I
recently had a request to make some cupcakes. After a recent trip to Hello
Cupcake, one of my family members was having quite a craving for cupcakes. So,
I decided I would take this task on
myself. A and I immediately went over to
the grocery store and purchased all the supplies for a cupcake overhaul in my
house.
Here
is the list of the cupcake mix and frostings that we bought:
- Duncan Hines Decadent Red Velvet Cupcake Cake & Frosting Mix;
- Duncan Hines Triple Chocolate Cake Mix
- Betty Crocker: Super Moist Golden Vanilla Cake Mix
- Betty Crocker: Rich & Creamy Coconut Pecan Frosting
- Betty Crocker: Vanilla Frosting; and
- Betty Crocker: Cream Cheese Frosting
How to make a better cupcake from box cake
Mix?
Replace Vegetable Oil with 1 stick
melted butter. This is the overwhelming theme of making for a better cupcake on
sites throughout the web. And let me tell you it works.
Some also replace the water for
buttermilk. I did not do this, but I heard it works.
Add one extra egg to each mix. So if the
recipe on the box calls for 3 eggs, add 4 instead.
Add some extra kick to the recipe. I
like to add extra something to each cupcake mix I make. For example I added
peanut butter to the chocolate cupcake mix.
Vanilla Hazelnut Cupcakes
Mix the Vanilla Cupcake Mix as indicated on box, and
make the additions/changes listed above. To add that extra kick I added a
teaspoon of hazelnut extract, and teaspoon of real vanilla extract! Yummy!
To finish this Vanilla Hazelnut Cupcake
off I frosted some with Cocunut Pecan Frosting, and some with Vanilla Frosting.
Vanilla Raspberry Cupcakes
Mix the Vanilla Cupcake Mix as indicated on box, and
make the additions/changes listed above. To add that extra kick I added a
teaspoon of raspberry extract, and a bit of real vanilla extract! Yummy!
Red Velvet Cupcakes
Mix Red Velvet Cupcake mix as indicated
on box, and make the additions/ changes listed above. To add that extra kick I
added a teaspoon of vanilla; 1/3 cup of dark chocolate cocoa; and ¼ cup of sourcream.
To finish this Red Velvet Cupcake off I
added Cream Cheese filling, and Cream Cheese frosting on top.
Triple Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcake
Mix Triple Chocolate Mix Cupcake mix as
indicated on box, and make the additions/ changes listed above. To add that
extra kick I added a teaspoon of vanilla and 1/2 cup of peanut butter.
To finish this Triple Chocolate Peanut
Butter Cupcake off I frosted some with Cocunut Pecan Frosting, and some with
Vanilla Frosting.
As you can see we have a plethora of
cupcakes in my household now, but boy are they yummy. Hello, Cupcake!
Until next time…
Stay Tickled Pink,
Stephanie
