tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71963585732149542472024-03-12T16:46:47.314-07:00More Sprinkles for Me...You have found a blog dusted with powdered sugar and topped with sprinkles. This blog gives tips, tricks, and step by step recipes for different sweets and treats! Go find your apron, you'll need it for these AWESOME desserts!Cupcake Carinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15237973885737340553noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196358573214954247.post-39857200076435139462014-04-30T17:12:00.000-07:002014-04-30T17:21:54.999-07:00April showers bring..... Rainbow Cupcakes!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Next, I baked some vanilla cupcakes, but a fun idea would be to dye the batter and make it "rainbow-y" too! Or add some rainbow sprinkles to make it like a fun-fetti cupcake!</div>
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Then, I whipped up some vanilla frosting and dyed most of it blue to make it look like the sky! I saved a few spoonful's of the frosting aside to use for the clouds later.<br />
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Next, I frosted the cupcakes with a frosting knife instead of a piping bag to create a flat surface, which made it easier later, when I was going to assemble the rainbows.</div>
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Now for the rainbows! I started by cutting the taffy in half to make it smaller and the perfect size ratio for the cupcake.</div>
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Then, I placed the left-over white frosting into a sandwich bag with a small tip cut off, about the width of your pinky-nail. Then I piped two "clouds" of frosting at the edges of my cupcake , this will help create the arc of rainbow and keep it in place.</div>
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Next, place your rainbow taffy on the insides of the clouds and maneuver your rainbow into place, creating the arc size that you like, if you want the arc taller, move the taffy edges closer, if you want the arc shorter, move the taffy edges farther apart. You'll get the hang of it :0) </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Here is a creation that I made from the inspiration of Disney's Frozen. The cupcakes are white vanilla with a snowy blue frosting and topped with a white chocolate snowflake. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">***** Tip: Leave the snowflakes in the freezer until the last possible minute before you place them onto your finished cupcakes because they soften very quickly, this helps lessen the chance of your snowflakes cracking or snapping while you are assembling your cupcakes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The White Chocolate Snowflake Template that I created...</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">5-8 Apples, depending on size of apples or size of pan</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Step 1:</strong> Core the apples, then slice into thin strips to look like a donut, a little thinner than a 1/4 inch. </span><br />
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*Place over some vanilla ice cream, and enjoy the delicious and simple apple delight!!</span>Cupcake Carinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15237973885737340553noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196358573214954247.post-42573069431517630792013-12-01T13:39:00.004-08:002013-12-01T13:39:28.137-08:00Mini Pumpkin Pie Bites<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mmmmmmm...... With Thanksgiving over, once those leftovers are gone, you might still be craving that last piece of pumpkin pie that someone beat you to. These little treats are so easy that you wont even feel like you are baking! I'm serious, it takes more time to unwrap the Hershey's Kisses than it does to make the actual dessert!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">These Thanksgiving Treats use a special ingredient that are seasonal, so stock up when the store has them. Pumpkin Spice Hershey's Kisses. They sound a little odd, but when you use them in this treat, they are more than delicious!! These come out around Halloween time.</span><br />
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<strong>Step 1:</strong> Unwrap all of your Hershey's Kisses</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Fall Break is here, which means all the family vacations are on their way too :0) What is a better way to spend the long hours in the car then with a big handful of delicious munchies? :0) Well I have the munchie snack for you!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> This inspiration all started when my sister was given a snack calendar, and the snack she needed to bring in to here class was Chocolate Chex cereal and milk. I had never tried Chocolate Chex, and it had been a while since I tasted a Chex cereal at all. Let me just say, if you haven't tried Chocolate Chex cereal... you are missing out! This isn't like Cocoa Puffs cereal, where it is overly chocolaty and sweet. It is mixed with some regular Chex cereal so that the cereal isn't overly coated with chocolate. I love this cereal dry, like a snack rather than an actual cereal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Want to know a fun fact about Cupcake Carina? I like to read cereal boxes from top to bottom, and cover to cover (And usually more than once) :0). As you can imagine, I naturally read the Chocolate Chex cereal box. While deep into cereal box land, I cam across one of the 15 minute trail mix recipes that seemed to look absolutely DELICIOUS!!! I got super excited and wanted to try it out as soon as a could. Sadly, I wasn't on Fall Break when I discovered the recipe, and had to wait until my schedule gave me some free time, so in other words, I had to wait until I was on Fall Break :0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> I tried out the recipe, and let me warn you... this is one of those recipes you keep coming back for more! It is very easy to make, but I felt that the recipe wasn't very descriptive in what they were asking, so I adjusted some of the steps of the recipe for you. Hope you enjoy it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Note:</strong> This recipe isn't one you can leave alone halfway through, it goes by fast! Like when ever working with melted chocolate, you need to pick up the pace before it hardens :0)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4 cups of Chocolate Chex Cereal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2 cups of Cinnamon Chex Cereal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of Bite-Size Pretzel Twists</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of Pecan Halves</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/2 cup of Toffee Bits (I used Heath Bar