{"id":1137,"date":"2009-09-17T17:24:52","date_gmt":"2009-09-17T17:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kathycasey.com\/blog\/?p=1137"},"modified":"2009-09-17T17:24:52","modified_gmt":"2009-09-17T17:24:52","slug":"cupcakes-everybody-loves-em","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/?p=1137","title":{"rendered":"Cupcakes – Everybody Loves ’em!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Who doesn\u2019t love cupcakes?! They\u2019re portable, versatile, celebratory, easy to make and even easier to eat! Cupcakes are pretty much the cat\u2019s meow in the world of sweets these days.<\/p>\n

If you want to make \u2019em yourself, Chronicle Books has put out a Cupcake Kit<\/a> with everything you need to get started\u2014the kit includes super-cute baking liners, a pastry bag with piping tips, and a 64-page booklet chock-full of tips, tricks and 14 mouth-watering recipes by noted cookbook author Elinor Klivans.<\/p>\n

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And if there\u2019s an aspiring \u201creally young\u201d baker in your life, check out the Girl Gourmet\u2122<\/sup><\/a> Cupcake Maker that makes cupcakes in 30 seconds! There\u2019s even a fun little \u201cold-school style\u201d commercial to watch on them. The Cupcake Maker\u2019s kind of like the Easy Bake Oven, but quicker. You can nuke your cupcakes for 30 seconds then whip up the frosting and put it in the frosting spinner. Voila! Offered in 4 different flavors, each Cupcake Maker comes with mixes, frostings, cupcake cups and sprinkles. We \u201cwhipped up a batch\u201d and\u2014though kinda fun\u2014they do taste like they took 30 seconds to make. There\u2019s no substitute for the real thing \u2026 but this can be a great start to getting the little ones curious about making things themselves.<\/p>\n

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\nReady to Microwave\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\nPump on the Frosting<\/p>\n

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\nSprinkle with Fun<\/p>\n

Now speaking of kids\u2014and things kids love\u2014my gal pal Cheryl Kroupa at the Cherry Foundation asked me to come up with some fun maraschino cherry recipes. I know you all have a jar of these cherries somewhere in your pantry or fridge and might not know what to do with them other than plop onto a sundae, toss into a Manhattan or garnish a Shirley Temple \u2026 well that\u2019s an inspiration! Shirley Temple Cupcakes! Quick, easy and fun to make with the kids. Chef Cameo and I whipped some up\u2014we loved them and sampled a few \u2026 okay, maybe more than a few. Just looking at them will make you smile! (Recipe follows.)<\/p>\n

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\nKathy & Cameo whipping up some Shirley Temple Cupcakes<\/p>\n

Now, if you just want to go buy<\/em> some super-tasty cupcakes, there certainly are a lot of delicious choices out there\u2014from Trophy Cupcakes to Jody Hall\u2019s Cupcake Royale<\/a>! And Jody\u2019s just opened her 4th location\u2014this one on Capitol Hill (1111 E. Pike Street)\u2014which, like its sister shops in Madrona, Ballard and West Seattle, is open daily. Most recently I enjoyed a pink frosted cupcake and a few fresh raspberries from my garden for breakfast. So nice \u2026 but naughty \ud83d\ude09 Happy cupcakes for all!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Shirley Temple Cupcakes
\n<\/strong>This recipe uses about two 10-oz jars of maraschino cherries. Every kid\u2014young and old\u2014will enjoy these easy cupcakes!<\/p>\n

Makes 24 cupcakes<\/p>\n

1 box (18.25 oz) super-moist white cake mix
\n1 1\/4 cups lemon-lime soda
\n1\/3 cup vegetable oil
\n3 egg whites
\n1\/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries (about 12 cherries)
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\n1 container (12 oz) white frosting
\nGarnish: 36 maraschino cherries, halved<\/p>\n

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners and set aside. Combine the cake mix, soda, oil and egg whites in a large mixing bowl. Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds. Stop and scrape the sides of the bowl and then mix on medium speed for 2 minutes. Fold in the chopped cherries. Fill each lined cupcake cup 3\/4 full with batter. Place pans in oven on a lower rack. Bake for about 15 \u2013 20 minutes. Cool completely before frosting. Frost cupcakes and decorate each with 3 cherry halves. Created by Kathy Casey Food Studios for the National Cherry Foundation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Who doesn\u2019t love cupcakes?! They\u2019re portable, versatile, celebratory, easy to make and even easier to eat! Cupcakes are pretty much the cat\u2019s meow in the world of sweets these days. If you want to make \u2019em yourself, Chronicle Books has put out a Cupcake Kit with everything you need to get started\u2014the kit includes super-cute […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11760],"tags":[716,717,718,719,720,721,11862,715,722,723,11865,11857,11859,724],"class_list":["post-1137","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dishing-with-kathy-casey-blog","tag-cherry-foundation","tag-cheryl-kroupa","tag-cupcake-kit","tag-cupcake-maker","tag-cupcake-royale","tag-cupcakes","tag-dessert","tag-elinor-klivans","tag-girl-gourmet","tag-jody-hall","tag-komo-radio","tag-recent","tag-recipes","tag-shirley-temple-cupcakes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1137"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1137\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1137"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1137"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dishingwithkathycasey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1137"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}