
Will you come make them for me? Cause mine will never look as simply AMAZING as yours :-)
Everything I love in one cupcake. Wowzers. My birthday is a month away but I think that’s how long it will take me to work off the calories from the tons of them I will eat anyway!
What a great birthday! Disneyland is the best and these cupcakes look awesome!
These cupcakes are amazing. I’m totally making them for the next person’s birthday at work. And HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!
oh Joy!
I’m a relatively new reader but I feel like I know you already.
I’m SO glad you got to go to Disnleyland for your birthday.
It’s my favorite place in the world, love it!
Those cupcakes make my pants feel tighter, too delicious looking.
Happy Birthday!!!
<3 Natalie.
These cupcakes! Oh my goodness. These cupcakes. I have no words, Joy. Happy belated birthday! Good to hear you had a good time.
Wow. This is like a dessert version of Epic Meal Time.
Serious eats right here.
I didn’t tell you happy birthday yesterday!
H A P P Y B I R T H D A Y ! ! !
You’re SO cool, and you make my day every time you post. Every time!
That sounds like an epic birthday! I’m glad turning 30 was a piece of cake…um maybe a few pieces I guess. Oh, and those cupcakes are in my future I can already tell…except maybe I’ll make mini versions (to ration the fat better? lol). I can already imagine mini scrumptious marshmallowy-puffy peanut-butter-chocolate-cookie cupcakes – popping them in my mouth..MMmmmmm!
Lastly, I love all your pictures, especially the last one. It feels very sentimental. Glad you had a great birthday, you deserved it! : )
glad you had an AWE-SOME birthday, joy!!
& those cupcakes. AWE-SOME again!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOY..i am so glad you had a wonderful day
i was wondering if you could replace the corn syrup with golden syrup because i live in London and corn syrup is hard to come by
thanks
xx
These cupcakes have to be like, the greatest combination of flavors ever. I LOVE cookie dough, and hiding it in a cupcake is genius!
Ummm, yes yes yes. I’m glad you had such a great 30th, and that you make such rediculously awesome cupcakes!
Wow! Joy, here it was YOUR birthday, and you are definitely sharing the love.
Whoa. Those look amazeballs.
a very happy bday, again, Joy to you!!
And could it be my bday every single day if I could have one of these? Omg they look amazing!
Brownies/choc cupcakes
Raw/Nobake cookie dough
and marshmallows
ANY of those things on their own are reason to live and do a happy dance…but all in one? That should be illegal :)
Those cupcakes are like wicked amazing. No. Wait. Wickedly awesomely amazing. Like whoa amazing. I can’t wait to make them when a certain special boy is home from the Navy. They look like they are just that good. Yum.
Oh yeah – and not to mention – HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! (it’s that important it needs all caps and to be yelled!) I hope it was simply wonderful!!
Holy yum!!
Joy. These cupcakes are crazy. Like, what the heck were you thinking crazy. Like, whoa, you’re a genius crazy. I think I love you. I hope that’s okay. Happy belated birthday!
It sounds like your birthday rocked! Happy Belated Birthday to a super cool girl who totally deserves an awesome birthday :)
Those are genius cupcakes. I’m amazed. Mostly because I have a secret vendetta against said small cakes, but these are brilliant!
happy birthday joy!
So you basically took everyone’s favorite desserts and combined them into one ridiculous cupcake? AMAZING!
It’s my 30th birthday today! Mind if I have a cupcake?
Hey!! It is my sisters 30th today as well!! I hope you had an amazing birthday!! :-)
Happy Happy Birthday Joy!!! Looks like you had an amazing one!
Happy birthday Joy!! Glad 30 was a blast and everybody still managed to surprise you!! Were you able to accomplish your list before 30th birthday??? :) How does it feel to be 30?!
Glad you had such a great, surprise filled birthday :). Those cupcakes are insane and I am envious of the mind that came up with them :). Bravo! :).
Awesome! (Birthday) (& cupcakes)
(makes me hopeful for my own future birthdays)
what a ridiculously fabulous birthday you had! happy 30!
i turned 40 this month and my friends dressed me up as a nun (they dressed up too)
and took me out for dinner and we drank absinthe :) birthdays are good *sigh*
Happy birthday, Joy! This post is too funny. And those cupcakes look dangerously delicious. I think you’re my hero.
Happy b-day! Those are some awesome cupcakes. Seriously, that icing looks amazing. Or is it just called meringue? And the cookie dough. Omg :D
1) HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOVIAL JOY!
2) Those cupcakes of yours sound mighty fine. ‘Think you can send some to me? Just kidding, I’ll see if I can make them myself.
3) Joy, you are like, the foodie Goddess. You should seriously consider changing your site to “Joy the Jovial Baker and Goddess”
>(^.^)< Kitty says happy belated birthday too :)
Happy birthday joy! it looks like it was a great celebration! and you’re right about the friends thing.
also, i was listening to your pod cast and has anyone ever told you you sound like Quinn from Glee? Dianna Agron. You’re voicemates!
It’s so funny that you think these cupcakes will last four days. Um–four hours at the very most. May glittery sprinkles of happiness fall on you all year long. And not clog up your dustbuster.
Happy Birthday! These cupcakes look seriously yummy and dangerous all at the same time. Wicked.
ummm love love love… this idea! they look amazing, happy birthday, woman! glad to hear you had a good one!