Bits)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 Tbsp. Instant Coffee Granules</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 tsp. Hot Water</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/4 cup of Butter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of Powdered Sugar</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Step 4:</strong> Add chocolate chips and butter to the coffee mixture. Microwave uncovered on high for a minute, and stir. Then microwave another 30 seconds until the mixture is smooth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Ingredients:</em></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">4 cups of Chocolate Chex Cereal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2 cups of Cinnamon Chex Cereal</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of Bite-Size Pretzel Twists</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of Pecan Halves</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/2 cup of Toffee Bits (I used Heath Bar Bits)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 Tbsp. Instant Coffee Granules</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 tsp. Hot Water</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/4 cup of Butter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of Powdered Sugar</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Cupcakes. They are my best friends :0) After all, I am Cupcake Carina! They have to taste their best at all times. Here is my rubric for Cupcakes, it is very hard to get an A+ in all areas:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> When it comes to a Red Velvet Cupcake, the perfect match for frosting is Cream Cheese frosting. Some put on Vanilla Buttercream, but in my opinion, a Red Velvet Cupcake isn't complete without a perfect Cream Cheese Frosting! This Cream Cheese Frosting recipe gets an A+ in all of the Frosting Rubric Criteria.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> It took a lot of hunting to find the perfect recipe, but this one is my favorite out of all that I have tried, and trust me, with all of the cupcakes I make, I have tried ALOT of cream cheese frosting recipes :0) I love this one because it is the perfect ratio of powdered sugar to cream cheese. This recipe is by far the greatest of all times!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Hopefully you like it as much as I do!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> As always, I have typed the recipe down at the bottom :0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> <strong>NOTE:</strong> The more you mix this frosting, the more warm it will get, leading to a looser, more liquidy frosting. Make sure that you mix so the ingredients are blended, but don't over mix this frosting :0)</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2~8 oz. packages of Cream Cheese (room temperature)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/2 cup (1 stick) of room temperature Butter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 Tbsp. of Vanilla Extract</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2 <span style="font-size: x-small;">1/2</span> cups of Powdered Sugar</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Directions:</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The<span style="color: purple;"> Best</span> <span style="color: black;">Cream Cheese</span> Frosting!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2~8 oz. packages of Cream Cheese (room temperature)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/2 cup (1 stick) of room temperature Butter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 Tbsp. of Vanilla Extract</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">2 <span style="font-size: x-small;">1/2</span> cups of Powdered Sugar</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Step 1:</strong> Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth. (Unsalted butter works best, that way you can control the amount of salt to your frosting)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Step 2:</strong> Beat in the Vanilla Extract</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Step 3:</strong> Add in powdered sugar and beat until smooth</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Step 4:</strong> Frost on top of a perfect dessert and ENJOY!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: xx-small;">Recipe courtesy of Bon Appètit Magazine</span>Cupcake Carinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15237973885737340553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196358573214954247.post-73138877839795655312013-08-24T14:42:00.001-07:002014-03-20T12:40:39.225-07:00Granola Balls <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> I don't know about you, but I'm ready for some cooler weather... I'm counting down the days until the first day of fall... which is in 29 days :0) Fall doesn't start that early over here, but it is nice to know that it is on its way. Anyways, back to the cutest little dessert ever, Granola Balls!! This treat is what I think of when I think of fall, well, besides Pumpkin Pie :0) The colors that you will find in one bite are found the perfect Autumn Rainbow: Golden Honey, Cranberry Red, Chocolate Brown, Walnut tan, Peanut Butter Perfection... But since these are so easy and simple to make, you can make them any time of the year!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> If you have been reading my blog, you would have seen that this is the second Granola-type recipe on here, so it is safe for you to say that I am a fan of oat filled treats :0) This isn't like that Granola Bar recipe though, this is more of a desserty-type treat, YUMMO! I will warn you though, it is impossible to just stop at one... or two... or three :0) These are a MUST try if I do say so myself :0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> As always, if you are looking to print this recipe, I have put all of the directions and ingredients all together toward the bottom of the post, without all of the pictures so that it is easier to print :0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> For this recipe you will need to have some extra time set aside for rolling out the balls and chilling them in the fridge. I got this recipe from my grandma, thank you Nanny :0)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>NOTE:</strong> Some of my steps say not to stir yet, I have a method to my madness :0) If you stir everything over and over again, you could result in crushing or mushing ingredients, which could result in a different textured mixture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Ingredients:</em></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of smooth Peanut Butter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of Honey</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3 cups of Old-Fashioned Oats</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/2 cup of Ground Flaxseed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of Chocolate Chips</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/2 cup of Dried Cranberries (or any other <strong>small</strong> dried fruit)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/2 cup of Chopped Walnuts (or any other kind of nut)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Directions:</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Step 1:</strong> Mix Peanut Butter and Honey together until smooth</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Step 8:</strong> Chill for at least and hour and enjoy!!