- 1 & 1/4 cups cake flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 6 oz white chocolate
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Sweet Sunday is BACK!
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Sweet Sunday, Easter Edition!
- 1 & 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 & 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg plus 1 large egg white, both at room temperature
- 1 & 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 & 1/2 sticks salted butter, room temperature
- 1 box of 10x Confectioner's Sugar (powdered sugar)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbs heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks) room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Friday, April 2, 2010
A few goodies that came my way...
A few weeks ago, I was talking to my Mimi on the phone, and mentioned to her that my hand mixer was getting quite a workout, even to the point of giving off this horrible burnt smell as the motor struggled against my cupcake batter (almost every time I bake.) My Mimi is the most giving and kind woman in the world (it's her love language), aaaaaand she really loves garage sales and QVC so she always has like, literally 3 of everything, so she IMMEDIATELY said, "Oh, I can give you my standing mixer, dear! I don't ever use that thing, your Aunt Doreen has had it for a month or so, and she doesn't use it either. Plus, I got it on a closeout special on QVC, it's really top of the line and a great mixer and I got such a great deal on it (etc, etc, morphs into "deal mode" to tell me all about all the things she's gotten on sale lately- a trait that I see myself reflecting often...)" So, because I have such a wonderful, kind, giving Mimi, I have a new stand up mixer!!!! I am SO pumped, and am ready to try it out! :)
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Sweet Sundays, Bald Cupcakes Edition
- 2 and 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cake flour (not self rising)
- 1 tbs baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 large whole eggs, plus 1 egg white
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup strawberry jam, room temperature (I used my Mom's homemade, but store bought will work!)
- 2 cups finely chopped fresh strawberries (about 20) plus about 10 more for garnish
- 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 and 1/2 sticks of Philadelphia Cream Cheese, room temperature
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 box of 10x Confectioner's Sugar (powdered sugar)
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Sweet Sunday: The Classic White Cupcake.
One of the best things about my Classic White Cupcakes is that they're some of the easiest to make- I've found that the best tasting ones come straight from the box. :) If you choose to make a homemade white cupcake, I'll post a vanilla cupcake recipe later that you can use, but I find that Duncan Hines Classic White cake mix makes the lightest and fluffiest white cupcakes. Whip up a batch from the box, add a smear of homemade frosting, and it tastes like you've slaved in the kitchen for hours.
Classic White Cupcakes:
- Box of Duncan Hines Classic White Cake Mix
- 3 eggs
- Water
- Vegetable Oil
- 1 & 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 box of 10x Confectioner's Sugar (powdered sugar)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbs whole milk
Monday, March 15, 2010
Sweet Sunday... On Monday.
Coffee Cream Cheese Cupcakes
- 3/4 cup butter (1 + 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 + 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 cups + 1 tbs all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 cup strong brewed, dark roast coffee
- 1/4 cup + 2 tbs milk
Preheat oven to 350* F. Line 2 cupcake pans with paper liners (24 cupcakes).
Beat butter on high until soft, about 30 seconds. Add sugar. Beat on medium-high until light & fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating until incorporated. Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. Measure out coffee and milk together. Add about a fourth of the flour to the butter/sugar mixture and beat until combined. Add about a third of the coffee/milk misture and beat until combined. Repeat above, alternating flour and coffee and ending with flour mixture.
*Note: Be careful when adding the coffee/milk mixture to the batter. if you add it too quickly the mixture will look curdled. Add small amounts & beat well to incoporate.
Coffee Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 stick Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup strong brewed coffee
- 2 tbs heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 + 1/2 tsp cocoa powder
- 3/4 box confectioner's sugar
Cream butter & cream cheese together. Slowly add confectioner's sugar, blending well with each addition. Amidst adding sugar, add whipping cream to help thing the consistency. After sugar is added, add coffee, vanilla, and cocoa powder. Add more of the "seasoning" ingredients to taste, if desired.
Chocolate Glaze Drizzle
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tbsp light corn syrup
- pinch of salt
- 8 oz semisweet baker's chocolate, chopped
Pour the glaze into a plastic frosting bag, & decorate frosted cupcakes with the glaze however you'd like! I'm obsessed with initials, so I made the ones of my roommate & I.... Enjoy! :)
Marie
Sunday, March 7, 2010
The beginning of "Sweet Sundays"
weet Sunday. That's what I'm going to call this little project... Every Sunday, I'll post a new cupcake recipe, complete with pictures & my own notes! :) For those of you drooling over them on Facebook (www.facebook.com/marie.hines) you can make them on your own!!!
This week, it's Cookies & Cream Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting- I made them with my roommate Brittany for her boyfriend's birthday, and they were a huge hit! For anyone who loves a good Oreo, try these on for size...
Cookies & Cream Cupcakes
- 2 + 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbs baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 + 2/3 cups sugar
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened to room temperature
- 3 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 egg whites, room temperature
- 2 cups crushed Oreos (1 cup for batter, 1 cup for garnish)
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 + 1/2 sticks of Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened to room temperature
- 2 tbs heavy whipping cream
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3/4 box of 10x Confectioner's Sugar
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Something a little sweet...
May you all have a lifetime of cupcakes.
This little delectable delight is a Devil's Food Cupcake with a Rich Chocolate Glaze, adorned with Sugared Flowers. (Interesting fact: Devil's Food Cake derives its name from the idea that it was viewed as "dark cousin" of white Angel Food Cake. Both types of cake have a light, moist consistency, despite the fact that they land on opposite ends of the spectrum in flavor.) Enjoy!
Devil's Food Cupcakes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter (half a stick), at room temperature
- 1 large egg, at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup lukewarm water
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 tbsp light corn syrup
- pinch of salt
- 8 oz semisweet baker's chocolate, chopped
- 1 large egg white
- organic, edible flowers
- 1 cup superfine sugar