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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Sunday Cupcakes

Little Miss loves to bake, a girl after my own heart! We were watching Cupcake Wars today & who can watch something like that & not get a craving for cupcakes. I of course am trying to feed my family in a more health conscience way so I haven't bought many baking supplies lately & my larder is a bit bare so I went in search of some simple recipes that would only use ingredients I had on hand. A did 99% of these all on her own & she was so excited & I was so proud. We wanted to share these simple recipes so that the next time you're in a pantry pinch but yearning for a sweet treat you can take advantage of our finds! Both recipes are so versatile, a must for me, and quick to whip up even when you add in the intense beating session for the cake mix.
Enjoy!!

Simple White Cake:

(This recipe made 15 cupcakes for us)

1 cup white sugar


1/2 cup butter

2 eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 3/4 teaspoons baking powder

3/4 cup milk


1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x9 inch pan or line a muffin pan with paper liners.


2.In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and butter, you need to beat this for at least 8 min till it's light & fluffy for the best texture. Beat in the eggs, one at a time beating for at least 2 minutes after each, then stir in the vanilla. Combine flour and baking powder, add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Finally stir in the milk until batter is smooth. Pour or spoon batter into the prepared pan.
(We added mini chocolate chips of course!!)
3.Bake for 30 to 40 minutes in the preheated oven. For cupcakes, bake 20 to 25 minutes. Cake is done when it springs back to the touch.

Cool Whipped Frosting :
 
(this is the same as a quick mousse so you could dish it up & serve in dessert bowls w/o too much trouble)
 
1 (8 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed (x-tra creamy!)


1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix (we used chocolate!)

1 cup milk (we used dark chocolate almond milk, YUM!)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract


In a medium bowl, combine pudding mix with milk and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Gently fold in whipped topping until no streaks remain. Spread evenly over cake

1 comment:

  1. FUN! I was missing your posts. ☺ I will have to try this out sometime. Love and miss you!

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