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of smooth Peanut Butter</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of Honey</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">3 cups of Old-Fashioned Oats</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/2 cup of Ground Flaxseed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1 cup of Chocolate Chips</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/2 cup of Dried Cranberries (or any other <strong>small</strong> dried fruit)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">1/2 cup of Chopped Walnuts (or any other kind of nut)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Step 1:</strong> Mix Peanut Butter and Honey together until smooth</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Step 3:</strong> Add in Ground Flaxseed (I buy unground Flaxseed and just grind it in a coffee grinder) and mix the ingredients together</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Step 5:</strong> Add in the dried cranberries and walnuts</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Step 6:</strong> Mix everything together until it creates a nice, even batter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Step 7:</strong> Roll them into tablespoon size balls</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;"><strong>Step 8:</strong> Chill for at least and hour and enjoy!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 22pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The Inspiration…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Summer time… Sunny, bright skies; vacations to amazing
places; cannon balls in the pool; lathering up the sunscreen; sunglasses everywhere… What is the one part of summer I forgot to mention?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>A tall glass of Lemonade!!! I LOVE lemonade, it is my <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">all-time favorite</b> drink! But, as we all
know, lemonade isn’t a dessert, but a wonderful refreshing drink, right? Well,
I have a fantastic dessert that will fulfill your lemony needs :0)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Lemon <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sugar Cookie
Bars! These cuties are the golden summer time treat, but I recommend eating
them after they have chilled, because it really brings out the flavor of the
lemon! Plus, anything tastes better cold in the crazy hot summer months! :0) Who
could go wrong with a delicious lemon cookie topped with a refreshing lemon
frosting? Can you say “YYYYYUUUUUMMMMM!!!!” :0)</span></span></div>
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the directions and ingredients all together toward the way bottom of the blog,
without all of the pictures so it is more easy to print :0) Hope it helps!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 24pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">The Recipe…</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">After hunting around Pinterest, I found a recipe from
Chocolate, Chocolate and More and gave it a twist, hope you LOVE it!!</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">For the cookie dough-</span></i></div>
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2</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> large eggs </span></div>
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For the Cookie...</h4>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">Step 2: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">Add in eggs, one at a
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">Step 4:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Slowly add flour mixture to butter mixture,
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</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">Step 5:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Spread dough into a
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">Step 6:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Bake for 10-15 minutes
in a 375* oven, until just starting to turn golden. Remove from oven and let
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For the Frosting...</h4>
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</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">Step 7:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"> Combine butter and
shortening, beating until smooth.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Step 10:</strong> Add in a few drops of yellow food coloring to give it a "Lemony Look"</span></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Step 11:</strong> Once the cookie has baked and COOLED, frost the cookie with your lemon-frosting. Then place in the refrigerator for a few hours to let it set. ENJOY!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Lemon Sugar Cookie Bars</span></h4>
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For the Cookie...</h4>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>Step 10:</strong> Add in a few drops of yellow food coloring to give it a "Lemony Look"</span></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p><strong>Step 11:</strong> Once the cookie has baked and COOLED, frost the cookie with your lemon-frosting. Then place in the refrigerator for a few hours to let it set. ENJOY!!</o:p></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
