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Little Miss Sunshine Cupcakes
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Pick the next cupcake!!
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Blueberry Crumble Cupcake with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 18 tablespoons (2 sticks) butter
- 4 1/2 cups cake flour (not self-rising) plus more for pans
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 5 large egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 Cups Blueberries
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour three 9-by-2-inch round cake pans, tapping out excess flour; set aside.
In a medium bowl, stir together, milk, egg whites, and extracts. Into a second medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the butter on medium speed for 30 seconds. With machine running, gradually add the sugar. Continue beating until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl as necessary.
Add one-third of the flour mixture and one-third of the milk mixture, and beat on low speed until just incorporated. Add remaining flour and milk mixtures in 2 separate batches beating between additions to fully incorporate. Scrape down sides of bowl, and stir by hand to finish. Fold in blueberries
Divide batter evenly between in cupcake holds towards the top . Bake until top of cake springs back when lightly pressed and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
Lemon Frosting
Ingredients
8 oz Cream cheese
1 stick soft butter
1/2 Cup Sugar
5 Cups Powdered Sugar
Juice from one Large Lemon
1 Tablespoon Milk
2 Teaspoon Vanilla
Directions
1. cream butter, cream cheese and sugar together until smooth
2. than cream lemon juice milk and vanilla with the cream cheese mixture
3. Add Powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time until smooth
Oatmeal Crumble
Ingredients
3/4 cold butter
1/2 Cup Sugar
2 tablespoons Cinnamon
1/2 Cup Flour
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/2 cup oatmeal *not quick oats*
Directions
Put all ingredients into a bowl and cut it all together with a pastry cutter or fingers until it is crumbly and put into oven on 350 for 20 mins or until done. Check after first 10 mins and stir it.
Big News
Saturday, June 11, 2011
New Cupcake coming on the 15th!
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Ok I Lied =)
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Directions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add the eggs, vanilla, bananas and buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to banana mixture. Fill 18 paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons milk, or as needed
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- Directions
- Place the butter and peanut butter into a medium bowl, and beat with an electric mixer. Gradually mix in the sugar, and when it starts to get thick, incorporate milk one tablespoon at a time until all of the sugar is mixed in and the frosting is thick and spreadable. Beat for at least 3 minutes for it to get good and fluffy.
Friday, May 20, 2011
New cupcakes in 2 weeks!
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Vanilla-Vanilla
Ingredients
- 18 tablespoons (2 sticks)
- 4 1/2 cups cake flour (not self-rising) plus more for pans
- 1 1/2 cups whole milk
- 5 large egg whites, lightly beaten
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour three 9-by-2-inch round cake pans, tapping out excess flour; set aside.
In a medium bowl, stir together, milk, egg whites, and extracts. Into a second medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the butter on medium speed for 30 seconds. With machine running, gradually add the sugar. Continue beating until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down sides of bowl as necessary.
Add one-third of the flour mixture and one-third of the milk mixture, and beat on low speed until just incorporated. Add remaining flour and milk mixtures in 2 separate batches beating between additions to fully incorporate. Scrape down sides of bowl, and stir by hand to finish.
Divide batter evenly between in cupcake holds towards the top . Bake until top of cake springs back when lightly pressed and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar (add more until it reaches your preferred consistency)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3 vanilla bean paste (add more to taste)
- 1 tablespoon milk
- Mix together sugar and butter until they are blended and creamy.
- Add vanilla bean paste and milk and continue to beat for another minute.
- If desired, add more vanilla bean paste to taste, or more confectioners' sugar to make it stiffer.