Showing posts with label cupcakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cupcakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cupcakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cupcakes. Show all posts

3 Fun Rainbow Cake Recipes for Girl Scouts

How to make a Rainbow Cake for Girl Scouts




Have a Girl Scout? Are you planning a celebration for your Scout Troop? These Rainbow Girl Scout Cakes are made with a box cake mix and American buttercream icing. They are fun to make as a group. They're even more fun to eat! Scroll down to see the easy recipes and learn how to make a Rainbow Cake for a Girl Scout Troop!

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3 Fun Rainbow Cake Recipes for Girl Scouts



Girl Scout Logo Cake

This 11x15 Girl Scout cake with American buttercream icing is made with ready made green Wilton fondant and a box of white cake mix. The flowers are made with a number 18 star tip with a white dot of icing in the middle of each. Trace the pattern on a piece of paper and trace it out with edible markers, then cut out with kitchen shears. Easy peasy!


The icing is a homemade whipped buttercream. The Girl Scout cake is an 11x15 Betty Crocker cake mix, but add 3 eggs, 1 stick melted butter, and 1 cup milk instead of following the box directions.


How to Make a Rainbow Cake with Colored Batter

If you want to make your cake batter rainbow colored too, check out this recipe for Rainbow Cake. The Girl Scout Troop will love mixing this one.


  • First, mix up cake batter, you can make a white cake from scratch or use your favorite white cake from a box.
  • Divide the batter evenly between 6 bowls.
  • Add food coloring, stir to combine.
  • Pour batter evenly into two 8 inch pans in reverse order. (Darkest colors first.)
  • Bake as directed.
  • Level the cakes.
  • Put icing in between the layers, stack, spread icing on the outside.


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A birthday is the perfect excuse to make a rainbow cake, but who needs an excuse? After reading several different tutorials on how to make a rainbow cake and cupcakes, we got started.  First, mix up a box of white cake mix following the package directions, or you can use your favorite homemade cake recipe. Then, involve the Girl Scout Troop. Let them count out the bowls, (you need 1 bowl for each color of the rainbow)  mix in the food coloring. 





Why stop at Rainbow batter and icing, when you can make your cake the shape of a Unicorn? It is easy to make a Rainbow Unicorn Cake too!

How to Make a Rainbow Unicorn Cake Recipe

Use the same cake mix and directions to tweak it as in the Girl Scout Cake above.
This time, use  8" round cake pans.
Fill the pans just over 3/4 way full. (You'll need two cake mixes.)
Wrap the pans with a wet towel strip. (This helps them to rise.)
Ice with the same whipped buttercream as above.
Unicorn horn is an ice cream cone sprayed with Wilton brand gold edible glitter spray.
Ears are pink card stock with a toothpick to hold them in place.
Flowers are made with different size star tips as mentioned above in the logo cake.
For color, use Wilton gel food coloring. Black is Wilton brand gel icing.


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Easy Cinnamon Scones Recipe

This Scone Recipe is Easy to Make

French Scones. They sound so fancy schmancy, don't they? Whether you eat them as dessert or for breakfast, these Easy Cinnamon Scones are a special treat. This yummy scone recipe is flavored with chopped dates, nuts, cinnamon, and cloves. They are perfectly paired with your favorite coffee on a cold winter morning. Enjoy!

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Easy Cinnamon Scones Recipe




Reese Cup Cupcake Dessert Recipe

Chocolate Cake Reese Cup Cupcakes

This Homemade Reese Cup Dessert Cupcake Recipe combines chocolate and peanut butter in a fun new way. A chocolate cake cupcake contains a hidden surprise of a mini Reese's cup. In this Reese Cup Recipe, peanut butter buttercream and chopped Reese cups top the cupcakes. You can make them from scratch or use a box cake mix. Enjoy!

