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Snicker Doodle Cupcakes with New Fondant Recipe

Okay, the title explains what is going on, I am making a Snicker Doodle cookie into a cupcake, okay, it's NOT my recipe, it's from a recipe book that you always see when in the checkout lines at most grocery stores. Well, I have like 4 of those and saw this one and was like, "Yummm". So, went to the store a couple days ago and got everything for that. However, I wanted to decorate it and I also need to try out a new recipe for fondant to find one my sister will like (I am making her baby shower cake!). So, I decided to make that to see if she will approve, which meant, back to the store. Well, my mom went, I stayed home and watched the dog.

Anyways! I got the recipe from pinterest (Big surprise there!!) and it's a marshmallow based one, supposedly way better than the Wilton stuff I buy. I like it but no one else seems to...oh well. Besides, this is WAY cheaper in the long run, so, why not try it? Here is the link, ignore the Royal Icing part, just scroll down a little. Again, I am a terrible person and I forgot pictures, but next time I make it I will post pictures. (Although, the link has pictures so I don't really need any....do I?)

Any-whoo! A few tips when making this, Almond Extract SMELLS. Okay, that isn't a tip, it's my opinion. But it does, it smells, but it works and is what is called for. I personally wished I wasn't wearing a tank top so I could pull my shirt over my noise, but what ever. (It's kinda like a nasty medicine smell, but what ever works, right?) So, two 'capfulls' I think I poured a little too much, but we will figure that out when I have more than a nibble of it.

Right, tips, when it says spray the mixer, it means SPRAY IT. I dont think I did a well enough job of that because the powder sugar STUCK. But, what can you do? It still turned out alright. Oh and before you begin, 13.5 oz of un-melted marshmallows is 6 and 3/4 cups of un-melted marshmallows. Just in case you couldn't find a bag of that size and was lost and confused like I was and end up needing your fathers help....

Uhm, don't be impatient, slowly add powder sugar, don't do too much at a time, I would say like a tablespoon at a time, I just dumped a bit in at time but if you want a measurement, there you go. It takes time, so be patient. Have a couple spoons ready to scrape the edges of the bowl if powder sugar sticks.

If people have too many issues with this, but you want to try it, just let me know and I can try and maybe do a video or something to help out. Or do photo by photo of what I do, or something, I want to help you! This is  a much cheaper solution to fondant, and it stores for 3-6 months, who doesn't need that?? Besides, it makes a decent amount. I have a nice size log sitting on my counter right now. In all, I give it a thumbs up that it works, and its light and fluffy, and besides, MARSHMALLOWS, what more convincing do you need? I mean really....Okay, onto the actual cupcakes now!

*NOTE* I went to make the cupcakes and realized I had the wrong cake mix so I just made do, I wont post the actual recipe but if you really want it, just let me know...but I like my recipe (:

Ingredients:
Cupcakes
French Vanilla Cake Mix
3 Eggs
1 1/3 cups Water
1/3 cup Canola Oil
2 1/2 tsp Cinnamon

Icing
3/4 cups butter
1 tsp vanilla
3 tsp Cinnamon
5 3/4 cups Powder Sugar
3-4 tbs milk

Steps 

1. Preheat oven as directed on the box, mine was 350, put the liners in cupcake pans, my batch made 21.
2. Put all the cupcake ingredients in a mixer, follow the steps normally for making the mix, but add the cinnamon with it.
3. Bake for the time on the box, insert a tooth pick and when it comes out clean, they are done.

4. After they are mostly cool, make the icing, here is how.
5. Beat the butter until it is fluffy. (Don't skip this step.)
6. Add the vanilla, cinnamon and powder sugar and mix.
7. Stir in the milk for desired consistency. (I did 3 1/2 tbs)

8. Decorate! Pipe or spread, how ever you like, the icing on the cupcakes.
9. Make what ever you want from the fondant to put on it, me? I am making flowers! (Simple ones, clean white flowers)

I suck as a blogger...

I suck as a blogger, but hey, that isn't my proffesion, so, don't like it, go away. I haven't been able to make my cupcakes due to a plan change, I decided on making a thing to go with them but I didn't have the ingredients either. Got them but decided to make it this weekend, but because I love you, I will post soon after making them. But in the meantime I made a Dessert Pizza, Apple flavoring! I forgot to take pictures....SO, I am just gonna send you the link to where I got it, See!. It's really yummy, reminded me of the dessert pizza from either Pizza Hut or CeeCee's Pizza. Either way, it was really good. Only thing is, when I made the icing on top, I used about 4 tbsp of milk instead of 2-3. And I used a original size crust, not thin....but it still turned out great. SUPER easy to make, not a whole lot of ingredients, and just not hard in general to make. I am sorry for being a bad blogger, but I am working on it!! Just so you know, I found this pin on Pinterest...that place is ADDICTING!!

