The taste testing panel

Once I got some of my coworkers on board with Cupcake Friday, I knew I needed to nail down a few logistics, namely allergies (don't need to kill anyone) and dislikes.

I'm dealing with 3 food allergies: nuts (all nuts but peanut), melons and banana. I'm not terribly concerned with the last 2 because A) I'm not sure how I'd get melon into cupcakes and B) I don't really like bananas.

As for nuts, it's a mixed bag (ha). My husband Ray has a peanut allergy—luckily not acute—but I tend not the keep peanut products in the house. As for the other nuts, I definitely want to work with them, but when I do, I have to be sure not to give any to bearded tester extraordinaire Kerrick.

As for dislikes, most people mentioned a variety of green vegetables (though I don't plan on working with savory recipes just yet). But I did get votes against nuts and anise.

And now, on to the requested flavor profiles:
Tiramisu
Banana
Dark chocolate
Coffee
Stout
Lime
Orange chocolate
Hazelnut
Chocolate peanut

Excitement!