Tuesday, July 6, 2010

I found this recipe online and it's so yummy and easy. You will never need to buy Reese's at the store again! I made the big cupcakes the first time and then this weekend I made a whole bunch of the small cupcake size. I like the small ones better, they stay around longer because there is more. :) Here is the link to the recipe. http://havecakewilltravel.com/2008/08/29/pb-cups/ I did not use the salt and I put them in the freezer to harden, which made the process go faster.

Cherry+Lime=Yummy

About a month ago I went to an open house for a local Doctor's office. They had this amazing cupcakes there and as soon as I tried the cherry lime one, I knew I needed to recreate it.
So the thinking began..... I wanted to do a white cake with lime and cherry frosting. I started hunting around on the internet for different way to flavor the frosting and also I wanted to make the white cake from scratch. This is where I found the cake recipe http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/tender-white-cake-recipe
For the frosting I did a basic buttercream and doubled it. To one half I added grated lime and the juice of limes, I kinda just taste tested until I got want I wanted. For the other half I added juice from a jar of Marciano Cherries because I couldnt find an cherry extract at Freddies. The cherry taste was good but a lil weak. I, now have a bottle of Cherry extract for the next time. I made 2 9" round putting the cherry buttercream in the middle and lime on the outside. I added some cherry buttercream on the outside for decoration and my creation was complete. It was quite tasty! This was my first cake from scratch and I was quite pleased.