Sweet Treat Saturday!

So as I said before, I am obsessed with cupcakes.  I don't know why, but I just love everything about making them!  Maybe it's because it's a smaller canvas to work on?  Anyways, here's another recipe I recently tried...and I'm in LOVE with them!

Cosmo Cupcakes

Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook Time: 18 minutes Difficulty: MEDIUM Serves: 24


You will need...

For The Cake

1 box Vanilla Cake Mix
3 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup Cosmopolitan Drink Mix (without alcohol)

Preheat oven to 350°.
Combine Cake Mix, 1/2 cup oil and 1 cup Cosmopolitan Drink Mix in stand mixer or large mixing bowl.
Add eggs. Use a hand mixer or stand mixer and beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Then turn mixer to medium speed for 1 minute.

Fill each cupcake liner in cupcake pan 2/3 full. Bake cupcakes at 350° for 18-20 minutes {actual times may vary depending on your oven.  Mine does cupcakes in 18 minutes}. Check to see if cupcakes done by inserting a toothpick into the center of one. Toothpick should be clean when pulled out if cupcakes are done.

 Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting.


For The Frosting

1/2 cup shortening
1 stick, or 1/2 cup butter
1 lb. (about 4 cups) powdered sugar
2- 3 tablespoons Cosmopolitan Drink Mix (without alcohol)
a few drops of red food coloring


Combine butter and shortening in in stand mixer or large mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer or stand mixer to cream butter and shortening on high speed for 3 minutes or until light in color.

Add powdered sugar to mixing bowl. Mix on low speed for 30 seconds. Then turn to medium speed for 1 minute, or until sugar is incorporated.
Add 2 - 3 tablespoons Cosmopolitan Drink Mix to frosting. Mix on high until light and fluffy. Add a few drops of food coloring and mix on high again until the desired color is achieved.

If frosting is too thick, add a little more Cosmopolitan Drink Mix to thin it out.

Frosted using Wilton 21 tip.  Topped with Lime Wedges

You could also put the tops of a bendy straw for decoration.  You MIGHT get asked what the straw is for though...Lots of people asked me, lol

Sweet Tooth Saturday!

I have been obsessed with cupcakes lately!!  I have a ton of awesome recipes that I've been dying to try...so I decided to start on some yesterday!  I made a lot of cupcakes {4 dozen  cupcakes to be exact!}  Here's a recipe for one of my new favorite cupcakes...

Pink Lemonade Cupcakes
 Prep Time: Cook Time: 18 minutes Difficulty: MEDIUM Serves: 24

You will need...

For the cake

1 box white cake mix

3/4 frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed out

1/2 cup water

1/3 cup vegetable oil

4 egg whites

First, Preheat oven to 350, put cupcake liners in the muffin tins.

Combine all of the cake ingredients {first 5 ingredients} in a mixing bowl.  Using your electric mixer, mix on low speed for 30 seconds, then increase to medium speed for an additional minute. 

Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 of the way full.

Bake @ 350 for about 18 minutes {baking times vary based on your oven!}.  Allow cupcakes to cool before frosting.

Pink Lemonade Frosting

For the frosting...

1 stick {1/2 cup} butter, room temperature

1/2 cup shortening

4 cups powdered sugar

2-4 tbsp pink lemonade concentrate

red and/or yellow food coloring 

Combine butter and shortening in large mixing bowl, use hand or stand mixer to cream butter and shortening on high speed for about 3 minutes, or until light in color.

Add powdered sugar {I did this one cup at a time, mixing it together a little before I put the next cup in}  

Mix on low for 30 seconds, then increasing the speed speed to medium for an additional minute or until sugar is incorporated.

Add 2-4 tbsp of pink lemonade concentrate and mix on high until light and fluffy looking.

I used a wilton 21 tip for the decorating.