Cake. Inspired.

Uhm, yum.... This cupcake is made with an altered white cake mix and its pretty darn amazing. Cupcakes 1 box white or yellow cake mix 1 1/2 tea freshly grated nutmeg 3 large eggs 1/3 oil 3/4  C milk  + 2 tbls milk 3/4 C light sour cream 1 tsp vanilla paste Simply mix all ingredients until just blended.  Be careful not to mix too much, this can cause the cupcakes to rise a little weird and create little bubbles around the edges.  Not pretty   Fill cupcake liners approximately 2/3 full and bake at 350 for around 12 minutes.  Check cupcakes with skewer, adjust time as needed. Maple Cream Cheese Buttercream 3/4 C soft butter 1/4 C cream cheese 1 1/2 tbl whipping cream 4-5 C powdered sugar 1 scant tsp maple flavor 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg Whip all ingredients together until well combined.  You will probably need to adjust the amount of cream ...

I confess, I think out of the box and color out of the lines and that habit spills over into cooking as well.  I LOVE experimenting with different flavors and blending spices outside of the norm.  I came across this spice breakdown online and it has inspired me more than once. Keep this link close, its addicting and you will be using it.  A lot.     http://adventuresinspice.com/ (it looks like this)

Cupcake Bouquets and Cupcake Tea Parties for Mothers Day... What could be more fun??

Whats better than a cupcake bouquet for Mothers Day?   Nuttin'!

Oh  My  Gosh....  I cant believe how fast and easy this is to make!  I always run things past my taste testers (mancave occupants) and they all gave it a huge thumbs up.  Winning! Yummy Cupcake Filling 1 pt. heavy cream 1 small box jello instant pudding  - any flavor In a deep metal bowl that's been cooled add the heavy and cream and beat with hand mixer on medium/high.  When the cream STARTS (the second it starts to look the slightest bit thick) to thicken begin adding the pudding mix until fully incorporated. That's it. Yup, its fast and tastes amazing. *If you are one of those 'I can pick up on the taste of box jello mix' use cocoa and a little sugar, you wont be sorry.

Grandmothers Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies These are the most delicious, soft and yummy sugar cookies ever.  The recipe came from my grandmother so that makes it extra special.  Everyone rolls dough out differently but I prefer these cookies to be a little on the thick side so I roll my dough out at least 1/4" thick.  (at least).  Watch your first batch quite close, take them out when you see light golden brown creeping up from the bottom edge.  (LIGHT golden brown).  If they bake too long they will dry out. 1 C. sugar 1 C. butter 1 C. sour cream 2 eggs 1 tea. vanilla 1/2 tea salt 1 1/2 tea baking powder 2 T. baking powder 1 tea baking soda 4 to 4 1/2 C. flour Cream together sugar and butter. In a medium bowl combine sour cream, eggs and vanilla then add to butter mixture. Mix well. In a large bowl add flour, soda, baking powder, corn starch and salt. Stir until well blended. Add wet and dry ingredients, stir until well combin...