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Make Happy Birthday Cupcakes with this Cherry Recipe


Read Happy Birthday, Cupcake! and Make some too

Is it your birthday? These cupcakes are perfect for Valentine's Day too, but don't worry- you don't need an excuse to make birthday cupcakes. This recipe for cherry cupcakes, is perfect to pair with the book, Happy Birthday, Cupcake!, by Terry Border. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday, Cupcake! is a charming book. The main character is a Cupcake! The delightful photos throughout the book tell the story of a sweet Cupcake planning her birthday party with her friends. Her friends are various food items- each with varying needs. She takes into account each of them as she seeks to plan the perfect event. She shows kindness in realizing the limitations of her friends- like Ice Cream's propensity for melting...


Make Happy Birthday Cupcakes with this Cherry Recipe
Make Cherry Almond Cupcakes with this yummy recipe.

In then end, her friends surprise her with a birthday party to remember. This is such a cute story with an excellent message of friendship, feelings, and love. This picture book is perfect for the younger set. It makes a nice companion book for a birthday celebration. You can incorporate fun activities while talking about important topics like how to be a good friend.


Happy Birthday, Cupcake! by Terry Border.
Happy Birthday, Cupcake! by Terry Border.


One of our favorite activities is to bake together! This book lends itself well to a kitchen project. You can make cupcakes easily with a mix or make some from scratch. The most important thing is to spend time together. We enjoyed making Cherry Cupcakes- chosen by my son!



Make Cherry Cupcake for Birthday Party Recipe.
Delicious Cherry Cupcakes!

Here's a yummy recipe for the Cherry Almond Cupcakes that we adapted from one found on Food Network Magazine.


CHERRY ALMOND CUPCAKES Recipe


1 1/3 c. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 stick butter, softened
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. almond extract
1/2 c. milk
1/3 c. maraschino cherries, chopped

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. 

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking power, and salt. In another bowl, cream butter with a mixer on medium-high speed until smooth (about 1 minute). Add sugar and continue to beat until creamy (about 4 minutes). Beat in eggs, vanilla, and almond extract. Beat in the flour mixture in three batches alternating the milk. Beat on medium-high speed until just combined. Stir in maraschino cherries. 

Divide the batter among the muffin cups. Bake until the tops spring back, 20-25 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool in pan 5 minutes and then remove to rack to completely cool. 

How to Make CHERRY FROSTING Recipe


1 1/2 stick butter, softened
3 c. powdered sugar
pinch of salt
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. almond extract
3 Tb. maraschino cherry juice (from the jar)
Extra cherries to garnish if desired

Beat butter, sugar, and salt until just combined. Add extracts and beat on medium-high speed until creamy (about 3 minutes). Beat in the cherry juice until fluffy (about 1 more minute). 

Ice cupcakes when they are completely cooled and add cherries or sprinkles to decorate.

Fun Activity Ideas for the Book, Happy Birthday, Cupcake:


  • Plan a play date with a friend.
  • Cut out paper cupcakes.
  • Make a friendship tree, and write down activites that your friends would enjoy.
  • Pretend to have a birthday party















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Chocolate Quotes

Quotes about Chocolate for the Chocolate Lover

Chocolate, chocolate, chocolate! Do you know where your chocolate is? Do you have a secret stash? These chocolate quotes memes are fun to share on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest. Enjoy!


Chocolate  Quotes to share on Facebook Pinterest Instagram
Chocolate  Quotes.

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What is your favorite kind of CHOCOLATE?

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Homemade Dr Pepper® Recipes

Dr Pepper® Recipes to Make at Home

Fall has arrived, and we are thinking football and what to eat while watching the games at home. You can get ready for game day when you make these one of a kind Dr Pepper® chicken tenders and muffins at home with these simple recipe and ingredients from Kroger. Kroger is the place for Game Day GreatsEven if you don't drink Dr Pepper®, we think you will love this homemade baked, breaded chicken recipe paired with cupcake muffins. Enjoy!


Make Dr Pepper® Recipes at home.
Make Dr Pepper® Recipes at home.
Your guests will be impressed with your one of a kind, unique game day recipes. Best of all, the ingredients needed are at your local Kroger. Dr Pepper® and Kroger are the ultimate football partners for your next homegating or tailgating event. 

Be sure to visit the Kroger in-store sweepstakes display with Miller
Coors®/Kellogg's®/Dr Pepper® for fly away trips to Rivalry Games. See your local store for more details. Also, don't forget to register  for your chance to win the #GDGSWEEPSTAKES.

