I made these lemon cupcakes as a test batch to find a good quality recipe ~ they tasted good and the frosting was good, but not quite as "lemony" as I expected. I will keep looking for a better lemon recipe but wanted to post a picture because I thought they were pretty. :) The recipe can be found here.
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I made this cake for my cousins little girl, Aubree, who turned 2. Elmo is her favorite, so an Elmo cake it had to be! This guy took me at least 2 1/2 hours to bake and frost ~ he was a wee bit time consuming. :) But everyone loved him, so it was worth it. I made him using a white cake mix using the snickers cupcake recipe and frosted him with my mom's cake decorator frosting.
Please ignore the not-so-nice photo. :) These were very EASY and delicious, however a little on the messy side to eat. I used paper liners because that's what I had on hand, but I would strongly suggest buying the foil liners that stand alone and make these on a cookie sheet.
I found the recipe HERE. I didn't have any graham crackers on hand so I ground up 4 packages of Nature Valley cinnamon granola bars and used those for my crust. It actually turned out really tasty! I can't say I'd make them as individuals again as a pan would be a little less work, but I would definitely recommend them in either form! Basically the only reason I made these was because we had the Rootbeer concentrate on hand and I was curious to see what they would taste like. I can't say I would make these again, unless they were per request for a die-hard Rootbeer fan, but they were decent. I expected more of the Rootbeer flavor, and all you got was sort of an aftertaste of it. Maybe adding more of the concentrate would amp up the flavor a little bit, I'm not sure. I found the recipe HERE if you want to check it out. I omitted the Hot Fudge because we did not have any on hand. Andy liked them and was disappointed I only made 1/2 a batch (which made 8 cupcakes). :-)
This is actually a recipe for a bundt cake, but I put it in cupcake form, so you can make whichever kind of cake you prefer.
Fuzzy Navel Cake 1 package plain yellow cake mix (without pudding in the mix) 1 package vanilla instant pudding (I omitted, because I had accidentally boughten cake mix with pudding in the mix) 3/4 cup peach schnapps 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/2 cup fresh orange juice 4 large eggs 1/2 teaspoon pure orange extract (I did not have this, so I used almond extract) Zest of one orange Mix together and bake according to normal baking times (it states 45-50 minutes for a bundt pan, I baked for 18-20 minutes for cupcakes) The recipe cake with a glaze recipe if you wish instead of cream cheese frosting: 1 cup powdered sugar 4 tablespoons orange juice 2 tablespoons peach schnapps I made "Fresh Orange Cream Cheese Frosting" 1 package room temperature cream cheese 1 stick butter, at room temperature 3 cups powdered sugar (I had to add more to get it to a piping consistency) 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice 1 tablespoon grated orange zest Mix with mixer until desired consistence, pipe onto cupcakes. I added pink food coloring to the frosting on cupcake above and left them plain on the ones pictured below. :) These are one of my favorite cupcakes I've made - the flavor is just delicious! They involve a fair amount of work, but in my opinion they are worth it if you like pineapple and coconut! :)
Pina Colada Cupcakes adapted from Crazy About Cupcakes by Krystina Castella 1 sitck unsalted butter, melted and cooled 1/3 c pineapple juice 2 T rum (Malibu) 1 t vanilla 3 eggs 1.5 c all purpose flour 1 c granulated sugar 1 t baking powder .5 t baking soda .25 t salt 1/3 c crushed pineapple 1/3 c shredded coconut preheat oven to 350. line cupcake pan. beat together melted butter, pineapple juice, rum and vanilla. add eggs, one at a time, mixing until well blended. in a separate bowl, blend flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. with mixer on low speed, add dry ingredients to wet, gradually. fold in pineapple and coconut. fill liners 3/4 of the way. bake 20-25 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean. While still warm, top with Malibu Syrup 1/2 c sugar 1/4 c water 2 T Malibu (or more, to taste) 1 t vanilla 1 t butter bring sugar and water to a boil over med-high heat. after 2 minutes, add malibu, vanilla and butter. let cook 3-5 minutes more until syrupy. when cool, frost with Lime-Cream Cheese Frosting 1 stick of butter 8oz cream cheese 1-2 c powdered sugar (to taste) juice and zest of 1 lime 1 t malibu or vanilla combine all ingredients except sugar using a hand mixer. add powdered sugar gradually to each desired sweetness and consistency. Samoas a.k.a. Caramel Delights have always been my favorite of the girl scout cookies. When I saw this recipe I knew I had to try it ~ I was skeptical as to how much they could REALLY taste like the actual cookie, but they were pretty dang close! DELICIOUS!! And they were super easy.
I used the chocolate cake recipe from the Snickers Cupcakes I've made previously for these particular ones, but there is also a recipe HERE for chocolate cupcakes. The recipe for the frosting & additional steps can also be found at that link. :) |