Luscious Lemon Lime Cupcakes

This is kind of long process but they are soooo good!   (Recipe from Tricia)

Lucious Lemon Lime Cupcakes

Cake
1 box lemon cake mix
1 small box lime flavored gelatin
3/4 cup water
1/3 cup lime juice (3 limes)
zest from 3 limes
1/3 vegetable oil
3 eggs

Heat oven to 350 degrees Line muffin tins.  In a large bowl, beat cake mix with gelatin with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds.  Add remaining cupcake ingredients.  Beat with electric mixer on low speed for 30 seconds beat on medium speed for 2 minutes scrapin bowl as necessary.  Divide batter evenly among muffin cups filling about 2/3 full bake 18 minutes or until toothpick inseted in center comes out clean.  Cool in pan 10 minutes.  Remove from pan to cooling rack.  With toothpick perce top of cupcakes in several places.

Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
2 T lime juice
in a small bowl, mix 1 cup powdered sugar and 2 T lime juice until glaze is smooth and thin enough to drizzle.  Drizzle and spread glaze over cupcakes.  Cool completely, about 30 minutes

Frosting
8 oz cream cheese softened
1 t Vanilla
2 T lime juice
1 T lemon juice
Lemon and Lime zest (approx 3 limes)
3-4 cups powdered sugar
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter on medium speed until light and fluffy.  On low speed, beat in vanilla, lime juice, and zest and add in powder sugar until mixed.  Beat in medium speed until fluffy.  Frost cupakes, mounding and swirling frosting.  Store covered in fridge.  Top with slice of strawberries

Twilight Treats

Are you going to the "Big Movie" tonight at midnight?

Which movie?

Hello!!!

I'll be there.

At midnight for the opening show.

And I will be dressed up.  Because I LOVE dressing up.

Last year I went to the opening show of Twilight.  A friend rented out an entire theater, and we all went in Prom dresses (if you've read the book you'll get it, if you haven't you'll probably just think I'm crazy).

A few years ago I hosted our book club at my house.  We sat around the campfire in my backyard, and discussed the saga of vampires and werewolves, played trivia games, and debated into the wee hours of the morning the pro's and con's of Edward vs. Jacob.

Oh, the important things in life.  It really is imperative that we get to the bottom of this.  It was a deep discussion.  I mean really--debating between whether it's better to be married to a vampire or a werewolf.

Deep stuff.

LOL.

But in case you are headed to a New Moon party yourself this weekend (or even better--tonight!) here are some vampire treats ideas.

Bella's Blood Cupcakes

Cold Kisses (straight from the freezer)

Cherry "BITES"

Recipe for Twilight cupcakes (from my friend Ann):

Cream Together:

8 oz. cream cheese
1 egg
1/3 cup sugar
dash of salt (very little salt)
6 oz. chocolate chips 

Note: I added red food coloring to get the blood look
Set aside

Sift together:
1 1/2 c. flour
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. cocoa
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt

Add:
1 c. water
1tsp. vanilla
1T. vinegar
3/4 c. oil

Beat until smooth.

Fill muffin tins 1/3 cup full with cocoa mixture. Then spoon cream cheese mixture on top. Bake at 350 for 20-25 min.

Enjoy the show!

(Come back tomorrow to see the werewolf treats I'm working on for the party I'm attending tonight.)

(After all, Book 2 is where all of the werewolves come out!)

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

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Ingredients:

1 cup powdered sugar

1 cup creamy peanut butter

5 Tbsp. marg.--room temperature

3/4 tsp. vanilla

1/4 tsp. salt

1/3 cup heavy cream or milk

Mix first five ingredients in a bowl and mix on medium low speed until creamy. Add the cream or milk and then beat on high speed until light and smooth.

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Thank you for sharing this recipe Barefoot Contessa! I love your show!