Love Cupcakes

San Valentin is around the corner and what's the best way to celebrate the people you love but with a delicious cupcakes!

The cake is chocolate oreo cake with a cream cheese frosting.

Let me tell you, these babies are scrumptious !!!

Go make some for the people you love the most!

Chocolate Oreo Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe adapted from My Baking Addiction  & Not so humble pie
Yield: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients

For the cupcakes

1 (18.25 ounce) package devil's food cake mix
1 (5.9 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
1 cup sour cream
1 cup vegetable oil (You can use ½ oil ½ apple sauce)
4 eggs; lightly beaten
1/2 cup warm water
1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
24 Oreo cookies

For the frosting

16oz cream cheese, room temperature

1 1/2 cup powdered sugar sifted

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

1 cup heavy cream, very cold

 

 

Directions

1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2.Line (2) 12 cup muffin tins with paper liners.

3.In a large bowl, mix together the cake and pudding mixes, sour cream, oil, beaten eggs, vanilla and water.

4.Add the crushed Oreos and mixed well

5.Evenly divide the batter amongst the prepared pans

6.Bake for 18-22 minutes, or until top is springy to the touch and a wooden toothpick inserted comes out clean.

7.Cool cupcakes thoroughly on wire rack.

8.To make the frosting, beat the cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth and fluffy

In a separate bowl, beat the heavy cream to nearly stiff peaks, then add the whipped cream into the cheese mixture and quickly and briefly beat to combine. Do not over beat. Pipe on cupcakes

Notes:

Put the mixer beaters in the freezer for a couple of minutes before you whip the heavy cream.
You can also add crumble oreos to the frosting



Neapolitan Cupcakes

The other day I was just checking my email when I came upon this recipe on my reader and I thought to myself,  "I have all the ingredientes, let's make them" ... I did & let me tell you something, these cupcakes are delicious! The 3 different flavors really complement each other and Oh! They are pretty!

 

Enjoy!

 

Recipe from My Baking Addiction

 

Yield: 18 cupcakes

Ingredients:

For the Cupcakes

2 1/4 cups cake flour
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 egg whites
1 1/4 cups milk
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 stick butter, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup strawberry jam

For the Frosting

2 sticks butter, softened
6 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 Tablespoon heavy cream
2 Tablespoon cocoa powder
1 Tablespoon strawberry jam

Directions:

1. To make the cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line two cupcake pans with cupcake liners.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
3. In another medium bowl, whisk together the egg whites and milk.
4. In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until light and crumbly. Beat in the vanilla extract.
5. Add both the flour and egg mixtures to the butter mixture, half at a time, beating until well-blended.
6. Split the batter into thirds. Set aside one third of the mixture. For the second, beat in the cocoa powder. For the third, beat in the jam.
7. Drop some of each of the three colored batters into the cupcake liners. Swirl with a knife to create a marbled effect, if desired.
8. Bake 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
9. To make the frostings, beat the butter until pale. Beat in the vanilla extract, then gradually beat in the powdered sugar and heavy cream, half at a time. Split into thirds and set aside one third of the frosting. Add cocoa powder to the second, and strawberry jam to the third. Frost cupcakes as desired.

Notes:

- To make the jam easier to combine with the batter and frosting, warm it in the microwave in a small bowl for 10-15 seconds.
- Because the jam can make the pink cake batter a little more runny than the other two batters, you can always add a little extra flour to compensate for the extra liquid added. Along the same lines, you can add a little extra powdered sugar to the pink frosting as well.

Back ... again!!!

It's a new year, a new beginning!

There's so much to tell, a lot of things had happened since the last time I was here, the 2 most important are:

1.- I had another baby!!! Her name is Daniella Mina Vader and she was born June 14th, 2012

Mommy & Dani

Dani today 1.25.13 isn't she the cutest?

&

2.- We moved to San Antonio, Texas on april of 2012 after living in Arizona for 6 years!

this is our house in San Antonio!

We are still adjusting, it seems like that never ends ... probably will move again, still trying to decide what's best for the family!

Grace?! She is 4 years 2 months 1 day old now! Gosh, when did that happen? She is smart, beautiful, strong willed little girl. She loves her baby sister very very much!

here they are the two of them at Gracie's ballet class

I'm still baking and getting better at it I think, I love it! I'm fan of Facebook & Pinterest & Instagram and taking pictures of my girls every day, nothing has changed about that!

Neapolitan Cupcakes
recipe to follow :)

I think I'm going to stick around, maybe not as often as I would like but for sure more often than before!

See ya!

 

Three

Its hard to believe that it has been 3 years since we brought that tiny baby home from the hospital.

She is now 3 years old!!!

We celebrated her birthday 3 times, the first one was at Peper Piper Pizza with some of our friends, we had pizza, cupcakes, ballons, presents!!! She loves that place ...

The second time was at home at our Thanksgiving dinner, we are very THANKFUL for her, she is such a smart, beautiful, loving & caring little person! We Skyped with our family in Colorado and they sang the Happy Birthday to her!!!

And the third time was the actual day of her birthday November 25th, shw woke up to a nice surprise in the living room.

And then we went out to dinner, where we ate more pizza and a delicious cheesecake (one of her favorites)

Overall was a great birthday for her!!!

Gracie at 3

How old are you? Cinco or five

 What is your favorite color? pink

 What is your favorite toy? blocks

 What is your favorite fruit? banana & strawberry

 What is your favorite tv show? Wiggles, Yo Gabba Gabba

 What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Spaguetti

 What is your favorite outfit? Princess Bella dress or tutus 

 What is your favorite game? Puzzles

 What is your favorite snack? fruit snacks, yogurt with fruit

 What is your favorite animal? horsey

 What is your favorite song? Martinillo

 What is your favorite book? Wheels on the bus

 Who is your best friend? Benny, Max, Alex, Alicia

 What is your favorite cereal? Fruty loopies

 What is your favorite thing to do outside? Go to the park, the pool

 What is your favorite drink? Apple Juice

 What is your favorite holiday? Christmas

 What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Blanket and Kitty 

What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Pancakes

 What do you want for dinner on your birthday? spaghetti

Gracie, my baby girl, may this next year bring you happiness, health and all the love of the world because you deserve that and more than that.

We will like you forever

we will love you for always

as long as we are living

our baby you will be.

 

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween from Super Gracie & Gracie Butterfly!!!

I'm back!

Dear blog:

I'm so sorry I have neglected you again, I'm so bad at updating stuff but I will be better now, I promise.

Things hasn't changed that much since the last time I was here, Gracie keeps growing up so fast I can't believe it, she will be 3 in 2 months!!!! I'm still trying to decide what her party theme is going to be but I think we are going to do "Gracie's world" a mix of all the things she likes, like Jesse (cowgirl), Spiderman, The Wiggles ...  All I know is that is going to be sooooooo much fun!

Anyway, I will be back soon!

Until then ...