You would never know that I was on vacation this week. I didn’t have to go to class, but I was so ridiculously busy, that today was the first time I have had a moment to breath since my break began.
If I tell you that it was not my intention to bake this morning when I woke up, just know that its a lie.
Subconsciously, I’ve been dreaming of baking a perfect yellow cake since I read the recipe on Eat, Live, Run last week.
It reminded me of that wonderful Duncan Hines cake you would eat when you were a kid, but way better. And the frosting I decided to make was decadent and delicious. Everything a yellow cupcake with chocolate frosting should be, it reminded me of my childhood.
For the yellow cake, I used this recipe from Eat, Live, Run. It was amazing, and I made 12 cupcakes out of it. I filled each cupcake liner halfway and baked them for only 20 minutes instead of 25 minutes and they came out perfectly.
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
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Ingredients
½ cup of softened butter
2 ⅔ cup of confectioner’s sugar
⅓ cup of milk
1 ½ tsp. of vanilla
½ cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
Directions
Cream the butter.
Mix confectioner’s sugar and cocoa powder together in a separate bowl. Alternately add the confectioner’s sugar mixture and milk to the butter until completely mixed. Add in the vanilla and beat the mixture on high speed for 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape down the bowl and beat at medium speed for another 2 to 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Put in piping bag and decorate cupcakes as desired.
What is your favorite childhood dessert?
These look so good! Then again, so does everything you make. I would like you to bring one of everything for me to the next meet up. Kidding
. Okay not really- these look so good!
I am definitely a fan of cupcakes! They were my favorite dessert as a kid, and remain so today
I’ve always been a big cupcake fan… as in I want them at my wedding instead of a cake
Those look fantastic!