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How to Make Cupcakes That Will Compete With Your Local Bakery

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How to Make Cupcakes That Will Compete With Your Local Bakery

With cupcakes being one of the hottest desserts around, you can surprise your family and friends with cupcakes you make yourself that will compete with anything at the local bakery.  Our choice today is a chocolate cupcake with a surprise; chipotle.  The recipe also includes one for a cream cheese frosting to top these yummy cupcakes.

CHIPOTLE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

1 pkg (2-layer-size) devil’s food cake mix
1 1/4 cups sour cream
3 eggs
1/3 cup canola oil
2 tbsp instant coffee granules
1/2 to 1 tsp ground chipotle chili pepper (amount according to how much spice/heat you want.)
1 pkg. (11.5 oz) semisweet chocolate chunks
2 tsp all-purpose flour
1 recipe frosting (below)
2 oz. chopped semisweet chocolate
1/4 cup whipping cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 dozen muffin cups with paper liners and set aside.

In a mixing bowl, combine cake mix, sour cream, eggs, oil, coffee granules, and chili pepper. Beat with electric mixer on low speed to combine. Beat on medium to high for 2 minutes. This will be a thick batter.

In another bowl, toss chocolate chunks with the flour. Fold into the chocolate batter. Spoon evenly into the muffin tins. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 to 22 minutes or until the tops spring back with lightly touched. Cool in the pans on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from the pans to completely cool. When cool, frost with the frosting recipe below.

FROSTING RECIPE:

8 oz pkg cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 to 2 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar

In a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and butter on medium speed for about 30 seconds. Beat in the vanilla. Start gradually beating in the confectioners’ sugar until you reach the desired consistency. Frost cupcakes or dip them into the frosting.

To make chocolate drizzle for garnish, place chopped chocolate in a small bowl. Heat cream to boiling. Pour the cream over the chocolate; do not stir. Let sit for 5 minutes then whisk until smooth. Place chocolate in a zip-top plastic bag. Snip a small piece off one corner of the bag. Drizzle chocolate over the cupcakes in a pattern of your choosing to decorate.

Enjoy!

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Treasured Valentine Recipes to Share With Your Little Ones

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Treasured Valentine Recipes to Share With Your Little Ones

Sweet for the sweet is the theme of Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Day is the best time to spend the day in the kitchen creating time honored snacks with the little ones.

White chocolate with dark chocolate swirls will be a wonderful treat for a Valentine Day dessert buffet. Kids like chocolate and strawberries. The combination makes for a yummy and fun activity.
Red Strawberries & White chocolate fondue

Ingredients:

* 1 cup whipping cream
* 10 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped
* 2 oz white chocolate, chopped
* Fruit to fresh strawberries, sliced bananas, orange
* Sara Lee Pound cake cubed

Instructions:

1. Pour the whipping cream into a small saucepan
place over medium heat.
2. Bring cream just to a simmer
3. Remove from heat.
4. Add the semisweet chocolate and stir until chocolate is melted and smooth.
5.Transfer mixture to a small ceramic fondue pot over a tea light candle.
6.Sprinkle the chopped white chocolate over the dark chocolate mixture.
7.Let stand for a minute or two to allow it to melt
8. Gently run a spoon through the mixture two or three times, just until marbled.
9. Serve with strawberries, and other fresh fruit and chunks of cake for dipping.

Valentine Day Cupcakes
A special treat to serve on Valentine’s Day

INGREDIENTS:

* Red Velvet Cake Mix
* Cream Cheese Frosting
* Cinnamon Hearts
* Heart shaped cake molds

Instructions:

1. Make your cupcake batter according to the package directions
2. Pour into cupcake cups in the cupcake pan.
3. Frost and decorate with cinnamon hearts.

These cookies are so easy, even the tiniest of helpers can participate in the excitement. Quick assembly and cooling is all that is required.

Valentine Day Cookies

Ingredients:

* 1 box Vanilla wafer cookies
* 1 pkg. Round pretzels
* 1 bag of Hershey’s Kisses
* 1 box Candy hearts
* 1 8oz Valentine M&M candies

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
2. Place vanilla wafer cookies 1-inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Set a Hershey’s chocolate Kiss on the center of each cookie.
4. Bake at 200 degrees for 5 minutes.
5. Remove from oven and gently press an M&M candy or a candy heart into the center of the softened Hershey’s Kiss.

Allow to cool completely to let the chocolate harden again. You can cool in the refrigerator, but the chocolate will soften again after coming out of the refrigerator. Just allow them to sit long enough to harden up again.

Valentine Day PRETZELS

Place pretzels 1-inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Place a Hershey’s chocolate Kiss in the center of each pretzel and bake for 5 minutes.
Remove from the oven and gently press an M&M candy or candy heart into the center of the softened chocolate.

When pushing down you may want to wiggle the chocolate around a little to fill in any gaps between the chocolate and the pretzel. This will help the chocolate adhere to the pretzel. Allow to cool completely.

Next time you are looking for Valentine’s Day recipes or any day you want to make something special with or for your children, pull out these recipes and give them a try.

For more fun kid friendly tips check out http://www.kidapprovedmeals.com

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Frostings: Delicious Icing on a Cupcake

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Frostings: Delicious Icing on a Cupcake

Cupcakes are totally delectable. But what makes cupcakes more scrumptious and definitely more pleasing to the eye are the frostings that adorn their darling little tops. From chocolate, vanilla, to even fancier ones like amaretto and cream cheese, frostings truly add pizzazz to cupcakes. So what are some delicious and easy-to-make cupcake frosting recipes? Below is a list of popular cupcake frostings with steps on how to make them.

Butter Cream Frosting
(Great topping for vanilla and other light and fluffy cupcakes)

Ingredients:
5 oz softened butter
8 oz confectioner’ s or powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 tsp hot water
Steps:
1)      In a bowl and using an electric mixer with the whisk attached, mix the softened butter with the sugar. Mix until well blended.
2)      Add vanilla and water. Mix until frosting is of smooth and creamy consistency.

Chocolate Ganache Frosting
(Fantastic with fudge and other heavy and dense cupcakes)

Ingredients:
7 oz dark chocolate
½ cup double cream or thickened cream
Steps:

1)      Break or chop dark chocolate into small pieces. Set aside in a bowl.
2)      In a saucepan, boil the double cream. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
3)      Pour boiled cream over the dark chocolate pieces. Mix until well incorporated and smooth.
4)      Let the chocolate ganache cool at room temperature. Chocolate ganache is ready to spread over cupcakes once it has cooled down and has acquired a smooth, thick, and glossy consistency.

Cream Cheese Frosting
(Absolutely perfect with lemon, red velvet, and carrot cupcakes)

Ingredients:
80 g cream cheese
60 g butter softened
2 cups confectioner’s or powdered sugar sifted
1 tsp lemon rind

Steps:
1)      In a bowl and using an electric mixer with the whisk attached, mix cream cheese, butter, and lemon rind until light and fluffy.
2)      Slowly add in sugar and continue to mix until frosting is of smooth consistency.

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Cupcakes – The History Of These Cute Little Cakes!

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Cupcakes – The History Of These Cute Little Cakes! We already know that cup cakes are very much the latest home baking trend, whether it’s for special gatherings, occasions, holidays, or even in our daily diet! Their mouth watering, yummy, and sweet taste provides a nice tea time treat. And if you’ve been wondering for [...]

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