Maple Bacon cupcakes

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Now I don't have any pictures to share today, I actually plan on making these tomorrow! Theres 2 version of these that I make and for my friends that aren't "baking inclined" I have a short cut version I'm going to share today.
     So the first cupcake I call the AM. It smells like breakfast and looks like dessert. Used to be one of my best sellers! The ingredients you'll need are:  

  -A Box of FRENCH Vanilla cake mix (and the eggs oil water)
  - Cinnamon

  - 4 cups powder sugar
 - 1/2 a stick unsalted butter    
 -  !/2 of veggie shorting (crisco) helps the frosting to hold up
 -3Tb milk
 -2 TB pure vanilla, not imitation, it will never taste good with fake vanilla extract
  - Maple bacon
  - 2 cups plain sugar

      OK step on. Prepare the cake mix as directed on the box, I always go a little easier on the oil and prewhip my eggs, just habit can't say that it actually does anything! Next add about 2 table spoons of cinnamon. The idea of this is to give it a french toast smell and taste. If you prefer add more or lass than I suggest. Fill the cupcake liners 1/2 full and bake about 17 mins.

  While the cupcakes are baking, get  out a frying Pan and cook up the bacon, before the bacon is almost fully cook add the sugar a little at a time to candy it. as the sugar melts it turns into a Carmel and then crystallizes. It taste so good! Little salty little sweet. After the bacon is candied put it on a plastic or glass plate, no paper or paper towels. They'll be a bit sticky till it cools and hardens. When it hardens use scissors to cut it into fine pieces to sprinkle over the cupcakes frosting later!  And really hot water will dissolve anything left over in the pan so don't worry you wont ruin your pan by doing this. =)
     Next step is the frosting, my buttercream recipe is easy, 4 cups powder sugar, 1/2 stick of room temp butter. 1/2 cup shorting 3 TB milk and 2Tb vanilla, whip it all together in a standing mixer. Low at first then high for about 2-3mins to make it  nice and fluffy. Not I add a few drops of imitation maple, then some real maple syrup to the frosting. this will make the frosting a bit gooeier. so add another cup or two of powder sugar to stiffen it up. How much syrup? it varies for everyone. You cant go wrong, add about 1/4cup at first. you want to be able to smell it in the frosting and lightly taste it too. remember you cant add too much just add more powder sugar to bounce it back! frost your cupcakes and sprinkle on the bacon and wha-la!  AMs      
        For more fun I make chocolate cupcakes with milk chocolate frosting and candied bacon! its my cure all for any day!!                              

Orange Starburst Cupcakes note

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I've had a few questions about these cupcakes from some followers, but my email is not working right now so it wont let me reply! So basiclly the cupcakes are white cake that Ive replaced any water with orange juice. then what gives the cupcake its main flavor is the frosting. I made my butter cream frosting and added orange juice, instead of water and also some orange flavored candy flavoring you can pick up at any Micheals. I added it to smell not taste, When it smelled Orangey I stopped adding! It was super simple and yet so creamy! Hope that helps!

Amie Pendle Photography

So besides cupcakes, I have *Gasp* Another Love!!! I know I know! But I have to have some hobby that requires me leaving the house and absorbing sunlight! I love photography, but more than taking the pictures I love editing them and enhancing them into something amazing! So I started another Blog amiependlephotography.blogspot.com , Its just a hobby for now, but if you want to follow me over there too I'd greatly appreciate it cause alothough its been up for a few months I havent exactly anounced it to the world. So as of this very minute, I am the only person following my blog and.... well Im stating to feel like a Blog loser over there.... lol♥amiependlephotography.blogspot.com

♥ How to make CakePops ♥

When done correctly Cake Pops can be easy! There's a couple tricks I've learned through trial and error that I'll share here in my how to!

Start by gathering all your ingredients and tools! You'll need
-One bow of favorite cake mix
-One can of favorite frosting
-Eggs Oil Water (for cake mix)
-Candy melts
-Sucker Sticks
-Styrofoam block
-Standing mixer
-Spatula
-Wax paper covered cookie sheet

Make your cake as directed.
Bake and allow to completely cool!

Combine cooled cake crumbled in mixer bowl with frosting!

Mix till it turns to a doughy mess! Cover bowl with saran wrap and chill in freezer for about 30 mins

Remove chill mix and roll into sucker size balls, place on a wax paper covered cookie sheet. *If dough starts to get sticky, place bowl back in freezer to chill a bit more. When all dough is formed into balls, place sheet one again into the freezer to chill.

Melt a small amount of chocolate in microwave.

Gather cookie sheet from the freezer and working quickly dip the sucker sticks into melted chocolate and then insert into chilled ball. All sounds so perverted when I say it that way. Oh well!