We filled the cart with lots of goodies for college game day! We provide the entree and dessert, you bring the veggies and dip, okay?

How to Make Homemade Dr Pepper® Chicken Tenders

These delicious chicken tenders are ready in just 30 minutes. Serve them up at your next football party with a side of fried zucchini, waffle fries, and a glass of Dr Pepper® or simply have them out as an appetizer. 

1/2 C. Dr Pepper®
1/4 C.  all-purpose flour
egg
tablespoon water
1 C. Panko bread crumbs
Dash of Paprika
5-6 chicken breast tenders
Salt and Pepper to Taste

1. Heat oven to 425°F. Line a cookie sheet with foil, and spray it with cooking spray. (They will stick.)


Chicken marinating in Dr Pepper.

2. In shallow dish or bowl, marinade chicken tenders in 1/2 C. Dr Pepper®. Toss to coat.

3. In another shallow dish, mix flour, panko, paprika, and salt and pepper with a fork. 



4. In yet another shallow dish, beat egg and 1/4 C. Dr Pepper®.

5. Now, dip chicken into egg/Dr Pepper® mixture, then coat with flour crumb mixture. Place on cookie sheet.




Homemade Dr Pepper® Chicken Tenders ready to go into oven.


4. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, turning once toward the end, until chicken is no longer pink in center and coating is an orange golden brown. 


Cooking in oven, spoon some more Dr Pepper® over any dry bits of flour.
Homemade Dr Pepper® Chicken Tenders
Homemade Dr Pepper® Chicken Tenders.




Make easy Dr Pepper® chicken tenders at home
This was delicious! Make easy Dr Pepper® chicken tenders at home.

Dr Pepper® Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe is Easy

I mustache you a question. Do you like Dr Pepper®? We love it! No college football party (think homegating) is complete without Dr Pepper®and chocolate. Every party needs some chocolate! So, after your baked, chicken tenders, splurge with some fun, mustache cupcake muffins.

Homemade Dr. Pepper Cupcake Muffins Recipes Mustache
Dr Pepper® Chocolate Chip Cupcake Muffin with Cream Cheese Frosting.

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Cart full of Gameday Goodies.

We found this fun post on Quarterbacks with Mustaches.

How to Make Dr Pepper® Chocolate Chip Cupcake Muffins

Ingredients
  • Martha White Chocolate Chip Muffin Mix
  • 1/2 C. Dr Pepper®
  • 1/4 C. Almond Milk


    Follow Package Instructions, but replace milk with Dr Pepper® and Milk measurements listed above.





    Stir until frothy.



    Place Cupcake liners in pan. Fill liners to top. You will need to scoop the chips into the muffin tins. They react with the Dr Pepper® and stay in the bottom of the bowl.



    Bake according to package instructions. Remove from heat. Cool pan on wire baking rack.


    Once cool, add your favorite Cream Cheese frosting. Then, stick on this paper printable mustache.


    How to Make Mustache Cupcakes.
    Mustache Cupcakes are fun for Game Day!
    Mustache Chocolate Chip and Dr. Pepper Cupcakes.
    Mustache Chocolate Chip and Dr Pepper® Cupcakes.

    We found some more fun recipes that use Dr Pepper®:

    Dr Pepper® Cake and Icing

    Dr Pepper® Cheesecakes

    Dr Pepper® BBQ Chickens




    This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Dr Pepper®. Game Day Greats brought to you by Kroger. The opinions and text are all mine.






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    Kitchen Kids: Tips for Donut Frosting and Recipe for Icing, Frosted Donuts and How to Make Maple Glaze

    Easy tip for donut frosting and easy recipes for icing frosted donuts

    You don't need an expensive icing tube or even a fancy bag; here's an easy tip for donut frosting and easy recipes for icing frosted donuts and a maple glaze recipe. Enjoy!


    Doughnut Frosting Donut Frosting Frosted Donuts Recipes for Icing and glaze
    Plastic Icing Bags with clothespins to keep 
    the icing in place (works for toothpaste too).
    You can purchase plastic cone/tube bags to use with recipes for icing or you can use plastic Ziploc baggies and cut a tiny hole (about 1'4") on one bottom corner then, roll it up as shown above. With this technique, you can use the tubes as a pen and write names with frosting. Use a larger opening to make and pipe ribbons and roses.


