Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chocolate. Show all posts
For my fiances 30th birthday he requested a cake that had mint and chocolate which didn't come as a surprise to me since he has made this request before (see the mint Oreo cake from birthday's past here). I basically made the same thing with the ingredients all switched around (only mint in the icing not the cake) but he seemed equally pleased with the end result.
Ingredients
1 box chocolate cake (plus eggs/water/oil it calls for)
1 package of Oreo cookies
1.5 sticks of butter (12 oz)
1 package of cream cheese
3.5 cups confectioners sugar
1 cup milk chocolate chips
2 tablespoons peppermint extract
1 teaspoon vanilla
pinch of salt
green food coloring (optional)
Directions
1. Prepare boxed cake batter according to instructions. Stir chocolate chips into batter and bake according to instructions on box. I used two 9 inch cake pans.
2. While cake is baking, take one sleeve of Oreos and break up into a food processor. Blend them into fine crumbs while adding in 1/2 stick (4 oz) melted butter to make them sticky. Set mixture aside for assembly later.
3. Also while cake is baking whip together 1 stick of butter with cream cheese until fluffy. Add in vanilla, peppermint extract, and salt then gradually start adding in sugar 1/2 cup at a time until all 3.5 cups is incorporated (I also used a few drops of green dye here but it is not necessary).
4 Assembly: Place one cake on cake stand and ice with mint frosting, then add crumbles very generously to the top, then add the other cake on top of the crumbles and ice all around and use up the rest of the crumbles for the topping.
..Baby Shower Cupcakes
July 2, 2013 • baby carriage baby shower cupcakes chocolate cream cheese icing Cupcakes Eats and Sweets
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes chocolate cupcakes with a baby carriage. The carriage isn't edible or anything, but I had to share because I really dig them. I don't know what they are really supposed to be used for in reality, I just picked them up at my local party store, but they made perfect little toppers to the cream cheese icing and rainbow flower sprinkles for my coworkers baby shower. GIRLS RULE!
..Chocolate Cherry Cream Cheese Cupcakes
February 14, 2013 • cherry chocolate cream cheese Cupcakes Eats and Sweets heart cupcakes Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day! I hope each and every one of you feel loved in some way today. More importantly, I hope you all take advantage of the magical 24 hours in which calories cease to exist (similar to the theory of birthdaytivity) so polish off that box of chocolates and have yourself another glass of wine. Cheers!
Chocolate cupcakes
1 box Devil's Food cake mix
4 eggs
2/3 cup veggie oil
1 chocolate instant pudding
1 cup almond milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Bake on 350 degrees for about 17-20 mins.
4 eggs
2/3 cup veggie oil
1 chocolate instant pudding
1 cup almond milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Bake on 350 degrees for about 17-20 mins.
Cherry cream cheese frosting
1 8oz Package of cream cheese
1 Stick of slightly softened butter
3-4 Tablespoons cherry preserves
3 Cups confectioners’ Sugar
Mix butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Add in sugar 1 cup at a time and finish with preserves.
White chocolate hearts
Melt red chocolate candy melts in a plastic piping bag. Pipe hearts onto wax paper and wait for them to harden. Use to top cupcakes.
So it's been quite a while since this self proclaimed cupcake connoisseur (mostly on the eating part, less emphasis on the baking) posted any recipes but lucky for you (unlucky for your thighs), there will be not one but two in the next week. I made these for an office party last Friday and since in an office you have mixed faiths, I thought I should stick more to the general "winter" theme instead of Christmas. LOVED how adorable they came out!
I simply bought white chocolate chips, put about 3/4 a cup in a icing piping bag, melted them in a microwave on the defrost setting for 30 second intervals for two minutes, cut a tiny hole in the tip of the bag when the chocolate is nice and melty and drew little snowflakes on wax paper. When they dried I plopped them on top of the cupcakes. Some are cuter than others but hey, no two snowflakes are the same in real life right? Full icing recipe post here. Chocolate cupcake recipe below.
1 box Devil's Food cake mix
4 eggs
2/3 cup veggie oil
1 chocolate instant pudding
1 cup almond milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Bake on 350 degrees for about 17-20 mins.
..Homemade Doughnuts
September 4, 2012 • breakfast chocolate dessert doughnuts Eats and Sweets glazed recipe sprinkles
Mike and I were in the mood for fresh doughnuts hot off the fryer this weekend, but we don't have a Krispy Kreme drive through in the area so we decided to me our own. I remembered making sugared doughnuts as a kid with my mom using biscuit dough, so we decided on a very simple recipe using only buttermilk biscuit dough, a beer cap for cutting them into circles, and a quick homemade glaze and chocolate dip. They were fabulous! We happened to make so many we were able to give a whole box of leftovers to his parents the next day.
Doughnuts
Heat four cups veggie oil on medium-high heat in a deep skillet/fryer/pot. Cut holes into all of your biscuits with a beer cap or cookie cutter if you have one and fry each doughnut one side at a time until golden brown (about a minute or so on each side). Dip in glaze or chocolate immediately and serve hot. I added sprinkles to the chocolate dipped ones to make them prettier (optional). You can also make doughnut holes with the leftovers! They were not as pretty but equally delicious.
Chocolate dip (mix all ingredients together until smooth chocolatey consistency forms)
1/2 cup confectioners Sugar
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup cold milk
Regular Glaze (mix all ingredients together until smooth glaze forms)
1 cup confectioners suger
4 tablespoons melted butter
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 cup cold milk
Also known as the best cupcake I've ever made.
I don't know about you guys, I know it's sortof one of those love it or hate it things, but I LOVE coconut. Almond Joys are my hands down favorite candy bar and let's not even get started on the Samoa girl scout cookie. When a friend's birthday rolled around I wasn't quite sure what to make. He really liked the icing from my pineapple coconut cupcakes, but said his favorite candy was just plain dark chocolate which lead me to this little brain child (although I'm sure it's been done before as all cupcakes have). I made these in mini version as they are pretty high on the calorie scale and I knew I wouldn't be able to eat just one.
For the icing
1/2 stick butter
8 oz cream cheese (one package)
1 1/4 cups sweetened shredded coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups powdered sugar
Beat butter and cream cheese together until well combined. Add vanilla and powdered suger (about 1 cup at a time) until well combined. Then add your coconut in and mix.
For the cupcakes
1 box Devil's Food cake mix
4 eggs
2/3 cup veggie oil
1 chocolate instant pudding
1 cup almond milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Bake on 350 degrees for about 17-20 mins.
Assembly
1. Bake your cupcakes and let cool.
2. Ice your cupcake with the coconut frosting and make sure the tops are pretty rounded.
3. Melt dark chocolate chips on defrost setting in microwave until smooth then dip each cupcake in chocolate.
4. Sprinkle coconut flakes on the top of each for fun and let set. They were really delicious after being in the refrigerator or a while.
Here is what I did with the leftovers in case you were interested in trying regular size cupcakes.
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