Creamsicle Cupcakes

½ cup unsalted butter, softened


2/3 cup sugar

3 large eggs

1 tsp. vanilla extract (I always put more)

1 tsp. orange extract  (again, I always put more)

1 ½ cups all purpose flour

1 ½ tsp. baking powder

¼ tsp. salt

¼ cup milk

Directions:



Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly butter or line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract and orange extract.

In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and milk, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Evenly fill the muffin cups with the batter and bake for about 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. Once the cupcakes have completely cooled, frost.
 
MARSHMALLOW FROSTING

¼ cup unsalted butter, softened

1 (7½ ounce) jar Fluff, or similar marshmallow cream

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Beat butter in a large bowl with mixer on high speed until creamy. Beat in marshmallow cream. Reduce speed to low, and beat in confectioners’ sugar and vanilla. Increase speed to high; beat until fluffy.

Frost cooled cupcakes
(I also used some neon food coloring to fancy it up haha)
 

I don't cook them on a cookie sheet, I just put them on it to cool

 Bright green!

Purple & Green!

Cupcakes!

I've been feeling rather domestic lately. HA!  I made cupcakes with my nephew the other day.

Vanilla Cupcakes
(so not exciting, but delicious)

½ cup unsalted butter, softened

2/3 cup sugar
3 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract (I kind of free pour because I love vanilla)
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 ½ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
¼ cup milk

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly butter or line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.

Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract.

In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

With the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and milk, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Evenly fill the muffin cups with the batter and bake for about 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool. Once the cupcakes have completely cooled, frost.

Aiden & I frosted.  I let him  go to town with it.  I tried to write with it, but I'm frosting-dellusional.

This is our attempt at writing names, making flowers, and clearly making a ton of squiggly lines!  We're so far from professionals!! Haha

We made one for boyfriend.   ... and Teej.

... and obviously Aiden got his own, as did T-Bone, which looks more like J-Bone, but whatever

 Jaspy & Dizzle got some too.

                                                                             Cupcakes!

Open Faced Sandwiches

I never update this damn thing.  I tend to forget to take pictures or write down my concoctions.

Tonight, for dinner, I made open faced sandwiches on fresh italian bread.

Ingredients
3 whole chicken breasts, thawed
1 small red pepper
1 small green pepper
1 small yellow pepper
2-3 stocks of green onion
1/2 small red onion
BBQ Sauce of your choice (I went with Jack Daniel's Honey Smokehouse)
Large Baguette, French Bread, Italian Loaf, Kaizers, etc. (whichever you prefer)
1 cup of grated cheese (I use an aged cheddar)

Directions:
Once chicken is thawed, chop it up into strips.  Toss into frying pan with a little bit of cooking oil.  While it's cooking, wash & chop all of your veggies.  Once the chicken is cooked, put enough BBQ sauce to coat the chicken and stir.  Toss in all the veggies and cook until they're done enough for you (I like mine a little bit crunchy, so mine just get thrown in for a few minutes).  Before you remove the chicken & veggie mix, add some more BBQ sauce to your liking.  On sliced baguette or on the roll, pile on the chicken & veggies and top with cheese.  Put them in the oven until the cheese is melted.  Makes 6 Kaizers or 3 long pieces of Italian Bread.  ENJOY!

(I wish I had finished product pictures, but all I have is mixed up/cooking).