Moist Chocolate Cupcakes

Here in America,when you make cupcakes usually you buy a box at the store add eggs,water,oil.They are decent for your buck.I have always wanted to try making my own,I came across this recipe and oh my gosh they are to die for!

Don't worry the batter is really watery
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar (not packed)
1 3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tsp vanilla
1 cup boiling water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fill muffin pans with 24 cupcake liners. Sift dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat with a mixer for about two minutes, occasionally scraping the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula. Add the boiling water, and beat, just until blended. (Don't be alarmed - the batter appears watery). Evenly ladle (or pour) the batter into the liners. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until the center of the cupcakes springs back when lightly touched. Cool and frost.

Vanilla Buttercream Frosting

Perfectly sweet, but not overly so, and light and creamy just like you'd want on a cupcake.

1/3 cup butter, just slightly cooler than room temperature
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
food coloring, if desired

Beat butter in a medium-sized mixing bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in 3 cups of the powdered sugar. Beat in milk and vanilla. Blend in remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar. If desired, tint with food coloring. (For the perfect pastel colored frosting, only 1 drop of food coloring is necessary).

OR buy a can of cream cheese frosting! Hey I have to keep it American!Haha
Sarah

Saltine chocolate pieces

Saltine cracker chocolate pieces,Taste like Toffee!
1 cup Butter
3/4cup brown sugar
1package saltine crackers (about 24)
2cups chocolate chips
3/4 cup chopped nuts

Preheat oven to 400F.Line a 10*15inch cookie sheet parchment paper.Cover cookie sheet with with saltines.Boil sugar and butter for 3minutes.Pour mixture over saltines and spread evenly.Bale for 5minutes.Remove from oven,sprinkle with chocolate chips.Let set for one minutes,then spread melted chips evenly sprinkle with nuts press down lightly.Cut on diagonal immediately or cool until firm then break up.I usually place them in the freezer to cool then break into pieces.You can also take out the nuts,add toffee picece,peanut butter chips,white chocolate,whatever you like!
Hope you enjoy,and have all the ingredients in Australia!
Sarah

Yummy Stuff ( Hippie Munchies)

This is a little twist on an all time favorite Rice Crispies,Jake called them Hippie Munchies!
7 or 8 cups of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal or 4-5cups frosted flakes,4cups of granola
1 package marshmallows
1/4cup butter
1/4 peanut butter or more if you like

In a small pan melt butter with marshmallows and peanut butter.After it's melted add to cereal,pour into greased cake pan,eat right away or put in fridge for a few minutes til it's hardened.
Yummy! Sorry I didn't take a picture right away and they are almost gone!
Sarah

Strawberry Banana Split cake

Crust:
2cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2cup butter,melted
1/4cup sugar
Filling:
1/2cup butter,melted
2cups powdered sugar
1T.milk
1tsp.vaniila
3large firm bananas cut into slices
28oz.cans of crushed pineapples,drained
2qt.fresh strawberries,sliced
Topping
2cups whipping cream
1/4cup powdered sugar
1 1/2cups chopped walnuts
Combine crust ingredients and press into 7by 11 dish.Chill one hour.In a mixing bowl,cream butter powdered sugar,milk and vanilla.Spread over crust.Chill 30minutes.Then layer with bananas,pinapple,and strawberries.Ina small bowl,beat cream until soft peaks form.Spread over fruit.Sprinkle with nuts.Chill
Another great recipe from Patsy:)

Sarah

Banana/Strawberry/Pineapple Split cake, Or you can call it Yummy!!

2x 20 cm round banana cakes (1 quantity of banana cake baked in two tins will do)
2 cups sweetened whipped cream (or if you come from the land down under you don't need sweetener coz our cream is sweet enough : ))
1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
1x 225g crushed pineapple well drained
a Jar of fudge topping
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Divide whipped cream into half. In one half fold in strawberries, and in other fold in drained pineapple.
To assemble, slice the two cakes into half horizontally. Place the base of one of the cakes onto a serving plate. Spread the strawberry cream to the edges of this cake, place the top of that cake on the strawberry cream. Spread the top of this with some warm fudge sauce, then layer on the fudge sauce the other bottom of the other cake. Spread this cake half with the pineapple cream then top with the cake top then drizzle over the desired amount of fudge sauce mmm Enjoy

Mel