Archive | January, 2011

Strawberry Frosting Recipe

28 Jan

Ingredients:
 
1 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
8 cups icing sugar (confectioners’)
120 ml whipping cream
2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
1 tablespoon water
pinch of salt
few drops of LorAnn Strawberry Flavor Oil (to taste)
few drops of AmeriColor Electric Pink Gel Color
Method: 
 
Beat the butter and icing sugar in an electric mixer on low with the paddle attachment for about 2 minutes. Add the vanilla, water, whipping cream, salt, and strawberry oil, and whip on high speed until fluffy and smooth–about 4 minutes. Add colour and mix until well blended. If consistency is too thick, add more water 1 teaspoon at a time, then whip again for 30 seconds or so.
 
Makes enough to fill and frost a 3-layer (or 5-6 thin layers) 9? cake.

Strawberry Cake

28 Jan

Ingredients:

2 cups white sugar

1 (3oz) package of strawberry gelatin

1 cup butter, softened

4 eggs, room temperature

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup whole milk, room temperature

1 tablespoon Lorann vanilla extract

1/2 cup strawberry puree made from frozen sweetened strawberries (or you could use unsweetened and add a tablespoon of white sugar)

Method:

1. Prepare two 9? round pans (butter and flour, or parchment lined).

2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and dry strawberry gelatin until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each. Mix vanilla and milk together. Combine and whisk dry ingredients, adding to creamed mixture and alternating with milk/vanilla until just combined. Blend in strawberry puree. Pour into prepared pans.

3. Bake in 350 F for about 25 minutes, or until inserted cake tester comes out clean. Allow cakes to cool in pans on wire rack for 20 minutes, then inverting onto wire rack to finish cooling.

Cookies On Cupcakes!

20 Jan

Cookies On Cupcakes!

It’s a match made in heaven—Cookies on Cupcakes decorated in the prettiest Valentine colors and presented on our lovely Valentine Cupcakes ’N More® Dessert Stand.


Cookies On Cupcakes!

20 Jan

Cookies On Cupcakes!

It’s a match made in heaven—Cookies on Cupcakes decorated in the prettiest Valentine colors and presented on our lovely Valentine Cupcakes ’N More® Dessert Stand.