Coca Cola Cupcakez

Ingredients
1 cup coca cola or other cola drink
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup powdered cocoa

22 large marshmallows
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
2 large eggs, beaten

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Line cupcakez pans with paper liners. (These cupcakez work best with the silver metallic liners.)
3. In a small saucepan mix cola, butter, vegetable oil and cocoa.
4. Bring to a boil, remove from heat, and add marshmallows. Place lid on saucepan and leave until marshmallows begin to melt. Stir well.
5. Mix flour, sugar, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl.
6. Add buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla and mix well.
7. Combine the two mixtures in the mixing bowl.
8. Spoon cupcakez batter into cupcake pan liners until they are 1/2 to 2/3 full.
9. Bake at 325 degrees for approximately 20 minute.
10. Cool cupcakez completely before frosting.

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I MADE THEM WITH MY FRIENDS!!! SO FUN AND YUMMY!!!

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Vanilla Cupcakez

Ingredients
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs

A pinch of salt

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Line 2 standard 12-cup cupcakez tins with cupcakez liners and set aside.
3. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl and set aside.
4. Combine milk, oil, and vanilla in a small bowl and set aside.
5. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
6. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
7. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture, alternating with milk mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
8. Beat until well combined, scraping down sides of the bowl as necessary.
9. Fill cupcakez cups two-thirds full with batter.
10. Transfer cupcakez tins to oven and bake until golden for 15-20 minutes.
11. Let cool before putting on frosting.

Modern Carrot-Cake Cupcakez

Ingredients
1 cup finely grated carrots
1/3 cup yogurt (plain or vanilla)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup canola oil
3/4 cup gluten-free all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 cup chopped toasted pistachio nuts
1/4 cup golden raisins, soaked in orange juice for 10 minutes

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Line muffin pan with cupcakez liners.
3. In a large bowl, mix together the grated carrots, yogurt, vanilla extract, granulated sugar, brown sugar, and oil.
4. In a separate bowl sift together the gluten-free flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and cardamom.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones a little bit at a time stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl a few times, and mix until no lumps remain.
6.  Add the chopped pistachio nuts and golden raisins and combine completely.
7. Fill cupcakez liners 2/3 of the way.
8. Bake for 18-22 minutes.
9. Let cool completely before frosting with Spicy Cream-Cheese Frosting.


Recipe From: Confectionately Yours Taking The Cake
By: Lisa Papademetriou  

Spiced Cream-Cheese Frosting

Ingredients
1/4 cup cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1/4 cup margarine or butter, softened to room teperature
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1. In a bowl, using a handheld mixer, cream together the cream cheese and margarine or butter completely.
2. Slowly add the confectioners' sugar in 1/2 cup batches, mixing completely before adding more.
3. Add the vanilla extract, cardamon, and ginger, and beat on high speed until the frosting becomes light and fluffy, about 3-7 minutes.

Recipe From: Confectionately Yours Taking The Cake
By: Lisa Papademetriou

Halloween Cupcakez

Ingredients
4 cups all-purpsose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups light brown sugar, packed 1 cup butter, room temperature
4 eggs
15 ounces pumpkin puree
1 1/2 chopped pecans

Decoration
Decorative frosting
Halloween candy in spider, eyeball, pumpkin, witch (hat), and/or ghost shapes

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Line a cupcakez pan with cupcake liners and set aside.
3. In a meduim bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt.
4. Beat together brown sugar and butter in a seperate large bowl untill smooth.
5. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Beat pumpkin puree into mixture (which may look slightly curdled).
7. Beat in flour mixture untill just blended.
8. Stir in chopped pecans by hand.
9. Divide batter equally among the prepared cupcake liners.
10. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes.
11. Let cool completely before frosting.
12. Frost and decoarte with Halloween candy.

Recipe From: Sara's Cooking Class Halloween Cupcakes

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