I made cupcakes for Easter! I'm a little new to the cupcake making world but these were delicious. I saw some gorgeous jimmies at our local grocer a few weeks ago and had to have them for Easter. Then at Blumchen, I saw some cupcake picks. Unfortunately, they were out of them so I scooped some up from eBay. Aren't they darling?
I found two recipes that looked good from a recent Southern Living magazine and, with a little help from All Recipes and my friend Marsha, I made some yummy cupcakes!
The first cupcakes were chocolate cupcakes that I dipped in chocolate ganache and, once cooled, piped in a whipped cream frosting. They are kind of like Ho-Hos. I had a problem that I'm waiting to hear from Marsha on where the filling seeped a little watery fluid. They tasted great but I'd like a stiffer texture. Alternatively, I may make these and fill them just to to the top of the cupcake and then dip in the ganache.
The second batch of cupcakes were a tasty white cupcake with a white frosting that I tinted yellow because the vanilla make the frosting a little too dingy for my tastes. I added lemon extract to match the sunny color of the frosting.
I recommend both cupcake recipes. I would probably use a cream cheese frosting for the white cupcakes if doing them again.
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