May's Sweet Devours!

May's Sweet Devours Continues!

I'm still not in the kitchen with my spatula but I have found MORE awesome sweets for Funday Monday
Try. Try. Seriously...Try.


Fluffernutter Cupcakes

I do solemnly swear to make these first when I get back to the whisking.



Wow.

Here


Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes


Perfect for any May day.



So Yum.

Here


If you've had a bad day or really any kind of day then treat yo'self to this




Magical.

Here


I hope this sweetens your Monday!!

April Showers better bring Sweet Devours!!

April's "showers" have inhibited myself and my husband to enjoy the typical cupcake season.

There has been SO much going on that it has been hard to keep up with. I hope to be able to share the produce from the "showers"soon...

Anyways, since I haven't been in the kitchen as much I do have time to day dream... about sweets that is.

Here are some incredible desserts I have been drooling over the past month!!

Peach Bellini Cupcakes...don't mind if I do, or two.. or three!

HERE for recipe

Lemon Cupcakes with Raspberry buttercream...it's ok...you can faint here.

HERE for this recipe

Smores. Cupcakes. One of THE BEST combinations.

Anyone feel like being a kid again while remaining "healthy"?

That's right!! Gluten Free Shirley Temple Cupcakes

HERE for the recipe

 

ohhh my dream that I've been wanting to do for the past 30 days!!

Orange Creamsicle Cupcakes

HERE for recipe of heaven!

Ok, I'm pausing now... I don't want to get too cupcaked away.

I really really REALLY hope you get to bake these and share with friends and family!!

Fingers crossed these "showers" end soon and I can devour every one of these recipes!! = )

Cupcake season is HERE!

I am beyond stoked that Cupcake Season has arrived!!!

How or Why is it cupcake season?

Well the days are getting longer (Thank you God!!)

The temps are getting warmer (Even though we didn't really have a Winter, ugh)

Flowers are blooming

Yes... I know this sounds like Spring. Which is exactly what Cupcake Season is too!!

My husband and I LOVE cupcakes. Well any treats.

My husband and I LOVE molten chocolate lava cake.

Sorry...delay... had to snap out of my melted chocolate fairy tale

Solution: Cupcakes + Molten Lava Chocolate Cake = Ecstasy to the extreme!!

(sorry for incorporating my math geekiness, but I love it too!)

Start with butter and chocolate. Duh. Anything good starts with this combo! = )

6oz semi sweet and 1 cup butter

Melt this goodness over a double boiler. Slowly. Take yo time..do it right! = )

Coolio this mixture once melted.

Next mix up the necessaries:

1 Cup Flour,  1 3/4 Cup Sugar, FOUR eggs, 2 tsp. vanilla, and 1/4 tsp salt

Pause. Heat the oven up to 350!

Ok back to the necessities

Hello Yellow.

After the chocolate cools, mix it with the dry ingredients.

Pop it into a cupcake liner and throw in the oven for 12-15 minutes.

Do NOT overcook

1. These are not the prettiest (don't judge a cupcake by it's form!)

2. They will sink in the middle

Don't over overcook.

Last IMPORTANT step. Take out of oven and dig spoon in to eat melted choco heaven!!

Yup. Total.Choco.Heaven.

Happily Sweetly After....

Serious. Todd ate 4 for an appetizer one night.

My Dad ate 4 after dinner one night.

Psycho? I think not!!

Just don't share if you have co-pilots like I do!!

Bake away my friends!! = )

A few of my sweeeetest things..

You know the saying "A few of my favorite things"....

Well this is kinda my spin on it with "A few of my sweetest things"

My sweet baby Zoe

(yes, those are sock monkey slippers!!)



Of course my sweet baby #2, Bristol

A heinously delicious white chocolate chocolate cupcake

yummy yummy YUMMY wedding cake (any kind. I don't discriminate!)

This sweet girl! Emma Grace. This picture is EXTRA sweet because she is helping her mommy making fuge and obviously being the official taste tester : )

Last Sweet thing this week:

SMORES (my ultimate weakness)

Smores Cupcake

More Smores Cupcake

Smores Pops

Smores Cookies

and last... Smores Bars...ughh, goodbye to the neverending new years resolution!