</span></span></span></span></span>Cupcake Carinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15237973885737340553noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196358573214954247.post-15209721338606727042013-06-20T16:17:00.001-07:002013-06-23T16:50:53.480-07:00Granola Bars! Yay :0)<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Big, little, sweet, salty, there are many versions of granola bars! I have been a fan of the cute, little snack for a while, and they come in handy when you need a quick bite. I found that if I made my own granola bars, I could put EXACTLY what I wanted inside them, and leave out anything that I don’t want in my granola bar too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> This is perfect timing, since I need a snack after my hour and a half workout in the pool, starting at 6:20 a.m. (I am a swimmer on a swim team. GO SHARKS!!) After I did my homework: researching different recipes on these little guys, I found the recipe I loved the most...Alton Brown’s recipe from Food Network, but I changed up a few things to his recipe to make it mine. (A good chef turns a simple recipe into their own with a few little touches :0) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> If you are looking to print this recipe, I have put all of the directions and ingredients all together toward the way bottom of the blog, without all of the pictures so it is more easy to print :0) Hope it helps! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> For these granola bars, you can switch around many different ingredients if you don’t like some. Add more of one ingredient, or less of another, whatever is going to taste great for you! Also, as I‘m eating up theses granola bars, I found that there are many other ways that you can eat them up. I tried crumbling them up on top of yogurt (YUUUUUMM!) And my Mom thought of crumbling them up onto her oatmeal! There are endless possibilities… Let’s get to it! You’re going to want to eat these as soon as you can! </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 cups Rolled Oats </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 1/2 cups of Chopped Nuts ( I used Almonds and Brazil nuts) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/2 cup of Wheat Germ </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/2 cup of Honey </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/4 cup packed Brown Sugar </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 tsp. Vanilla Extract </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/2 tsp. Salt </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6 oz. Dried Fruit ( I used dried cranberries, semi chopped) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 cup of Mini Chocolate Chips </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 cups Rolled Oats </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 1/2 cups of Chopped Nuts ( I used Almonds and Brazil nuts) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/2 cup of Wheat Germ </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/2 cup of Honey </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/4 cup packed Brown Sugar </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">2 tsp. Vanilla Extract </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1/2 tsp. Salt </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">6 oz. Dried Fruit ( I used dried cranberries, semi chopped) </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">1 cup of Mini Chocolate Chips </span></li>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> Step 1:</b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Preheat the oven to 350*, evenly spread rolled oats, chopped nuts, and wheat germ on a cookie sheet. Toast them in the oven for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. (I stirred them every 5 minutes)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Step 2: </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In the meantime, combine honey, brown sugar, butter, vanilla, and salt into a medium sauce pan or pot. (Make sure it is big enough to hold all of your toasted oat mixture) Heat the pot on medium heat, and stir the mixture until the brown sugar is completely dissolved (The sugar will melt quickly)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Step 3: </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Gather your dried fruit and chocolate chips to add into the bar. I semi chopped the fruit to make the pieces smaller and more bite sized.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Step 4: </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once the oat mixture is toasted completely, take it out of the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 300*</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Step 5: </b><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Immediately add your oat mixture into your pot/pan, and stir until your oats are completely covered in the honey mixture. Then, add in your dried fruit and chocolate chips and stir until combined.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Step 6:</b> Take your granola bar mixture and dump it into a prepared, greased 9x9” pan. Press the granola mixture until there is an even layer of granola bar in the pan. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #ffffe5; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> Sip. Gulp. Sip. Gulp. Ahhhhhhh...Nothing better than a nice warm cup of hot chocolate on a cold overcast morning. (I know...Summer time is hot, but not where I'm vacationing this week, we have GREAT Hot Chocolate drinking weather :0)I always wait a few minutes after I whip up my cup so that my eager gulp of cocoa doesn't wind up burning every taste bud in my mouth. So in a way, I guess I'm not <em>really</em> having a cup of "Hot Chocolate" but more of a cup of "Warm, almost cold Chocolate", I know what your thinking... How can you drink hot chocolate like that? Well, you will find that I am a "One of a kind" or in other words an "Odd Ball" (Just wait, I'll grow on you :0) Don't worry... a cooled off cup of hot chocolate isn't what I mean when I talk about a "Cooler" cup of hot chocolate. My idea is MUCH better than that!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> For this recipe, I was looking around the hotel kitchen and found something that I thought would be great! Something that I thought would taste AMAZING and give a normal cup of hot chocolate a little minty twist! We had a few left over snacks from the road trip over here, and I decided this little candy would be even better than a swirl of a candy cane that you use around Christmas time! Ready for it... My secret ingredient was...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yep!! Junior Mints, can you say YUUUUUUMMY!!! The creamy mint melts into the steaming hot chocolate giving it a hint of mint, and a wonderful smell, not to mention the delicious chocolate around the Junior Mint that melts into the drink too!</span></div>
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<li style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> A few Junior Mints</span></li>
<li style="font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Optional: mini marshmallows for topping</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">While the hot chocolate is still hot and steamy, preferably right after you stir the hot chocolate mix into the hot water, drop 1-3 Junior Mints into the hot chocolate, just to get the minty light flavor into the hot chocolate. (I used 1 junior mint for my cup)</span></div>
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