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    Make maple glaze recipe.


    Make Maple Donut Glaze Doughnut



    For the glaze:  1 C. Confectioner's Sugar, 2 Tbs. Hot Water, 1/4 C. Maple Syrup

    How to make donut glaze: 

    Blend confectioner's sugar, hot water, and maple syrup in a small bowl, drizzle over donuts.


    For the frosting:  2 C. confectioners sugar sifted, 1/2 C. unsalted butter, 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract, 2 tbs. milk, food coloring (if desired).

    How to make frosting: 

    In a bowl with a hand mixer (electric mixer on low), beat the butter until well blended and smooth. Beat in the vanilla extract. With the mixer on low speed, gradually beat in the sugar. Add  milk and beat together. On high speed, beat frosting until fluffy (about 5 minutes).Now is the time to add a few drops of food coloring if desired. Keep in airtight container so confectioner's frosting doesn't dry out.  



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    Strawberry Cupcakes Recipe in Mini-Muffin Pan

    How to Make Strawberry Cupcakes Recipe

    This recipe makes Strawberry Cupcakes in a Mini-Muffin Pan. It yields enough cupcakes for a large group. Get creative with your mix-ins and infuse cupcakes with your favorite jamEnjoy! 


    How to make strawberry cupcakes in a mini-muffin pan.
    How to make strawberry cupcakes in a mini-muffin pan.

    We had to come up with an item to take for a Teacher Appreciation Week pitch-in luncheon at Chick-a-Bitty and Bug's school. I knew I needed to bring in something that would feed over forty teachers and wouldn't require major refrigerator space. I thought if I could make this in my Mini Muffin Pan ( it makes twenty-four muffins at a time) and with one cake mix, I could make a little over forty-eight muffins!


    Make Strawberry Cupcakes in a Mini- Muffin Pan to feed the whole gang.

    Ingredients:

    • 1 strawberry cake mix 

    If you can't find strawberry cake mix, Pillsbury and Betty Crocker make a white one- just add about one drop of red food coloring. 


    • Add 1 tsp. of strawberry extract


    IMO, Strawberry cake mix is prettier, because it makes a pink cake with red speckles, plus you're putting in the white chips = very pretty! 

    You can also as fresh strawberries to the white cake mix for a similar effect.

    • 1 tsp. strawberry extract 
    • ½ cup white chocolate chips
    • 1 (3 oz. box) cheesecake pudding mix
    • 16 oz. sour cream
    • ½ cup oil
    • 3 eggs 
    • Garnish: whipped topping and fresh strawberries. 
    • Preheat oven to 325 Degrees
    • Spray your pan lightly 
    • Whisk eggs and pudding mix together.
    • Add remaining ingredients, blend well.


    Strawberry Cupcakes
    White cake mix with fresh strawberries.

    • Using a medium or large ice cream scoop, (depends on how big you want your mini cakes) put in pan. 

    How to infuse cupcakes and cakes.
    Infuse cupcakes with a jam filled icing tube.

    • Bake for 10-12 min. Let cool on cooling rack and remove from pan. Repeat until all the batter is used.
    • Once cupcakes are baked, use a frosting tube filled with jam to infuse. It is easy, just insert and squirt! Now, you are a gourmet baker!
    Tip:  If there is extra batter for a third round but not enough to fill all cups, fill empty cups with a bit of water so it will not ruin and over bake the empty cups.

    After everything is cool, use whipped topping to decorate top of mini-cakes. Add a sliced strawberry to put on top.

    You can also frost with cream cheese frosting and drizzle with chocolate syrup as seen below.


    Strawberry infused cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and chocolate drizzle.
    Strawberry infused cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and chocolate drizzle.

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    Cupcake Wrapper Giveaway: That's A Wrap!


