Thursday, May 20, 2010

Cupcakes, Cupcakes, Cupcakes


These are amazing easy to make cupcakes that seem pretty fancy. Courtesy of Sarah Wells who taught our cupcake class last week and I made some chocolate today, so easy and amazingly delish.
Tip: To measure, spray a 1/4 measure cup with cooking spray and it will pour out easily and be just the right size.
For the frosting, I just put it in a large ziplock and cut off the corner, you can use a tip or not.

Chocolate Lovers
1 Devils Food Cake mix
1/3 cup oil
1 1/4 chocolate milk
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 cup chocolate chips
Mix all ingredients, bake at 350 for 19 minutes.
(For mini cupcakes, bake for 12 minutes.)

Chocolate Whip Cream Frosting
1 pint whipping cream
12oz chocolate (I use semisweet chips)

Melt chocolate chips into whipping cream on stove. Chill in fridge. Whip to soft peaks.
(variation: at 1/4 cup fruit puree to cream and then whip)

Coconut Lime
1 French Vanilla Cake mix
1/3 cup oil
1 1/4 coconut milk
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 cup coconut
Mix all ingredients, bake at 350 for 19 minutes.

Coconut Lime Frosting
1/2 cup butter
4 oz cream cheese
4 cups powdered sugar
zest of one fresh lime
juice of one fresh lime.
Whip all together with hand mixer.

Orange Cream
1 French Vanilla Cake mix
1/3 cup oil
1 1/4 orange juice
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
zest of one orange
Mix all ingredients, bake at 350 for 19 minutes.

Orange Cream Frosting
1/2 cup butter
4 oz cream cheese
4 cups powdered sugar
2 TBS sour cream
zest of one fresh orange
juice of one fresh orange
Whip all together with hand mixer.