Here's the recipe if anyone is a sucker like I am and wants to throw in the towel for any new years resolutions!!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
• 3/4 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 king-sized milk chocolate bars (e.g. Hershey’s)
• 1 1/2 cups marshmallow creme/fluff (not melted marshmallows)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg and vanilla. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, graham cracker crumbs, baking powder and salt. Add to butter mixture and mix at a low speed until combined.
3. Divide dough in half and press half of dough into an even layer on the bottom of the prepared pan. Place chocolate bars over dough. 2 king-sized Hershey’s bars should fit perfectly side by side, but break the chocolate (if necessary) to get it to fit in a single layer no more than 1/4 inch thick. Spread chocolate with marshmallow creme or fluff. Place remaining dough in a single layer on top of the fluff (most easily achieved by flattening the dough into small shingles and laying them together).
4. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until lightly browned. Cool completely before cutting into bars

Giving in yet?

Cheers to smores weaknesses! : )

#15 White Christmas

#15

Eggnog Cupcakes

I know Eggnog can be very iffey for some folks but I've got to admit that I LOVE it. What better way to have some delicious Eggnog than through a cupcake??

I've baked this recipe and it really is Fabulous!!



Eggnog Cupcakes
1/4 cup dark rum or bourbon (you can also use an extract here and reduce amount; Vanilla extract can be used as well)
1 cup eggnog (can be light!)

1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract
scant 1/4 tsp nutmeg, freshly ground
1 cup sugar
1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350F. Fill a 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
In a small bowl, mix together rum, eggnog, vegetable oil, vinegar and vanilla.
In a large bowl, mix together nutmeg, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Pour in rum mixture and whisk until just combined. Divide evenly into muffin tins (a 1/4 cup measure is a good tool for this).
Bake for 18-20 minutes, until a tester comes out clean and the cakes spring back when lightly pressed.
Cool in the pan for 3-5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before frosting.

Eggnog Frosting
1/4 cup butter, softened
3 tbsp Eggnog

2 tbsp rum (once again you can use extract and even vanilla if you would like)
generous pinch of nutmeg, freshly ground
2+ cups confectioners’ sugar
coarse sugar for “rims”

Cream together butter,eggnog, rum, nutmeg and 2 cups of confectioners’ sugar. Add in more sugar if needed to make frosting stiff, but spreadable.
Spread on cupcakes and garnish with a sprinkle of nutmeg and cinnamon.

REALLY, really GOOD.

Our dear Savior's birth blessed us so much to be able to celebrate this season. Hence...I think He really wanted to bless us with these delicious Eggnog cupcakes too  :)

Fa la la #1

Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Let me start by saying WOW. What a great recipe to start off the 25 days of yumminess. 

Makes 12 cupcakes | Preparation: Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line wells of cupcake pan with paper liners. 

Gingerbread Cupcake

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses
• 1 large egg, beaten lightly
• 1/2 cup strong, very hot coffee
• 1 teaspoon baking soda

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

• 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon thinly sliced crystallized ginger

Cupcakes Recipe:

1. Add flour, the ground ginger, the cinnamon, the cloves, the allspice, and the salt in a bowl and sift.
2. Add 1/2 stick of the butter and granulated sugar in bowl and beat until mixture is pale and fluffy. Add molasses and egg beat until the mixture is smooth. In a measuring cup combine the baking soda with 1/2 cup very hot strong coffee water and stir until baking soda is dissolved. Stir the baking soda mixture into the molasses mixture (the mixture will appear curdled) and the combined molasses and baking soda mixture into the flour mixture, stir until ingredients are well combined.
3. Fill cupcake liners halfway. Bake the cupcakes on the middle rack of a 350 degree °F. oven for about 20 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. (Cupcakes will be flat on top.) Transfer the cupcakes to a rack to cool completely before frosting.

Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting:

Add cream cheese, the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, confectioners’ sugar and vanilla into a bowl and beat until fluffy and smooth. Add in the zest and lemon juice and beat to combine. Chill frosting for 30 minutes before using.

For some reason the song "Oh Heaven is a place on Earth" just popped in my head : )

Enjoy! Fa La La #1