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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Smother Me....In Frosting!

Chocolate cupcakes w/vanilla & chocolate cream cheese frosting
 Ok, I have to admit, frosting is probably my favorite part of any cake. I request corner pieces just to get the extra sides of frosting. I have a problem, I know. But I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one with a frosting addiction, as my boss recently requested "tons of frosting" for her birthday cupcakes. Oh Fearless Leader, you have no idea how happy that made me since cream cheese frosting is my absolute favorite to make (lots of taste tests!). She requested chocolate cupcakes and cream cheese frosting, which is what we have for a blog subject this week!

For these cupcakes I just used a chocolate cake mix, but upped the flavor profile by adding 2 teaspoons of chocolate extract. Mmmmmm, liquid chocolate....But back to the recipe. Once you have made your 24 cupcakes, whip up some cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting:
8 oz softened cream cheese
1/2 C softened butter
2-3 C powdered sugar (2 C for soft frosting, 3 C for stiff frosting)
1/3 C milk
1 T vanilla extract

Cream the butter and cream cheese together and slowly add the powdered sugar. Add milk until you reach a desired consistency, then fold in the vanilla. Divide frosting in half, leave one as the vanilla cream cheese frosting. Add 1 T chocolate extract and 1/4 C sifted cocoa powder to the other half of the frosting to make the chocolate cream cheese frosting.

I mixed and matched the two flavors by putting a chocolate filling in the vanilla topped cupcakes and vanilla filling in the chocolate topped cupcakes. I used a large star tip for the vanilla frosting, and just a plain ol' butter knife for the chocolate frosting (with a 'healthy' dollop of vanilla on top of that).
Isn't my new stand so pretty?

*Tip* To make it easier on yourself to fill a pastry bag, simply grab a tall drinking glass, place the pastry bag tip end down into the glass, and fold the top sides of the bag over the edge of the glass. Now you don't need four hands to hold, scrape, scoop and clean off the counter!

Do you have a favorite helpful tidbit for frosting cakes and cupcakes?

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