Thursday, May 26, 2011

Spring

A view from my front door a few days ago . . .



quite the difference from last February!



Hooray for spring!
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Monday, May 9, 2011

Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes

I wanted a nice light dessert for Mother's Day. I thought of strawberry shortcake, but didn't want to bother with the assembly (we were having a picnic), so I made cupcakes instead. Think of having your own little strawberry shortcake. My family and friends thought they took me a while, but they're really simple.



STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE CUPCAKES:



1 box yellow cake mix or your favorite yellow cake recipe



1-2 pints strawberries



Granulated sugar to sweeten



2 cups Whipping cream (use the real stuff, not Cool Whip)



2 T Powder sugar



2 tsp Vanilla



-Make cupcakes according to package directions (yield 24-36 cupcakes).



-While baking, chop strawberries and add sugar to sweeten.



-Once cupcakes are cooled, scoop out tops of cupcakes (see photo below). They obviously don't have to be perfect.




-Fill is holes with strawberry mixture (below)

-Beat whipping cream until soft peaks are formed. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until mixed.

-Right before serving, top cupcakes with whipped cream and additional strawberries if desired.



Here's another close-up. Yummy.