Cookie Dough Cupcakes

Needless to say, these were a favorite. They have no eggs, so no worry of getting sick ! Not like I ever care about that anyways...I was so proud of these babies! They went so quickly! Big shoutout to my ever-supportive choir class.

Ryan, inhaling his cupcake.

Yellow Cupcakes

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

3/4 cup sugar

2 large eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees; In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a liquid-measuring cup, mix milk and vanilla; set aside.

In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed, add half of dry ingredients, followed by milk-vanilla mixture, then remaining dry ingredients. Do not overmix.

Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups (a 2-ounce or 1/4-cup ice-cream scoop is good for this).

Place tin on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool cupcakes 5 minutes in tin, then remove and cool completely on a rack before frosting.

Cookie Dough Frosting

3 sticks unsalted butter

2/3 cup brown sugar

3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

2 tsp vanilla

Beat brown sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in powdered sugar. Beat in vanilla

Top them with mini chocolate chips and then eat the rest of the bag, without any regrets.

Yellow Cupcakes with Cherry Frosting

This was the last cupcake Friday for the seniors! I hope they all do great in college <3 I love them each dearly!!

Yellow Cupcakes

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup milk

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

3/4 cup sugar

2 large eggs

Preheat oven to 350 degrees; In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In a liquid-measuring cup, mix milk and vanilla; set aside.

In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed, add half of dry ingredients, followed by milk-vanilla mixture, then remaining dry ingredients. Do not overmix.

Divide batter evenly among prepared muffin cups (a 2-ounce or 1/4-cup ice-cream scoop is good for this).

Place tin on a rimmed baking sheet; bake until a toothpick inserted in center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool cupcakes 5 minutes in tin, then remove and cool completely on a rack before frosting.

Cherry Frosting

2 sticks unsalted butter

3/4 c. cherry preserves

6 c. powdered sugar

Beat butter until light and fluffy. Slowly add in sugar, until all is incorporated. Stir in cherry preserves.

ENJOY MY DEARS!

Tilapia Tacos with Guacamole

Today has been SO productive. I woke up with a prom hangover and then biked for ten miles! I got back and then dyed my hair. I went and got all of my Mother's Day gifts and finally came home and made dinner.

So I'm pretty amazing.

This dinner is a family favorite. It is tilapia tacos with homemade guacamole!

There's no beating this amazing comfort food. I seasoned the fish with my Dad's Angel Dust. Unfortunately , that recipe is under lock and key, so for you guys, just use cajun seasoning.

Enjoy!

Tilapia Tacos

2 lbs tilapia

Cajun seasoning

non-stick grill spray

Season the tilapia liberally on both sides. Spray grill grates with non-stick spray and turn the heat to medium-high. Grill the tilapia until firm, about 5-7 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and cut into 1 1/2 inch chunks. Assemble tacos, using either corn or flour tortillas, whichever you prefer.

Guacamole

2 Hass avocados

1/2 lime, juiced

Salt

Prepared salsa

Cut into avocados to reveal the green flesh. Put the flesh into a mixing bowl and discard the skins. Mash the avocado and add the lime juice. Stir in the salt and salsa and serve.

Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream

THESE CUPCAKES ARE SO PRETTY. Go the extra mile to find freeze-dried strawberries because they have a very strong strawberry flavor! All the people in the pictures are my choir friends! I have nothing more to say; they are just delicious. 

Jenna

Jack, Brian and Ryan

Emma and Ellie

Zoe

Strawberry Cupcakes

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans

1 1/2 cups cake flour (not self-rising)

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pans

1 3/4 cups sugar, plus more for sprinkling fruit

4 large eggs

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 1/4 cups milk

10 ounces strawberries, hulled and cut into small dice, plus more for garnish

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 1/2 standard 12-cup cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside.

Into a medium bowl, sift together flours, baking powder, and salt; set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Beat in eggs, one at a time, and then beat in vanilla. With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the milk and beginning and ending with the flour; beat until combined after each addition. Fold in strawberries.

Divide the batter evenly among the prepared cups so that each is about two-thirds full, about 2 ounces each. Bake, rotating the pans halfway through, until the cupcakes are golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer pans to a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from pan and cool completely on wire racks.

Strawberry Buttercream

1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)

2 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 1/2 cups freeze dried strawberries

Cream butter and sugar. Add in vanilla. Put strawberries in a blender (I used my magic bullet) until they are a powder. Mix into frosting.

Frost cupcakes!

 

GO FORTH AND CONQUER THE CUPCAKES.