Spring dessert: Lemon Cream Cheese Cupcakes
I made these cupcakes for fellow blogger Mom on a Wire’s birthday. They were a little late but it is the thought that counts. Right? I found the recipe on Kraft Foods’ website. Ingredients: 1 pkg. white cake mix 1 pkg. JELL-O Lemon Flavor Instant Pudding 1 cup water 4 egg whites 2 Tbsp. oil 1 pkg. Cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened 2 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 pkg. (16 oz.) powdered sugar Directions: Beat first 5 ingredients in large bowl with mixer on low...
Read MoreHomemade Hostess Ding Dongs — yum!
Hostess With The Mostest Cupcakes I found this book, A Baker’s Field Guide to Cupcakes, by Dede Wislon, at a local yard sale. It has the coolest recipes for just cupcakes. That is right up my alley because I leave all the cooking to the cook of the house, aka my husband, but I love to BAKE! My daughter loves helping me bake also but takes the chance to point out the fact that mommy does not know how to cook. Thanks – BEAR! Anyway, I pulled out this recipe, did a little improvising...
Read MoreOn-the-fly peppermint chocolate cupcakes
If you’re looking for one of those fabulous gourmet recipes from a mama who uses sophisticated cookbooks and ingredients like dried cherries, move on to the next recipe. We have plenty of those available here. I’m not a made-from-scratch kind of girl. So I saw this recipe in People magazine. It looked good, but I forgot to cut it out. And now the magazine is nowhere to be found. That’s the kind of mama I am. So I improvised. I followed t he directions on the box for Pillsbury Moist ...
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