I love oil!!

I never thought vegetable oil would become such a big part of what I make in the kitchen! 

Lol

Other than using it for making Chicken Fried Steak or brownies from a box ...

I didn't really use it.

And yes ...

You heard me right. 

I make brownies from a box.

I have yet to master them from scratch.

Lol

That's my next endeavor.

Since I have changed the way I bake from butter to oil ...

Everything is turning out right!! 

=) 

And it makes me soo happy! 

No worries!

Butter still goes in the frostings I make. Lol

That hasn't changed. 

This morning I made Red Velvet Cupcakes using oil.

And ... O ... M ... G!!

AMAZINGNESS! 

=)

I've tried Red Velvet recipes multiple times and have yet to get it right.

This morning I did just that. 

=)

Look at how gorgeous they look! 

=)

I found really cute Pink Camo Cupcake Liners at Walmart this morning.

Better believe I used them. 

Lol

I'm also well on my way to reaching my goal I set for my Bucket List.

It's been kinda hard cuz it's been soooo hot ...

But this morning was only 58* and it was amazing. 

Haha!

Windows open ...

Movie playing ...

Mixer mixing ...

Cupcakes baking ...

Pure bliss. 

Since the beginning of May I've made 340 cupcakes.

That number is only going to grow as we get into the winter months.

I have another order coming up for High School Reunion Cupcakes and I'm über excited! 

I get to use my new alphabet/number fondant cutters. 

=)

Anywho ...

Here's some pics of the finished product from this morning. 

See ... Pink Camo Liners are soo cute!

And went perfect with these bright red cupcakes.

=)

Add some yummy Cream Cheese Frosting and they're perfect! 

Nice and fluffy!

Ta-ta for now friends. 

Got movie date. 

<3

Ill definitely be blogging about the Reunion Cupcakes.

=)

108* ... No thanks!

In the middle of a heat wave and god it SUCKS! 

I hate the heat. 

Makes me crabby ...

Haven't been able to bake either because of it ...

Which isn't helping me get to my goal on the 1000 cupcakes in a year thing.

=(

It's been about a month since I've made any cupcakes.

Only thing I've made recently was an Avocado Dressing.

I know it's not sweet but hey ... Oh well. Lol

It was still delicious.

A little bit goes a loooong way!

Perfect little addition to fish tacos. Lol

I got the recipe off Pinterest.

Which I LOVE!!

<3

I also got to use my new Kitchenaid Food Chopper that I got for my birthday!! =)

Looks like this ...

Can't wait til I can use it to chop up some Oreos for baking! Lol 

So much easier.

Hopefully this heat wave will go away soon so I can get back in the kitchen. 

Here's the recipe for the dressing if anyone is interested ...

Avocado Dressing

1 large avocado

2 tsp fresh lemon juice

1/2 cup mayo (or 1/2 cup Greek yogurt)

1 tsp hot sauce

1/4 extra virgin olive oil

2 garlic cloves

3/4 tsp salt

I put everything into the food chopper and pressed purée until the dressing was smooth.

Enjoy!!

Stay cool friends!

Testing ... Testing ...

Well ... Today was finally cool enough to bake! 

Thank god!

This 105* weather sucks!

And it's not even SUMMER yet!!

Fml!!

=(

I decided to tweak my Vanilla Cupcake recipe and use lemon juice instead of vanilla ...

There's 20 more cupcakes to add to my bucket list adventure ... 

20 cupcakes closer to 1000!!

=)

I got to use my purty cupcake liners today! 

I love them!!

I also proceeded to wound myself in this whole baking process! 

I stepped back to grab the baking powder and OH MAN!

Broken piece of glass right in the foot! OUCH!! 

='(

Wasn't a lot of blood but it was a lot for ME!

I freaked out my bestie!

Hehe

It wasn't INTENTIONAL!

To everyone that knows me ... They know I don't handle blood very well.

Like at all ...

Blood = Blackouts/Lightheadednsss

Stuffs like that.

No bueno!!

Anywho ...

The cupcakes just came out!! 

I LOVE when they have perfectly rounded tops! 

=)

Just a little tip ...

When a recipe calls for Cake Flour ...

Use CAKE FLOUR!

Lol 

The whole point of making these lemon ones was to try making them with all-purpose flour instead to see if there's a major difference.

There is!

They're not as fluffy.

Still yummy ...

Just not the consistency that I personally prefer.

Peeps at work won't care. Lol

They'll eat them anyways!

I even dyed the frosting bright yellow! 

Ha!

They're so pretty with those cupcake liners! =)

Nice SPRING-Y flavor and colors! 

=)

I filled these ones with frosting as well.

Gotta make my mama a personal box just for her.

(She doesn't like frosting filled cupcakes)

Yea ... Don't ask. Lol

Well ... That's it for now friends! 

Gotta go clean up this mess of mine and find a movie to watch!

Hmm ... 

What to watch ... What to watch .........

Spring time!!

Wow I haven't posted in a long time. Lol

Haven't really made anything new until recently. 

Decided to change the way I bake and I'm sooo glad I did! 

The cupcakes come out 10x better! 

Moist and yummy

They don't pull away from the liners anymore ...

All smiles over here with that! Lol 

I also added to my Bucket List.

Bake over 1000 cupcakes in one year!

Lots of cupcakes! Haha!

Ill keep you updated with that ...

First batch I made were Vanilla ... 

Oh man!

I've never been able to get a perfect recipe until now! 

And of course i found it on Pinterest! Lol

Here they are!

Yummy and gorgeous! =) 

Lol

I also had a new family member added to my future bakery!

One wonderful woman at my work asked if I wanted it! 

Best part ... It was FREE! =)

Man did I jump on that! Haha

Here she is! Little Miss Sapphire!

Along with my first mixer Olive <3

They both have been put to good use! 

=) 

Lol

Second set of cupcakes I've made for my bucket list project were completely chocolate! =)

Yum!

Got a chocoholic in the house! Haha!

And these were heavenly!

Even got told by someone I work with that it was one of the best chocolate cupcakes she's ever had! 

Music to my ears!! <3

Gorgeous right?!

=)

And absolutely fantabulous!!

Look at the perfectly rounded tops!!

=)

Love that I changed the way I bake! Lol

And last but not least on my little project were Strawberry Shortcake Cupcakes <3

Homemade Whipped Cream Frosting and all!!

Stuffed the middles cupcakes with strawberries too!

These were a Mommies Day present for a friend of mine <3 

She loved them!

Well ... That's all for now friends. 

Until my next cupcake adventure ...

<3

Apple Crisp Cupcakes

so i finally decided to branch out ...
i've never tried baking fruit into cupcakes
well ...
today's the day
and i must say ...
the before product doesn't look very appetizing.
haha!
just being honest
look ...
see for yourself

that doesn't look that yummy to me
but maybe they'll bake better.
lol
i hope!
i kinda tweaked the recipe a little bit
and added a brown sugar/cinnamon layer on top for some crisp.
i guess these could technically be called Apple Crisp Cupcakes.

they sure smell yummy tho ...
fingers crossed that they come out the right way.
hahaha!

sure smells amazing ...
they kinda pulled away from the paper liners. =(
i blame that on absolutely NO butter in the cupcake recipe ...
what is that?!!
omg.
lol.
time for frosting
=)
i love cream cheese ...
enough said.
=)

they kinda remind me of Cinnamon Roll Cupcakes.
not quite the same ...
but in the same ball park.

Recipe adapted from Hoosier Homemade

enjoy!! =)