    From Busy Mom on the Go


     Traditional cupcake wrappers will long be forgotten after you see the adorable designs at That's A Wrap. As I was putting together the details of Emily's cupcake themed birthday party I came across these cupcake wrappers and instantly I knew they would bring another element to the party that guests would not expect! I love all of the different patterns you can choose from. At That's A Wrap you will find a lot more than just cupcake wrappers, you'll find an entire collection of party must-haves. A few of my favorites include the cupcake kits that coordinate both the wrappers and toppers, the party favor boxes and these very cute favor tags



    That’s A Wrap is offering Busy Mom on the Go readers with a special discount code so you can start shopping today for your child’s next birthday party! For 20% off use code: busymoms. Stay in touch with all of the great products from That's A Wrap by liking their facebook page and following them on Pinterest. Below is a sample of cupcake wrappers to choose from. For more click here.


    Would you like to win a set of cupcake wrappers and toppers for your child’s birthday party? That’s A Wrap has generously offered one lucky winner their choice of design for a set of cupcake wrappers and toppers from their store! Starting today through 4/29 at 11:59 EST you can enter using the Rafflecopter form below. This giveaway is for one set cupcake wrappers and toppers in your choice of style. All entrants must be 18+ to enter, open to US residents only.

    Microwave Strawberry Cheesecake Cake Recipe

    Strawberry Cheesecake Recipe for Mircowave 

    Angie's Corner: What could be better than a cake recipe you can microwave? Yes, please. This Strawberry Cheesecake CAKE recipe is microwavable. Enjoy!

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    Mircowavable Strawberry Cheeesecake Cake Recipe with garnish.
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    Microwave Strawberry Cheesecake 'Cake' Recipe.

    Strawberry Cheesecake Microwave Cake Recipe

    Ingredients:

    1 strawberry cake mix (if you can't find strawberry- Pillsbury and Betty Crocker makes one you can use white, add red food color, (not much, like one drop) and add an extract tsp of strawberry extract.

    The strawberry cake mix is prettier it has pink cake with red speckles, plus you're putting in the white chip is very pretty.


    1 tsp. strawberry extract (only if you cannot find the strawberry cake mix)

    ½ cup white chocolate chips
    1 (3 oz. box) cheesecake pudding mix
    16 oz. sour cream
    ½ cup oil
    3 eggs 

    Garnish: whipped topping and fresh Strawberry Fans. 



    • 1. Spray your Stoneware Fluted Pan or Deep Covered Baker lightly and dust with flour (works best with Baker's Joy).
    • 2. Whisk eggs and pudding mix together in Classic Batter Bowl.
    • 3. Add remaining ingredients, blending well with Mix N' Scraper.
    • 4. Drop batter into Fluted pan and microwave on high 12-14 minutes. 
    • 1. (Watch your cake after 10 minutes if you microwave runs hot.) Works best if your have a turntable in your microwave. If not, rotate every 4-5 minutes. 
    • 5. Invert cakes immediately, but leave pan over the cake for 10 minutes. Cool. Garnish (Flour Sugar Shaker filled with powdered sugar, fresh strawberry fans made with your Egg Slicer Plus or Paring knife, fresh mints snipped with your Kitchen Shears) as desired.

    How to Make Strawberry Fans:


    To make the Strawberry fans gently slice a 3/4 of the way down and fan apart. Then with any leftover strawberries, put them in the Manual Food Processor and chop til desired sized and put in the center of cake, If using the fluted pan fill hole in center of cake first with leftover whipped topping before adding the strawberries

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    Food Play: Edible Art Mickey or Minnie Mouse Oreo Cupcakes

    I found these cute Mickey and Minnie Mouse Cupcakes made from Oreo cookies on Pinterest. 

    Aren't they adorable? Now that is Edible Art.  Enjoy!


    Mickey or Minnie Mouse Cupcakes with Oreos Edible Art.
    Mickey or Minnie Mouse Cupcakes with Oreos Edible Art.


    No idea who these belong to, I'd love to give the much deserved credit. I think the credit is "Family Fun Magazine", but I can't find the original post. While searching, I discovered a Mickey version of the Oreo cupcake. From an awesome blog, "Car's Cake". Hop over for lots of cute cake ideas.


    Here's a Mickey Mouse version of the Oreo Cupcake 
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