ok, so given my post yesterday, i know how this post is going to sound. but i'll explain... i LOVE to bake. like, love love it. cookies aren't really my thing, our oven seems to have a hate relationship with them and they ALWAYS, no matter what i do, come out flat as pancakes. i have had success with snickerdoodles though - they always seem to turn out well, but that is it. i know it's our oven b/c i never had a problem at our apartment when i made cookies. anyhow, i love to bake. so i've moved on to cupcakes. our oven gets along just fine with them. i have a super fun little cookbook that is full of cupcake recipes and i decided i would cook every single recipe in it. but, i have to do this carefully. if i make them just for us, then i become even more of a fatty. so i make them and then share them. i made this week for our church community group.
so the first recipe in the book is -
lime cupcakes with strawberry cream cheese frosting. oooh yum yum!! i'm typically a boxed cake mix sort of girl. never again friends! this recipe is really easy and so much better than a boxed mix. these are perfect for spring and so pretty. a couple of things i would change in the future though. the cupcake was not overly limey. i'd probably add a little extra lime juice. and the frosting - oh dear! it was so yummy - but i'd probably halve the recipe. it makes a TON! and i'd for sure chill it a little before i frost the cupcakes. it was runny and went over the edges of the cupcakes. i used fat free cream cheese just to try to cut back on some of the calories too.
so so perfect for spring! give them a whirl :-)
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