Here is something for everyone to know, when I make it to 200 page views (I am at 196!!) I will make a 'like' page on Facebook! I hope you will like me, I will post on here when I make it! I think that is it...Bye!!

--MegaCakes

New Post COMING SOON

Okay, I know, I suck, I said I would post this week and it hasn't happened. I was planning on baking this weekend but I am super busy this weekend and thus, no time. I am however free on Monday (As far as I know anyway...) So I plan on baking that day, SO, expect a post around mid week, the end at the latest. I PROMISE, I PINKY promise, those are legit. Anyway, this one looks super promising, and if it doesn't work, I will still post, give tips of some sort, cause I hope to decorate or something along those lines. Remember, I feel I am a very novice to baking and decorating, so, I feel I am more of a tip and such giver for beginners as well. I want you to learn along with me, and I know not everyone has all the tools that I have, and I don't even have everything I would like to have, but I know you can still work without those tools, just a cookie cutter, a knife (preferably 2 butter) and your bare hands and creativity, you can make something fantastic. So, please, just wait until next week! I hope to post more often (as long as I am not busy, although, school is going to be starting soon and I will have a LOT more to do this year than any other...) So, see you all in a week!! <3 Happy Baking!!!!

--MegaCakes

Hello!

Okay, so I had made some cupcakes a bit ago and they just sucked. It was a cotton candy cupcake and I just really did not like them. SO, I am on the hunt (on pinterest...) for a recipe for a cupcake, I know how I want to decorate (Not telling!!) But I don't want a boring yellow cake, so, if you have any ideas or anything you want to see me make, just let me know! (: I don't want to disappoint anyone or anything and I haven't forgotten you! I hope to have something at least MADE by the end of next week. In the mean time...

Remember, if you make anything I made, or make something that you want me to see, don't hesitate! Let me know! Show me! I want to see (: (Please, also remember, I am not a professional. I am only a beginner, showing off my love of baking. I want to share my passion! <3) 

Apple Fritter Muffins

Okay, so my mom found this recipe on Pintrest (We're addicted to that site!!) and she said that she wanted me to make them. So, I did. The original recipe is here and if it's yours and you want me to remove this, just let me know and I will.

Anyways, we didn't have Granny Smith apples, we had Golden. So I used that and lowered the amount of sugar put in. Well, here is the recipe with my modifications (If using any apple other than Granny Smith, you should lower the amount of sugar from the original recipe, or, it will be really sweet.)

For the apples:

2 Large Golden Apples, diced
3 TBSP butter
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 TSP cinnamon
2 TBSP water
1/3 cup flour

• I sliced and cored the apples then cut the skin off before I diced them. This is very time consuming so make sure you plan ahead for this part. 

• Next, add all the apple ingredients into a skillet, except the flour. Cook over medium heat until the apples are tender, I tested with a knife, like potatoes. This takes roughly ten minutes to cook. 

• Add the flour and stir it in, once stirred leave on for about a minute, let the taste of the apple kind of cook off. Then remove from the heat completely. 

For the muffins:
2 Large eggs
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup canola oil
1 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F

• Line 18 muffin cups with any liner

• In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.

• In an electric mixer (You can do this in a large bowl by hand if need be) beat together the applesauce, oil, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until it is smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time then add the vanilla and mix thoroughly.

• Next mix in the the flour mixture and the buttermilk. (The site says to alternate, but you don't have to) Once combined completely, gently STIR in the apples (Do not mix in!!)

• Spoon the batter into the cups (if you have a round ice cream scoop, that will work well, more evenly) 

• Bake until the muffins are pale golden on top, roughly 15-17 minutes, rotate half way through. (A tooth pick doesn't really work in the situation because of the apples)
 

• Cool for a couple minutes until you can pick them up and then place them on a wire rack and let cool four about 10 minutes.

For the Glaze:
2 TBSP melted butter
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 TSP Vanilla
1 TBSP hot water

• Mix together all ingredients in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth.

Once the muffins have cooled their time, and the glaze has been made, dip in and serve. What I did was I let them cool a bit and then dipped them in once (That's all I could do with the amount of glaze I had) and set them on a plate (Warning: The glaze will drip down the cupcake liner, that's why it needs to be on a plate after glazing, of course, unless you want glaze all over the counter). I didn't wait long for them to cool because I like a warm muffin.

Again, this is NOT my recipe, I found it, made it, and had to share with my modifications! These muffins were so yummy! Here is what mine looked like :

(I have no idea why some of the stuff is in a different color but just ignore it, the information is still there!)

NEW POST--COMING SOON!!

Okay, I know I have been slacking a bit, but, I made a muffin this morning from a recipe my mom found on Pinterest (I am addicted to it!!) and it was YUMMY, so, I will post it and any tips and tricks I have for you when making them. So, expect that to come soon!!  I will also post a link to the actual recipe I found so you can use it, seeing as they deserve the credit for it for coming up with it in the first place!!