Cookie Dough Cupcakes

Okay, this one is over the top. Imagine this - a chocolate cupcake with cookie dough filling and cookie dough frosting. This is the cupcake of my dreams, and now it's reality. I started with a chocolate cupcake from Joy the Baker, then hollowed it out and filled it with cookie dough from here. I topped it with this brown sugar buttercream from this site. I expected the frosting to be grainy, but it turned out to be the consistency of frosting when I piped it, and the consistency of cookie dough when I ate it. They turned out great.

I topped them off with mini chocolate chips, and everyone loved them.

Keep it Sweet,

Mira

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Midterms have come and gone, and I'm relieved to be finished with that. I made some carrot cake cupcakes to celebrate, and I was thrilled with the results. I used this Cake Recipe, and this Frosting Recipe, And it turned out perfectly. I made the cake recipe and scooped it into cupcake liners, then baked it for 40 minutes instead of the specified 50. I tested the cake with a toothpick and baked for 5 minute increments after that until it was done.The frosting was perfect with the cake, and the cake was super moist. This might be the best thing I've ever made.

Cupcakes

These are a must try.

Keep it Sweet,

Mira

Vitamix Raspberry Sorbet

After a great winter break, school starts in a few days. My mom got a Vitamix (a type of blender), and I tested it out today. I saw a recipe for raspberry sorbet, and I was sure there was no way it would work. I tested the recipe, and it was great. The recipe is so simple!

All the ingredients in the blender

I piled a pound of frozen raspberries, a fourth cup of sugar (more or less, depending on your taste), and a fourth cup of milk in, starting with the milk and sugar, then the raspberries. I started on variable 1, then increased the speed to variable 10, then switched to high. I used the plunger to push the stuff into the blades. I added more milk as needed, then pushed with the plunger until all the things were blended together and mounds formed. One warning, DO NOT BLEND TOO MUCH! The sorbet will liquefy.

It will look like this

Delicious raspberry sorbet for a sunny day.

Keep it Sweet,

Mira