I love spring rolls and am glad to have found this step-by-step-video recipe at videojug.com (find the video embedded at the bottom of this post). They turned out to be really tasty and crispy! They go very well with my favorite Thai sweet chili dipping sauce and make a perfect afternoon snack or appetizer.
In case, you cannot view the video, you can find the text version of the recipe here.
Inspired by my previous Blackforest Cake, I decided to create its mini version and make these blackforest cupcakes. It was super easy to decorate and so yum!
WHAT YOU'LL NEED: Baked chocolate cupcakes (see my chocolate cupcake recipe) White frosting Chocolate shavings (simply made using a chocolate bar and a vegetable peeler) Cherries with stems, drained
DECORATING INSTRUCTIONS: Frost the cupcakes with the white frosting. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings and add a cherry on top.
It's that simple, I told you! :D
First of all, please pardon the sloppiness of this cake. I was too impatient waiting for the cake to cool before decorating it and I did not completely drain the cherries before using them. So as you can see in the picture, I had to pay the price! Sloppiness aside, the cake was very yummy and was very easy to make as I used chocolate cake mix, cherry pie filling, and canned frostings. I made it for my husband's birthday and everybody raved. The only tricky part, to me, is making the chocolate curls, which I had never done before. But it was worth it, the curls made the cake instantly fancier, don't they?
DIRECTIONS: 1. Bake the chocolate cake according to the box instructions, replacing the water with strong brewed coffee, to make two 9-inch round cakes. Cool thoroughly! 2. Using a vegetable peeler, start shaving the chocolate bar to make the chocolate shavings. Set aside in a small bowl to be used later. 3. Place one cake layer on a cake plate and brush the top with Kirsch liquor. 4. Top with a layer of chocolate frosting, then with the cherry pie filling 5. Top with the second cake layer. Brush the top with Kirsch liquor. 6. Spread the side of the cake with chocolate frosting and the top of the cake with white frosting. 7. Sprinkle chocolate shavings around the side of the cake and on the top of the cake 8. Using the star tip, pipe white frosting around the edge of the cake and place the cherries on top. 9. Garnish with chocolate curls.
HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE CURLS:
I love making chocolate chip cookies from scratch, but I stock refrigerated cookie dough in my fridge in case I have a sweet emergency and don't feel like baking. I love the Nestle brand refrigerated cookie dough. It only takes 10 minutes to bake, and they always turn out well! My husband and I are big fans of walnuts so I always add extra chunks of walnuts to it.
I bought the jumbo tub of this dough at Costco the other day and now I can't stop making them.
This burger cupcake looks like the real thing, doesn't it? They make a great dessert to any cookout or outdoor party. Scroll down to see the decorating instructions.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED: (to make 1 cupcake)
- 2 Vanilla cookies - 1 chocolate covered cookie (I used a thin mint cookie) - White frosting (I used Betty Crocker's fluffy white frosting) - 1 baked cupcake, see my chocolate cupcake recipe - red food coloring (or red icing) - yellow food coloring (or yellow icing) - green food coloring - coconut flakes - a zip lock bag - dash of maple syrup or light colored decorating gel - sesame seeds
DIRECTIONS:
1. Frost the cupcake with white frosting 2. Place a small amount of frosting in a small bowl and add red food coloring to make a red frosting mix (you can also use store-bought-red icing and skip this step). Repeat this step to make the yellow frosting (or you can use yellow icing) 3. Place some coconut flakes in a small zip lock bag and add a drop of green food coloring. Close the bag and shake well to mix and green-up the flakes.
ASSEMBLING THE CUPCAKE:
1. Place a vanilla cookie on the cupcake, top with a chocolate-covered-cookie (using a little bit of frosting to glue them together) 2. Place the green coconut flakes on top to resemble the lettuce 3. Place a small amount of red and yellow icing/frosting to resemble the ketchup and mustard 4. Place the second vanilla cookie on top 5. Brush the top of the vanilla cookie with the syrup or decorating gel and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
Grilled corn on the cobs are delicious! But these corn-on-the-cob cupcakes are even sweeter! Scroll down to see how easy it is to make them.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED:
- Yellow and white jelly beans (I used the pina colada flavor for the yellows, and coconut flavor for the whites, which makes a great tropical-flavor combination!) - White frosting (I used Betty Crocker's fluffy white frosting) - 3 baked cupcakes, see my chocolate cupcake recipe - 1 pretzel stick, cut in halves - Optional: you can also add a yellow starburst candy and place it on the top of the corn to represent a piece of butter (I unfortunately didn't have one in my pantry or I would have done it)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Frost the cupcakes with white frosting 2. Arrange yellow and white jelly beans as shown in the picture 3. Arrange the 3 cupcakes as shown and attach 2 pretzel stick halves on the side of the third cupcake
After a long, cold winter, I was so excited about the first 80-degree-Saturday of the year! I wanted to celebrate with a cookout-themed-cupcakes. These corn-on-the-cob-cupcakes and burger-cupcakes are so fun and easy to do. And the best thing is: No grilling necessary! I'll tell you how to make these in the next couple of posts. Stay tuned!
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As a work-from-home mom of two, I don't always have the time to spend in the kitchen. Thankfully, I've learned that many quick and easy recipes can still produce delicious food. I am not a chef and I have never taken any cooking lessons, but I do enjoy cooking and making good homemade food for my family.
