Here are the ingredients for a different kind of cupcake.
1-box Chocolate cake mix
3-ounces Cream cheese, cut into 24 cubes
½-cup Water
2-large Eggs
-cup Vegetable oil
½-cup Sour cream
¼-cup Finely chopped pecans
Ingredients for frosting:
2-large Egg whites
7-ounces Marshmallow cream
½-cup Sugar
1-teaspoon Raspberry extract
2-cups Coconut, shredded
2-tablespoons Water
1-cup Colored sprinkles or red sugar
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Place 24 regular size muffin cups with paper cupcake cups. Beat cake mix, water, oil, sour cream and eggs with electric hand mixer in a large bowl on low speed for 30 to 45 seconds, scraping bowl. Beat on medium speed for another minute.
Spoon cake batter into paper cups. Place one cream cheese cube in the middle of each cupcake and press down into batter, the top of the cream cheese will be visible.
Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until done. Check by inserting a toothpick into the cake part in between the cream cheese and paper cup, the toothpick should come out clean. Take cupcakes out of pan to cool for about 30 minutes before frosting.
Mix sugar, water and egg whites in a 2-quart saucepan. Cook over low heat, continuously beating with electric mixer at high speed until soft peaks are formed, approximately 4 to 5 minutes. Add marshmallow cream; beat until stiff peaks are formed. Remove saucepan and beat in Raspberry extract.
Spread frosting evenly over cupcakes; sprinkle each with a tablespoon of coconut and top with ½ teaspoon of sprinkles or red sugar over each cupcake. Serve right away or store in refrigerator.
This recipe serves 24 people.
Cupcakes are great, but many are wondering how this little birthday and school room treat has come to create such a fuss. These once quaint cakes are being served everywhere – even at black tie events!
Cupcakes are doing for many store-front bakeries what 31 Flavors did for ice-cream parlors. Some people create their own cupcake recipes, while others use a recipe from a cookbook.
Here is some cupcake baking tips.
For two dozen cupcakes, make enough batter for two 9-inch cakes.
Bake in cupcake or muffin pans, and fill your liners 2/3 full.
Usually cupcakes are baked at 350° F (adjust for high altitude) and for around 23 minutes, give or take a few. Use the toothpick test.
As with other cakes, always cool completely before decorating.
Loose crumbs should be brushed off gently before icing.
Smooth icing with a knife and short strokes. Leave smooth or pipe a frosty swirl on top, depending how you want to decorate.
You can decorate your cupcakes with just about anything you use to decorate larger cakes.
If you love cinnamon rolls but do not have the time or the inclination to make traditional cinnamon rolls with dough that has to rise twice before the cinnamon rolls are baked,
try this easy variation.
1 cup milk with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice or vinegar added to it
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
3 to 3 1/2 cups flour
soft butter
sugar
cinnamon
Pour milk into a measuring cup and add the lemon juice or vinegar.
Measure the brown sugar, baking soda, salt, vanilla and egg into a mixing bowl. Add the milk. Add the flour. Stir until thoroughly combined.
Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for a minute or two.
Roll the dough into a 12-inch by 24-inch rectangle. Spread with butter. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon.
Roll the dough into a log beginning at the wide side. Stretch the log slightly. Cut into two-inch pieces and put the pieces into greased muffin tins or muffin tins lined with cupcake papers.
Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Allow the muffins to cool for 5 minutes and then remove them from the muffin tins.
Recipe makes 1 dozen cinnamon roll muffins.
Don’t have time to bake a cake and decorate it too?
Well here’s a great idea that will save you time and make your cake look like a professional made it just for your child’s party.
You can find edible cake toppers to fit just about any kid birthday party theme. And edible cake toppers are colorful, fun and the perfect way to make your child’s birthday cake look terrific without requiring a lot of your time.
If you’ve got the time, bake your own cake, add frosting, and then use an edible topper that fits your theme.
And with a do-it-yourself cake decorating kit you can add even more decorations by adding sugar theme characters, mini-toys, theme candles, edible sprinkles and all sorts of other goodies to give your easy creation that professional look.
There are do-it-yourself cake decorating kits for most birthday themes that include just about everything you might need to put together a cake you can be really proud of.
These kits usually include your theme’s edible cake topper, theme goodies, sugar characters and much more.
There is no doubt the wedding cake is one of the most important items in your wedding. It is in fact the focus of your reception. When it comes to the wedding photos, you will probably take the photos with your guests in front of the cake.
A beautiful cake can also draw the attention of your guests when he or she arrive the reception venue. It will even become a talking point for your guests.
You will consider a lot of details when you are ordering the cake. You will think about the number of guests. This will affect the size of the cake.
You will also think about the style of the cake.
When the style and design of the cake is concerned, you will also consider plastic cake toppers. As a matter of fact, the topper is just as important as the cake itself since it can bring extra accent to your wedding cake.
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