Sugar Cookie Cupcakes

This is for sure my favorite Cake/Cupcake, plus it's my own recipe adapted so that makes me even happier! :)

Here's the recipe:

Sugar Cookie Cupcakes 

Ingredients:

2 1/2 Cups Flour

1 1/2 tsp Baking Soda

                                                                 1 tsp Cream Of Tartar
                                                                    2/3 Cups Butter
                                                                 1 3/4 Cups Sugar
                                                                 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla 
                                                                        2 Eggs 
                                                                 1 1/4 Cups Milk 

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. Combine all dry ingredients except Sugar in a medium sized bowl and set aside.

3. Beat Butter on medium speed in a electric mixer for 30 seconds. 

4. Add Sugar and Vanilla to Butter and beat until combined

5. Add Eggs slowly while still mixing. 

6. Then add Milk and dry mixture alternately while on low speed until combined. 

7. Fill Cupcake liners 2/3 way full. 

Makes 24 Cupcakes, or two 8" by 8" rounds. 

You need some frosting to go with it, right? 

Butter Cream Frosting 

Ingredients:

1 Cup Butter

3 1/2 Cups Powered Sugar 

1/4 tsp Salt

1 TBSP Vanilla 

4 TBSP Whipping Cream

1. Beat Butter on high until it's 'fluffy'.

2. Slowly pour in Powered Sugar. 

3. While still on high add the remaining ingredients.

4. Mix until well combined and looks stiff. 

      

DIY Cupcake Stands

Have you ever seen all the glass champagne glasses at Goodwill and other thrift stores? I recently came up with a another use for them: Cupcake Stands.

Before:                                                          

                                                               

 

After: 

Very simple! To customize them, you can use a dry erase or permanent marker. They clean off very easily with water. 

Some Fall Shots...

What can I say? I love to take pictures. Right now I am in love with Picasa. It's like the best picture editing tool for me. Here's a couple of my favorite: 

Clay Rose How To Video

Blackberry Lemonade Cupcakes

I recently made one of the most delicious cupcakes that I have ever tasted. (even my dessert loving Grandpa agreed.) Blackberry Lemonade Cupcakes. Simple to make, easy to eat to many of them. I got this recipe from a an amazing website called "Your Cup Of Cake". Here's the link for the recipe: Blackberry Lemonade Cupcakes I'm going to make the Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cupcakes off the Cup Of Cake website next. :)

Doing It Yourself: Clay Roses

I always want to craft with clay, but baking it is always makes such a huge mess. I did some research and found you can microwave it! Make little clay shapes, (with any kind that will bake.) put them in a microwave safe bowl with enough water to cover the clay, microwave for five minutes, then pour the water out carefully, and you are done! You can microwave any shape with a toothpick through it to make little beads. Or make roses like I did and make a ring out of it. And the best part? No mess!
If you do it, please comment and post pics!
-Poppy
P.S.
I will post a video later on how to make clay roses like the one pictured above. :)