Creme Filled Cupcakes

A patients wife brought some cupcakes to the hospital to share one day.  They were SO yummy that I went home and created my own!

So here is Jennifer's Version of Yumminess:

You will need:

A) 2 Cake Mix Box mixes upped like instructions call for, using paper lining, to make Cup Cakes. You can use any flavor or cake mix, I prefer Chocolate, but any work!

B) Filling Recipe:

• 1 cup Milk
• 1 instant Pudding Mix (any flavor, I use Vanilla for contrast sake)
• 1/4 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 8oz of Cream Cheese

• Blend with hand mixer until smooth.  Stir in an 8oz tub of Cool Whip.  Refrigerate until needed, though it doesn't need it before you add to the cupcake.

C) Topping Recipe:

•  8 oz Cream Cheese
• 1 cup Butter–softened
• 6 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1 instant Pudding Mix
• 1 cup Milk

• With Hand Mixer, blend Cream Cheese and Butter until Smooth, Add Powdered Sugar and Pudding Mix blending the Milk in a little at a time until all is smooth and thick!
• I have also added just a touch of a flavored extract (like Lemon, Peppermint, Mint Etc) for a fun event!

D) Any Topping, sprinkles, Sugar & Food Coloring etc you would like to make it festive.

HOW TO ASSEMBLE:

1) Follow Cake mix box Recipe and cook, let them cool completely! (From Item A above)

2) With a knife, cut off the tops (don't ruin the tops as you will put them back on).  Add a spoonful of the "Filling" Recipe. (Item B above)

3) Put the top back onto correct cupcake!


















4) Using any method you would like, put on the "Topping" Recipe (Item C above).  I have used a plastic bag with a tiny corner out to make swirls, use a spoon and add a large dollop on top. Be creative!












5) Using Item D festive up your cupcakes.

6) Refrigerate until you serve them.

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Winter Fresh Fruit Salad

2 each of 3-4 fresh fruits(or equal amounts totaling 8 items) Like bananas, apples, oranges, tangerines, pomegranates, Etc.

1 15 oz can pineapple tidbits (save Juice)

Fruit Salad Dressing

Dip fruit like bananas and apples that brown in lemon water. Toss all fruits together. Pour dressing over fruit; stir gently to coat. Chill or serve immediately.

Fruit Salad Dressing

1 c. Pineapple Juice(Leftover from tidbits from the salad) or Orange Juice

1-2 tbs Cornstarch

2 tbs Sugar or honey

Pinch of salt

Using a wire whisk, stir cornstarch into cold juice. Add sugar or honey. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Cook 1 to 2 min. until thick and clear. Chill. Thin with more juice if desired.

This is my most favorite Fruit Salad. Very Healthy!!!

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Burger and Fries Cake

Small Hamburger, no fries:

3 - 6 in round cakes(Two for the bun and one for the burger)

1 yellow cake mix

Large Hamburger & Fries:

3 - 9 in. Round Cakes (Two for the bun and one for the Burger)

1 - 8 in. Square Cake (for the Fries)

2 yellow cake mixes

Both types of Hamburgers:

1 can Chocolate Frosting

1 can White Frosting(or tube), mayonnaise

Decoration Tube Frosting: yellow, red–mustard & Ketchup

Red & Green Gumdrops, smashed flat with spoon–tomatoes & pickles

Shredded coconut colored Green–Lettuce

Directions:

1. Cook and cool Cakes. Cut off two of the three tops to make perfectly flat on both sides!

2. Put one round cake on a large plate (for smaller Hamburger) or an upside down cookie sheet (for Larger Hamburger, put on one side leaving plenty of room for fries). This will be the bottom bun for your burger.

3. Spread White Frosting on top of the bun. This is mayonnaise.

4. Sprinkle the green coconut lettuce.

5. Put another round cake on top. This is your burger. Frost the top and sides of the burger with the chocolate frosting.

6. You can stick some more of the “coconut lettuce” on the sides of your burger.

7. Put the pickles and tomatoes on top of the burger.

8. Now squeeze some red (ketchup) and yellow (Mustard) frosting on the sides of the cake.

9. Now place the other round cake on top of the burger. This is the top bun.

10. Your burger is done!

11. To make the french fries, cut the square cake into long pieces

12. Pile them on the side of the plate next to the burger. Squirt some red ketchup frosting on top.

13. Bon Appetit!!

I don't even remember where I got this recipe. I haven't made it in at least 10 years. But had to make it for our Birthday Boy!

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Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs

2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 cup chopped nuts

Directions

PREHEAT oven to 375° F.

COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels and nuts. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.

BAKE for 9 to 11 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

PAN COOKIE VARIATION: Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Prepare dough as above. Spread into prepared pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan on wire rack. Makes 4 dozen bars.

SLICE AND BAKE COOKIE VARIATION:
PREPARE dough as above. Divide in half; wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm. Shape each half into 15-inch log; wrap in wax paper. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.* Preheat oven to 375° F. Cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes about 5 dozen cookies.

* May be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 8 weeks.

FOR HIGH ALTITUDE BAKING (5,200 feet): Increase flour to 2 1/2 cups. Add 2 teaspoons water with flour and reduce both granulated sugar and brown sugar to 2/3 cup each. Bake drop cookies for 8 to 10 minutes and pan cookie for 17 to 19 minutes.

Leave it to Sarah to find yummy recipes from verybestcooking.com. She looked it up backed it up and left me some to eat! And they actually look like the picture so I took it from them instead of taking a picture of my own.

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