For the Love of Chocolate

This past Monday one of my best friends, Cassie, turned 16!!!  My friends and I had brunch for her, and it was so much fun!  We celebrated her and especially the friendship she holds with us!! I love her SO much!  Her favorite thing is chocolate; therefore, I made her chocolate cupcakes with a marshmallow meringue icing dipped in a chocolate gouache.  They were so delicious, but more importantly Cassie loved them... and this is how I "Baked Cassie's Birthday Better!!"

 I found the recipe off of bakerella.com, it is my favorite baking website and has a ton of great recipes!