Tiny cakes that make me feel dainty while still eating cake!? Frosting in every bite? Cupcakes have become my "go to" dessert for any celebration. For years I would attempt and either a) burn them b) destroy them in attempting to remove them from pan c) overfill them or most often d) all of the above. I would swear them off. But they are just so. darn. cute. Like tiny kittens in cake form. I would be lured back. "Simplify! Simplify!" my theatre training told me. And so I did.
Secret Family Recipe for SPJ's Cupcakes:
makes 24 cupcakes
1 Box Duncan Hines Classic White Cake
3 Egg Whites
1/4 cup oil (I vote coconut, but vegetable oils works just fine too)
1 cup water
2 12 cupcake cupcake pans
cupcake liners
1 ice cream scoop
1 container of generic/cheap/store brand white frosting
fruit or sprinkles or little daisies or other cute, fun festive things for decoration
Follow instructions for Duncan Hines Classic White Cake
Line cupcake pans with cupcake liners. INVEST IN CUPCAKE LINERS. You will not save money by not purchasing them You will lose money because cupcakes will be destroyed without them and you will need to purchase more cupcake supplies.
Use ice cream scoop to fill cupcake tins. One scoop per cupcake
After baking according to Duncan Hines box instrcutions, let cool for 30 minutes before frosting. Box will tell you less time for cooling- LIES! ALL LIES!! Wait at least 30 minutes.
Frost cupcakes
Decorate with fruit or sprinkles or flowers other cute, fun, festive things.
Put on cute, fun, festive serving plate. Remove from tins before frosting and serving. Have you seen people try to remove frosted cupcakes from tins? Not cute. Not fun. Not festive.
Enjoy!