Don't be worried if your balls have a flat head on them from sitting on the cookie sheet.

Once they are dipped and hung upside down to remove the extra chocolate, that chocolate usually rounds out the head.... Usually.

Once again place back into the freezer while you prep for next step!

Melt all of your chocolate in the bowl and gather all your tools, Styrofoam board chocolate bowl and sprinkles

Dip chilled ball into chocolate

Swirl and lightly tap to remove extra chocolate. While the chocolate is still soft add and decorations the require sticking♥

Ta-Da! CakePops ♥

Don't worry you're going to do fine! Just remember these are pretty time consuming and require space for a cookie sheet in your freezer. So before you start make sure you clear a spot and don't have to hit that wall while you're working! And don't be afraid to "over" chill the pops while they're chilling. usually 15-30 mins is good enough. And once they're dipped they don't need refrigeration. It will just make the chocolate sweat. Room temp is just fine, unless you have no A/C and live in hell.... then your pops are doomed. Muahahaha. just kidding they're going to be great and your friends and family will LOVE them!

Enjoy!♥

Orange Starburst Cupcakes

Oh Yes! you read that right! Turns out, you can make almost anything into a cupcake!!♥

 And the smell just like a Orange Starburst too!

Boston Cream Pie cupcakes♥

      Ok stop drooling! This morning I had the itch! No not that kind, Gross! The itch for a Boston cream Pie! But just like everything else I prefer it in cupcake form. That way I get the satisfaction of eating the whole cake without the guilt! Here's my recipe and mostly for my sister Katie to make for my favorite niece Addy! Super easy to convert to vegan! Enjoy!


                                                     Boston Cream Pie Cupcakes


♥ The Cake ♥
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

4 teaspoons baking powder

2 egg whites our 4 teaspoons of egg sub
1/2 teaspoon salt

12 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened(1 1/2 sticks)

1 1/3 cup granulated sugar

2 large eggs, room temperature

2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup sour cream



 ♥ Filling ♥

2 large egg yolk

1 cup heavy cream

1/2 cup granulated sugar

3 tablespoons cornstarch

1/8 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoon unsalted butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup heavy cream



♥ Ganache ♥
1 cup milk chocolate, chocolate chips

6 tablespoons heavy cream



Heat oven to 350 degrees . Line a cupcake pan with paper liners.


To make the cake, in a medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, meringue powder and salt. In a large bowl, using a mixer on medium speed, beat together butter and sugar until creamy - about 2-3 minutes. Beat in eggs and vanilla until well combined - about 2 minutes. Beat in buttermilk and sour cream until combined -about 1 minute. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually beat in flour mixture until just combined. Divide batter into muffin cups; bake 15 minutes or until cupcakes are well risen and cake springs back when touched. Cake really wont get "Golden" Pretty much stays white. Cool on wire racks.



To make the filling, whisk egg yolk in a small bowl. In a small saucepan over medium heat, whisk together cream, sugar, cornstarch and salt until well combined; continue to cook, whisking frequently, until mixture is hot. Gradually pour half of the hot cream into egg yolk, whisking constantly. Whisk egg yolk mixture back into saucepan with remaining cream. Cook mixture for 1-2 minutes, whisking constantly, until thickened almost into a dough. Pour custard into a small bowl and stir in butter and vanilla until combined.add the second dose of heavy cream and sugar. With a hand mixer mix till smooth as pudding! Taste test with finger. if you prefer sweeter feel free to add more sugar. Chill custard over an ice bath, in refrigerator, until it reaches room temperature.



To make the ganache, in a medium bowl, stir together chocolate and cream. Melt mixture in the microwave for 1 minute, stirring every 20 seconds, until melted and smooth.



There are 2 ways you can assemble these cupcakes, scoop out a tiny bit of cake from the center of each cupcake and place a spoonful of custard into the center.Or if you have a filling tip, spoon custard into a piping bag and fill that way. Spoon and spread chocolate ganache on top of cupcakes.



Makes 2 1/2 dozen cupcakes

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Tattoo Cupcakes 2!♥

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Carnival Cupcakes

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These definitely are in my top five favorites that I've ever made!♥

Safari Birthday Cupcakes

 

Just found these I made last year for a little boy named Cohan, I took inspiration from the decor and invites and created these!

Promotional cupcakes

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Green Tea Cupcakes!

I Love Tazo's Green tea with spearmint in it! So I took a plain White cake box mix added and subtracted from the directions and brewed up a strong batch of tea! Made up my vanilla buttercream, minus the vanilla and sub the green tea. I was just playing around but the cupcakes came out so refreshing! it was cake but it gave you a really healthy feeling eating it. Sounds weird huh? But it was amazing! ♥ Try it! I dare ya!