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Once upon a time I made what I called an Almond Joy Cupcake. I won’t even link to it because the photos are so pathetic. But here is a true Almond Joy Cupcake. It has the coconut filling with pieces of shredded coconut and it’s dipped in melted chocolate. So this cupcake has a tough shell because of the chocolate, but it’s wonderful because you can eat it like a sandwich, the frosting won’t get all over your fingers!
Almond Joy Cupcakes
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake:
1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix
4 eggs
2/3 cup oil
1 small pkg. chocolate instant
pudding
1 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Coconut Topping:
1/4 cup butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups shredded coconut
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-4 cups powdered sugar
2 cups chocolate Melts
sliced
almonds
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
and line pans with cupcake liners.
2. Sift cake mix into a bowl
and set it aside.
3. In a large bowl, gently
whisk eggs, oil, milk, sour cream and vanilla extract together.
4. Add cake mix and pudding
mix, stir until combined.
5. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full
and bake for 17-22 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
6. Topping: Beat butter and
cream cheese until smooth. Add shredded coconut and vanilla, mix again. Slowly
add powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
7. Pipe your topping onto
cooled cupcakes.
8. Use a knife to smooth out
the topping.
9. Place chocolate melts in a
microwave-safe bowl and melt and stir until smooth.
10. Dip cupcakes into chocolate
and then sprinkle almonds on top. Do it quickly before the chocolate cools.
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 Let me know what you think of these. They are so good and I'm sure you all will love them too. So try these this week-end. Leave me a comment so I know what you think. Thanks for coming by.......... Sincerely Donna Scrapp'n Nana http://scrappnana.blogspot.com/ www.mycmsite.com/dmdegraw Come and see what is New. NEW TOOLS in July. A New System. |
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The Story:
I got a real hankering one day to make popsicles. I started hunting the stores around town for some good molds, but I just couldn’t find the ones I wanted. So I decided to bite the bullet and just order from Amazon. So my molds were in the mail, but I was still without popsicles! So I made these babies, they are easy to make even with no molds at all.
Easy Yogurt Pops
Ingredients
Pops:
3 containers of yogurt, different
flavors
3/4 cup juice, separated (I used
1/2 c, orange juice and 1/4 c. lime juice)
3 Tablespoons honey
Supplies:
8, 3 oz paper cups (or any molds
you have)
8 popsicle sticks (you can also
used cut straws)
Directions
1. Use three small bowls and
put a container of yogurt into each.
2. Stir in 1/4 c juice and 1
tablespoon honey into each one. (These two things helps to sweeten the yogurt.)
3. Layer the yogurt into paper
cups, put the cups on a plate or cake pan to keep steady and place in the
freezer for 1 hour.
4. Your yogurt should be the
consistency of a slushy by now, gently push a popsicle stick into each one.
5. Let freeze for a few more
hours or over night.
6. Peel paper cups off pops and
serve or store in a plastic bag in the freezer.
Notes
I noticed while I was making my pops that the color was not going
to be vibrant, so I "cheated" and added some freeze dried berries (after I
pulverized them in a food processor).
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