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    Rainy days and cupcakes

    By Stacy 8 Comments

    My new favorite TV show is Cupcake Wars. I love when they have to come up with new cupcake flavors on the fly with weird ingredients. I am not that daring, but I thought it would be fun to come up with my own recipes. We had three really rainy days in a row and to say that my kids were naughty and driving me NUTS is a severe understatement. So I figured this would be a good time to turn my kitchen into a test kitchen and bake with the kids. Of course they fought over who got to be closest to the mixer and who got to put the flour in, etc. But overall it was fun and it kept them busy. Here are my new recipes!

    CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY

    2 ¼ cups flour
    1 ⅓ cups sugar
    3 teaspoons baking powder
    ½ teaspoon salt
    ⅔ cup baking cocoa
    ½ cup (one stick) butter
    ½ cup buttermilk (evaporated milk is good too)
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    2 eggs
    2 cups strawberries pureed (you can partially blend it if you want small chunks of strawberries in the cupcake, otherwise blend until smooth)

    Mix all the dry ingredients together and then add everything else. Mix for about 2 minutes. Bake at 350 for 16 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Don't over bake! dry cupcakes are the worst. I bought a couple packs of strawberries some of which I stuck in the blender for the batter (and frosting) and some I dipped in melted chocolate chips for a garnish on the top of the cupcake.

    Frosting

    ¼ cup of butter, softened
    2 ½ cups powdered sugar
    ½ teaspoon vanilla
    1 teaspoon milk
    4-5 teaspoons *strawberry juice

    *I used a non terry cloth to strain a small amount of the strawberry puree. I wanted the fresh strawberry taste but without the seeds. Feel free to use strawberry flavoring if you want. I have that as well, but it isn't as good with the artificial flavoring. Fresh is always best.

    If you don't want to make dipped strawberries you can always do this.

    Peaches and Cream




    Cupcakes

    2 ¼ cups flour

    1 ⅓ cups sugar
    3 teaspoons baking powder
    ½ teaspoon salt
    ½ cup butter
    ½ cup evaporated milk
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    2 eggs
    1 cup peaches pureed

    Frosting

    ¼ cup butter (softened)
    2 ½ cups powdered sugar
    1 tsp vanilla
    1 tsp milk
    3-4 tsp pureed peach
    The frosting won't have a strong peach
    flavor, but if you add too much more it will
    start to separate. It is a good thought, plus it
    is meant to be the "cream" of the peaches and cream

    Glaze
    ½ cup peach puree
    ¼ cup powdered sugar
    a little milk

    Mix dry ingredients and then add everything else. Mix for 2 minutes. Bake at 350 for 16 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. While they are hot poke holes all over the top with a toothpick. Then drizzle the peach glaze over so it can soak into the cupcake. Wait until they have cooled all the way before you frost them.

    The reason I did the glaze is because the peach flavor in the cupcake is very subtle. I learned later that the peach flavor naturally bakes off for some reason. But the glaze gives it flavor and makes it very moist! If you want you can also finely chop some peaches and add them to the batter. You should lessen the amount of puree if you do that though.

    If you make these, let me know what you think! They worked for me but I want to know if they work every time and for other people.

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    1. Kelley

      September 04, 2010 at 3:16 pm

      I love cupcake wars! Cupcakes are my new "go-to" dessert.
      Have a great weekend.

      Reply
    2. Funky Junk Interiors

      September 04, 2010 at 4:20 pm

      What beautiful photos.. you can bet that chocolate dipped strawberry drew me right in! They look so delicious.

      Donna

      Reply
    3. Taija

      September 06, 2010 at 10:52 pm

      Y-um!! Those both look incredible! I love cupcakes too!

      Reply
    4. Tonia

      September 08, 2010 at 12:36 am

      Those look delicious. I have a peach tree full of peaches just waiting to be turned into cupcakes :)

      Reply
    5. Ashley

      September 09, 2010 at 1:50 am

      WOW! those looks so Yum-o! Ill def have to try the recipe. Thanks so much for linking up.

      Reply
    6. A Little Bit of Everything!

      September 11, 2010 at 3:21 pm

      Looks super yummy!

      Reply
    7. Abby

      September 15, 2010 at 6:01 pm

      Cupcake Wars is my FAVORITE SHOW! That is just about the one show I fight over with my husband. Have you seenn DC Cupcakes? They make one with a graham cracker crust, chocolate cupcake, and a homemade marshmallow frosting that she in then torches! .. I don't know about you -- but I think that sounds pretty awesome! And sweet. Anywho - your cupcakes look amazing! If I could eat through the screen, I'd be a little less starving right now :)

      Reply
    8. Selina@CreativeJuicesDecor

      December 07, 2010 at 2:43 pm

      I can see why you put a few cupcake recipes on here! you make them perfectly!

      Reply

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