Day 1..CuPCakE disaster!!

The Starring CUPCAKE: SEA BREEZE....

I would really love to say that this cupcake was easy peasy but I would so be lying. Do not ever believe a recipe that tells you not to put the entire egg in the batter. WHAT A BIG UH OH!!! 

     So let me give you a little bit of a background on what I'am trying to accomplish here:) One Christmas ago my sweet little sister , ABY, gave me a book FULLLLL of cupcake recipes. My mission: to bake every single one of them before the summer is over and before I go off to college!! SO HERE GOES NOTHING...

     

     Exhibit A: this is not what "Sea Breeze Cupcakes" are suppose to look like!! and this is why you shouldn't always follow what the recipe says. When it says to add just the egg yolk it actually means 

THE WHOLE EGG!!

So I know you guys just can't wait to see how to make these babies:) well I'am about to let it all loose...

For these little pieces of heaven you will need:

1/4 pound of butter,unsalted (one stick)

3/4 cup of granulated sugar ( you could even use splenda blend to make it healthier:)!!)

2 LARGE EGGS

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup of grapefruit juice

1/4 cup of cran-raspberry juice

zest of a grapefruit

handful of raspberries

To start off you need to preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. (you can put liners in but you don't really need to)

1. In a large bowl mix with an electric mixer your butter and sugar for 3-5 mins or until fluffy. Add eggs and beat well.

2. In a separate bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt

3. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, alternating with grapefruit and cran-raspberry juice. Fold in zest and raspberries.

4. cook for 20-25 minutes

Now if you wanted to get real crazy you could of put only the yolks in the batter and save the whites for later. Later meaning before you cook the cupcakes or even put them in the holder you need to whip the whites until stiff peaks form!! Then fold it into the batter:) but thats only if you want to get a little CRAZY!!!!

Exhibit B: YAY!! it worked:) so this is the finish product without icing!!! With a little cream cheese icing, these things will be to die for!! <3

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

one 8-ouce package of cream cheese

3/4 stick of butter

3 cups of powder sugar

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1. In a medium bowl mix together the butter and cream cheese until smooth

2. slowly add the powder sugar and mix until the lumps are all gone!! add the vanilla and mix until it is all blended well!!!

AND TA DAH!!! Here is the finish product. Pretty Huh?? They are also EXTREMELY delicious so this is your warning:) be careful or you could get addicted!! The only things will make sure to do next time is to separate the eggs an add the yolks first and then beat the whites and fold them in last!

PREPARE yourself for what comes next:)!! it will be great...FOR SURE!!!