Friday, June 21, 2013

S'more Cupcake

THESE ARE DELICIOUS! I seriously can't get enough of them and they are easy beyond easy. I made these for my dad on Father's Day and wrote a cute note that said "I love you S'more everyday." He loved them and so did my whole family! 
 Ingredients


  • Your choice of brownie mix
  • Your size of marshmallows
  • 2 1/2 cups of graham crackers
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 10 TBS of melted butter
  • Caramel Syrup (optional)

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 F
  2. Crush graham crackers into very fine crumbs
  3. Add graham crackers, butter and sugar together 
  4. Press graham cracker mixture into bottom of cupcake liners
  5. Make brownie mix as directed on back of box.
  6. Add brownie mix to cupcake tin on top of graham cracker mixture.
  7. Cook for 18 to 20 mins
  8. Once brownies are done, remove from oven and add marshmallows on top. 
  9. Turn oven to broil and place in oven and watch marshmallows very carefully until they turn light brown or desired color.
  10. Add caramel syrup 
  11. Served best when warm!

Enjoy!

Thursday, June 20, 2013

Strawberries Galore Cupcake!

The seasons are changing and it's time to spice up the summer season with some festive fruit cupcakes! I plan on trying some orange dream cupcakes next! However, these strawberry cupcakes are delicious! I wasn't a huge fan of the frosting so next time I make them I will find a different recipe but these were great! I found this recipe on My Baking Addiction. If you haven't been to this site yet, do it! It's wonderful! 





Ingredients
Cupcakes
  • 1 package of vanilla cake mix
  • 1/2 package of instant vanilla pudding (small package)
  • 1 cup of Greek strawberry yogurt
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup fresh diced strawberries
Frosting
  • 2 cups of butter
  • 5 - 5 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 5 TBS of pureed strawberries


Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 and use liners in muffin tin.
  2. In bowl, mix all cupcake ingredients together thoroughly except strawberries.
  3. Fold in strawberries to mixture
  4. Add mix to muffin tin till each is about 2/3 full
  5. Bake for about 18-20 mins or until toothpick comes out clean
  6. Allow to cool. 

Frosting
  1. Beat the butter for several minutes until light and fluffy.
  2. Slowly add powdered sugar, allowing powdered sugar to completely incorporate until adding more powdered sugar.
  3. Add vanilla and mix
  4. Slowly add strawberry puree checking for desired taste as you add more.
  5. Mix frosting until light and fluffy.
  6. Add chocolate dipped strawberry on top. I used white chocolate and chocolate dipped strawberries.

ENJOY!