Butterbeer Cupcakes | Tennessee Sugar This year for Halloween my oldest daughter decided to be Hermione from Harry Potter. Our long time friends we trick or treat with every year were all characters from Harry Potter as well. There was a Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy, Ginny Weasly and Hedgwig in addition to my Hermione. These cupcakes were definitely a hit with all our little Hogwarts students and the adults too. Butterbeer Cupcakes and Butterscotch Ganache Ingredients 2 cups flour 1-1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 3 large eggs 1-1/2 tsp vanilla 1 tsp butter flavoring 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/2 cup cream soda 1 11-oz package butterscotch chips 3/4 cup heavy cream Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line cupcake tins with paper liners. Butterbeer Buttercream Frosting Cream butter in the bowl of an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Hermione loved the cupcakes
How To Make Perfect Brownies I’ve tried lots of brownie recipes: Boxes, scratch, frosted, plain, nuts, chips, fudge … Each of them has something to like, but depending on my mood I might want a change of pace. Not any more. My wife found this recipe, and it’s perfect. I’m done looking. Ingredients 1½ cups sugar ¾ cup flour ¾ cup cocoa powder (see note below) 3 eggs ¾ cup butter, melted ½ teaspoon salt (if using unsalted butter) ¾ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (see note below) Directions A NOTE ON CHOCOLATE: You’ll notice the list of ingredients is very short. The assembly is about as easy as you can get. Do this by hand, until the dry ingredients are just incorporated into the wet, and stop. Stir in the chocolate chips. Line a 9×13 baking dish with parchment. Pour the batter and spread it out. Bake at 325° for 20-30 minutes. Very carefully lift the parchment out of the baking dish. Peel the edges and let cool for a few minutes before slicing. Pour yourself a glass of milk, and that’s it. Make these in two minutes flat
bakebakebake: Mocha Cupcakes with Kahlua Cream Cheese Frosting More at my food blog HEREx-posted Mocha Cupcakes2 cups granulated sugar2/3 cup unsalted butter, room temperature2 large eggs1 cup yogurt2 cups all-purpose flour1 teaspoon baking soda5 1/2 rounded tablespoons cocoa powder1 teaspoon salt3/4 cup water4 tablespoons espresso powder2 teaspoons vanilla extract Preheat over to 350 degrees F. On medium speed, cream together the sugar, butter, and eggs until fluffy. In a separate bowl mix together the flour, baking soda, cocoa, and salt. In a measuring cup combine the water, coffee and vanilla. Alternate adding the dry ingredients to the butter/sugar/sour cream mixture with the coffee mixture. Fill the cupcake liners three-quarters full. Kahlua Frosting5 ounces cream cheese, room temperature6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature2.5 tablespoons Kahlua16 ounces powdered sugar Cream together cream cheese and butter until fluffy.
Millionaire's Shortbread Since one half of the blue-eyed baking squad is currently blogging from waaaay across the pond in London, we figured we'd bake you lovely duckies a British treat. Shortbread. Millionaire's shortbread (ooooh aaaah). Don't get too excited. There's no money in this crumbly deliciousness. Right. So there's shortbread, which is rather tasty on its own, and v v British. Just go with it. And THEN to transform it into Millionaire's Shortbread (ooooh ahhhh), you slather the aforementioned crumbly deliciousness in caramel and chocolate. We know. It's ok, just go slow, eat some melted chocolate along the way to keep your strength up, and you'll do just fine. And then, you can have as many pieces of the crumbly deliciousness slathered in the caramel and the chocolate as you want. We totally hit the jackpot. Millionaire's Shortbread Print Recipe For the shortbread:1/2 pound unsalted butter, softened 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup sugar 2 cups flour 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch Next, make the caramel.
Sunday Snippet | Amazing Cakes! & Deidre Lynn Photography Peoria Wedding Photographer Portfolio Site This creative confection from My Sweet and Saucy Who say’s wedding cakes have to be huge towering tiers – these little beauties are some of the most beautiful creations I’ve seen – created by For beautiful cakes in the Peoria area: That’s a Cake? Wedding Cake Connection Trefzgers
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcakes On the verge of sounding too excited about these cupcakes, I'll just get my excitement out now, so I can write calmly for the rest of this post. Ready? ohmygoshthesearethemostamazingcupcakesintheentireworld!!!! Okay, I feel better now. In case you couldn't already tell, these cupcakes are incredible. One might even call them . For the cupcakes:3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, packed4 large eggs2 2/3 cups all-purpose flour1 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. baking soda1/4 tsp. salt1 cup milk2 tsp. vanilla extract1 cup semisweet chocolate chips For the filling:4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, room temperature6 Tbsp. light brown sugar, packed1 cup plus 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour7 oz. sweetened condensed milk1/2 tsp. vanilla extract1/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips For the frosting:3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed3 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar1 cup all-purpose flour3/4 tsp. salt3 Tbsp. milk2 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
Snowflake Peppermint Bark Snowflake Peppermint Bark Memories {Giveaway Closed} There are exactly twenty four days left until Christmas! Are you freaking out yet? Since it’s December first I decided to start the month with a fun memory and giveaway. Let’s jump right into the spirit of things shall we? If you’ve been stopping by for at least a year, you might remember these. I had to redo them. Since making them last year I’ve had many comments asking about the mold – where did I find it? More on the giveaway in a bit. Snowflake Peppermint Bark Ingredients: 4oz milk or dark chocolate 4oz white chocolate 1 tsp vegetable oil, divided 1/4 tsp peppermint extract, divided crushed candy canes or peppermint candies. powder removed (See picture tutorial). Directions: In a small to medium sized bowl add milk or dark chocolate and 1/2 tsp vegetable oil. Using a small cookie scoop or spoon, divide chocolate among mold cavities. Repeat process with white chocolate. *Makes 6 snowflake peppermint bark pieces, if using this mold.
Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries Call me easily amused, but these little torch-topped cupcakes delight me. Besides being a cute novelty item for a party, I think they would add a little drama to the end of a romantic meal. I've been looking for something different to serve for Valentine's dessert, and this is definitely different. The strawberries are hollowed out and filled with a bit of liquor, then ignited with a match. For the cake portion, I chose a One Bowl Chocolate Cupcake recipe because 1. it's quick 2. it is easy, and 3. it fits my prerequisite for a light ending on date night. I should say, a light ending provided you don't eat too many. The cakes are just sweet enough, and have a light, fluffy crumb - the perfect vehicle for rich chocolate buttercream. Notes for flaming strawberries:Any alcohol below 80 proof will not ignite well. Shaina made a margarita version of this on Babble Food. Chocolate Cupcakes with Flaming Strawberries Yield: About 20 cupcakes [click to print]Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.