tres leches cupcakes

Oct 4, 2010 by jess

i have a dear sister who is part pirate, part mexican and 100% awesome.  it’s her birthday this wednesday and i got the honor of making her a birthday dessert.   her first requirement was that she wanted cupcakes.  (little did she know that her husband picked up a sweet pirate cupcake kit a while back.  i’m bummed i didn’t get a pic of one with a pirate topper in it. 🙁 )  i mentioned tres leches cupcakes to her and she got REALLY excited. so to wrap it up: pirates + tres leches + cupcakes = best way to celebrate the best. sister. ever!  happy birthday, bran! recipe slightly modified from cupcakeproject.com 8 eggs, separated 1 1/3 c sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/4 c flour 3 tbsp cornstarch 1 tsp baking powder...