Rainbow Cupcakes

Yesterday I made rainbow cupcakes for a St. Patrick's Day party. They made me happy!

They made several kids (and adults) happy too!

Crocodile Cupcakes

Today was a big day for my youngest brother and to celebrate he requested Crocodile Cupcakes. Here is what I came up with. Way to go Drewpy!! We love you and are proud of you!!

Favorite Cupcakes

I have become a total slacker at blogging. I just forget to take pictures and what's the point in posting a recipe if you can't see how good it looks? On St. Patrick's Day we had a dinner at church, so our corned beef and cabbage was postponed until Thursday night. It was yummy, I must say. We had a little St. Patrick's Day party with our neighbor kids and all the mom's brought something green for everyone to eat. I made these babies-my favorite cupcakes. They are moist and delicious-even 4 days after you make them. (We were still eating them last Sunday.) The cupcake batter was supposed to be green, but I was talking on the phone while I was making them, so I totally spaced it. Green frosting is still festive, right? Nothing fancy, just a good cupcake.
Velvet Cupcakes

picky palate

1 box yellow cake mix

4 eggs

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 small box vanilla pudding

1/2 cup sour cream

Preheat oven to 350*. Prepare pans by placing cupcake liners in muffin tins. Mix all ingredient together in a large mixing bowl on med-high speed until well mixed, 2-3 minutes. Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. (Mine actually only took about 14 minutes.)

Place on cooling rack and cook completely. Once cooled, frost with cream cheese frosting (recipe below), eat and enjoy!

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz cream cheese, softened

1 stick butter, softened

1 lb powdered sugar

food coloring if desired

Mix cream cheese and butter together until creamy. Gradually add in powdered sugar and mix until incorporated. You may need to add a splash of water and milk to help thin it out a bit.

Makes 24 cupcakes

Cupcake Creations

I love cupcakes! They go with everything!! This week I tried a few new things and these were a favorite! Pink Lemonade Cupcakes and Root Beer Float CupcakesPink Lemonade Cupcakes

101 Gourmet Cupcakes

1 box white cake mix

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/3 cup pink lemonade concentrate

3 eggs

1-2 drops red food coloring

Mix ingredients together and pour into prepared cupcake pans, filling 3/4 full.

Bake at 350 for 15-18 minutes. Let cool completely.

Pink Lemonade Icing

8 Tbsp butter

3 3/4 cup powdered sugar

3-4 Tbsp milk

3-4 drops red food coloring

1 tsp lemon extract

Beat butter until fluffy and gradually mix in the sugar and milk. Add food coloring and extract and mix well. Frost cooled cupcakes

Root Beer Float Cupcakes

1 box white cake mix

1 cup favorite root beer

Mix together and fill prepared cupcake pans 3/4 full. Bake on 350 for 15-18 minutes. Cool completely.

Root Beer Icing

8 Tbsp butter

3 3/4 cup powdered sugar

3-4 Tbsp milk

1-2 tsp root beer extract

Beat butter until light and fluffy. Gradually add sugar and milk. Add root beer extract and mix well. Frost cooled cupcakes.

Weekend Treats

It has been a crazy weekend and it still isn't over so-recipes to come soon. I was asked to make treats for a Safari themed baby shower this weekend and this is what I cam up with. (The internet is a beautiful thing!) I made safari animal cupcakes and cheesecake pops. They turned out pretty cute! Thanks for the opportunity Maggie-I had fun creating!