Saturday, July 26, 2008

PRETTY LUSCIOUS CUPCAKES

I got this recipe from my friend Stephanie's blog! Thanks! They look really yummy and I think I will try them for Olivia's birthday!

White Cupcakes
1 white cake mix (with pudding in the mix)
1and1/4 cup buttermilk
1/4 cup butter melted
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. almond extract
vegetable cooking spray

1. Beat first 6 ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer justuntil dry ingredients are moistened. Increase speed to medium, andbeat 2 minutes or until batter is smooth, stopping to scrape bowl asneeded.
2. Place paper baking cups in muffing pans, and coat with cookingspray; spoon batter evenly into baking cups, filling each two-thirdsfull.
3. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes outclean. cool in pan on wire racks 10 minutes; remove cupcakes frompants to wire racks and cool completely.

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
1/2 cup soft butter
3 oz. soft cream cheese
16 oz powndered sugar
1/4 cup cream of coconut (or heavy cream)
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. almond flavor
1. Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixeruntil creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating at low speeduntil blended. Increase speed to medium, and slowly add milk andvanilla, beating until smooth.

Chocolate Cupcakes ( The recipe calls for a German Chocolate cake mixbut i am going to try a regular chocolate cake mix)

1 chocolate cake mix ( pudding in the mix)
16 oz. sour cream
1/4 cup melted butter
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
vegetable cooking spray

1. Bead the first 5 ingredients about 3-4 minutes.
2. Put baking cups in muffin tins and spray with cooking spray. Spoonbatter into cups until 2/3 full.
3. Bake at 350 for 25 min.Cool the same as white cupcakes

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Prepare Vanilla Buttercream as directed, (don't use cream of coconut,use whipping cream)Microwave 1 cup.dark chocolate (recipe used Nestle Chocolatier DarkChocolate Morsels), until melted. Gradually add melted chocolate toVanilla buttercream until smooth.

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