Cupcake Monday!

So several of my colleagues have advised me Monday should be treat day. After all Mondays all on their own are pretty lame, so why not perk up the start of the work week with some sweet treats? So I've been trying to bring in some sort of goodie on Monday with varying degrees of success. Usually cookies are my treat of choice (see peanut butter, white chocolate, pretzel cookies below) because they are easy to make and transport.

BUT this Monday is a birthday so I threw caution to the wind and made some special cupcakes. Enter chocolate cupcakes with strawberry swiss-meringue buttercream frosting recipe via Pink Parsley Catering. The frosting almost threw me, I had to really crank up the Kitchen Aid to get the right consistency but after a few minutes it was perfect. Stay tuned and I'll let you know what the co-workers think.