Space mountain used to be my most favorite ride ever! I took my kids (7&9) there a few weeks ago, and while my 9 year old loved it, my boy and I both got dizzy. I had to close my eyes and put my head down. Pathetic! The picture they take at the end of the ride was so embarrassing. Man I’m getting old (33!). I will stick to the Matterhorn, and Thunder railroad!! I just wish that splash mountain would have been open :)
Happy Birthday Joy! What a wonderful group of friends and family you have to surprise the heck out of you! Best wishes for an awesome and delicious 30th year.
these look incredible! without fail, i ALWAYS mess up meringue. so i have to say, i’m afraid of making these. i have never been able to make stiff peaks. and the idea of heating it [what exactly is a heat-proof bowl, anyway? pyrex? not metal?] makes it even scarier. let me know if you have any other tips, or else i might have to substitute in some regular frosting! :)
Ethan’s hotdogs are seriously awesome.
And these cupcakes…just shut the front door.
I hope you had a WONDERFUL birthday, Joy!!!
Those are the most best words I have ever heard put together.
happy birthday! these are the most insanely tempting cupcakes I have ever seen! wooooow.
I’m having a Happy-Quit-My-Crummy-Job-FINALLY Day tomorrow… and I think I will make these (probably terribly, because I’m sure I’ll have had a few beverages). Happy 30th!
Happy Happy Happy HAPPY Birthday, Joy!!! This is truly going to be the best year of your life. Those cupcakes look fabulous, btw. Enjoy them and then have a fabulous weekend!
Happy birthday Joy! These look incredible, thank you for all the amazing recipes!
I turned 30 in April and have all these goals and things I want to do staring me right in the face! So I’m grabbing the bulls by the horns this decade. How sweet of all your friends and fam; you were DEFINITELY on a sugar rush, but out of all the things I’m wondering (yes, sorry, I’m super nosy) who is this special boy you mention? ;)
Whaaaa these cupcakes are insane! I’m literally imagining biting into that crispy/gooey topping…mmmmmm. Glad you had a great birthday too, you seem to have some mega people in your life xx
Happy Birthday and I really like these cupcakes and I haven’t even had one yet!
Gotta tell ya, I was in a pretty poopy mood about 7 minutes ago, but listening to you open up your word-hoard (type-hoard?) always cheers me up. I’m glad you had such an awesome birthday!
i’m glad you’re less poopy.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOY!! Those cupcakes look like the best thing ever. I can’t wait to make them, and I will think of you while savoring every bite. You are far too good to us. We appreciate that.
I hope 30 is everything you hope and more!
whoa, buddy. those cupcakes are out of control. they look too delicious for their own good!
in all seriousness, i hope your birthday was absolutely magical. it sounds like you had an amazing celebration with family and friends, and that’s what it’s all about. love it.
Oh and Happy Birthday!
Oh My Goodness! These look so good! I really wished I had checked here before I made a pineapple upside down cake for dinner! I would rather have chocolate over fruit any day!
Oh gosh, I’m so trying these asap! Happy birthday, joy! Your name is so apt, your blog brings me so much Joy!
Oh Joy. I already angered my friends over Easter with the peanutbutter fudge rice krispy treats.
Too soon.
Yes. Too soon.
Happy Birthday! Loved this post, sounds like you had some amazing SURPRISES! And those cupcakes look fantastic!
I am so glad you had a superb birthday – you totally deserve every last minute. I would expect you to go over the top – cookie dough, chocolate cake, toasted marshmellow. holly moley.
It sounds like you had a fabulous birthday – much deserved! As for these cupcakes…there are no words. There are just no words.
Hahaaa! Looks like they got you good. Happy Birthday & thanks for being the best food blogger ever. Oh, and the marshmallow thingamajigs look crazy. In a good way of course.
What a great birthday surprise!!! And those cupcakes look amazing :)
1 – happy belated birthday!
2 – those cupcakes are pure baked genius!
3 – Disneyland = Awesome :D
Happiest of Birthdays! I am actually turning 30 myself on May 31 and I have been a bit nervous about it. Following your blog leading up to your 30th has been really fun and I completely relate! I’m glad you had a great birthday and I hope your next 30 years are grand.
thank you, and happy almost birthday! don’t be nervous, just take it all in! now is the time to shine bright!
Happy birthday look delicious! gloria
To die for, honestly! I turned 30 this year too, and celebrating that was one of my best days so far!! (p.s. made my first cake from scratch for that party, your berry birthday cake!) Looks like you are much loved and appreciated, on and offline. Happy birthday!
What a brilliant load of surprises Joy! It sounds like you had the best birthday- topped off with those oh-my-goodness-have-you-seen-a-more-awesome-cupcake-ever cupcake! Wicked.
Happy 30th Birthday, what a day and love the post, I feel like I can see you smiling ear to ear as you wrote it…and it makes me miss my special boy who I’ve been away from for sometime! All the best!!
happy birthday! seriously– those cuppy cakes look magical. glowing, even. what a great birthday!
Happy Birthday Joy! It looks like you had one fantastic day! Oh, and those cupcakes are off. the. hook.
oh my. my oh my. these look to die for right now, and your birthday…well, it appears to have been the best birthday EVER!!
Happy belated birthday!
Cassie
Those look DELISH!
I hope you had a fantastic birthday!!!
WOW! Those cupcakes looks sinful! The perfect dessert for a milestone birthday! YUM!
Happy birthday, girl! Keep on rockin it!
Yay! I’m so glad you birthday was a big huge success! Plus you desserve the best birthday ever. And do you know that I totally believe people who are liars about fun things too?
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Happy Birthdayy Joy! Love the photo of you with your cake, and these cupcakes look AMAZING!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!