These easy homemade Almond Fudge Cupcakes are fluffy and buttery with a delightful almond flavor. The almond fudge frosting is is smooth, rich and creamy!
Looking for a treat to make for St Patrick’s Day that’s so good you’re sure to get kissed? You need to make these Almond Fudge Kiss Cupcakes!
Whether you’re Irish or not, you’ll be feeling pretty lucky after eating a few of these cupcakes!
These little cakes are fluffy and so buttery (yum!) and they have the delightful aroma of almond that comes from almond extract.
This was my first time making an almond cake, and I know it sounds strange, but I didn’t want to use any actual nuts in the cake, which is why I went with the extract. I modified my butter cake recipe, and it turned out just right! I really love the way the almond extract brightens the flavor of the cake. And it pairs perfectly with the frosting! Oh this fudge frosting…
It’s thick, and rich, and smooth. Not too sugary…I don’t like frosting that’s super sweet. It is chocolatey though!
It has a deep chocolate flavor with just a hint of almond. I could just eat the whole batch with a spoon, really.
Toss on a few rainbow sprinkles and an almond kiss, and these Almond Fudge Kiss Cupcakes are ready to bring you some luck 😉
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Ashley @ Kitchen Meets Girl says
I use almond extract in nearly everything; I just love it. These cupcakes look so good, and girrrrrrrrl, your photos are amazing.
Jeni says
Delicious!!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel says
Eek, it looks so perfect girlie! I LOVE the sweet, nutty flavor almond extract lends to cakes and frostings. I can only imagine how decadent this cupcake is! And I super heart the Hershey Kiss adornment, of course 🙂
Ms. Morgan says
These both sound and look delicious. And I love the idea of Kiss Me Cupcakes. :)I’m visiting from the Cooking & Couponing blog hop. Hope you can stop by and visit at msmorgansrealitycheck.blogspot.com
Winnie says
These cupcakes looks heavenly!!
And the photos are fantastic
Miz Helen says
Hi Stephanie,
Your Almond Fudge Kiss Cupcakes look awesome! Thanks for sharing and have a good week.
Miz Helen
Christi says
These look amazing!! Thanks for sharing!
sally @ sallys baking addiction says
Stephanie can I just say that your photography is gorgeous? Each new post, I am blown away! I am especially in love with the third photo down – the cupcake on it’s side showing just the frosting – gorgeous! And your frosting piping job is perfection, too!! 🙂
Stephanie says
Thank you so much, Sally! That’s a great compliment coming from you 🙂 my hubby got me a new lens for my birthday and these cupcakes were the first things I shot!
Don’t look too close at some upcoming posts…I have SO many from last year that I never shared and I like to think my photog skills have improved since then. 😉
Caroline @ Stumbling Upon Happiness says
The combination of almonds and fudge together makes my mouth water! Can’t wait to try this.
Krista Low says
These look amazing! I love chocolate almond combinations.
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
I love, love, LOVE adding almond extract to pretty much everything. I bet these tasted awesome and smelled good too! That frosting is to die for!
Elizabeth @ Confessions of a Baking Queen says
I really like that there are no nuts in these cupcakes. Sometimes the extract is all you need. And I am not a fan of super sweet frosting either but super chocolatey frosting? Now, I am all over that!! 🙂
Terry says
These sound great and I think Kiss Me Cupcakes would be a good name for these.