Another oldie from our city life... the last one I documented with my iPad. We had our best "couple's friends", Michele and Gator, over a after the New Year. I asked Michele if she had any meal requests at our cabin. She requested one thing: my gourmet cupcakes. I had to laugh, because out of all of my creations, these are the least gourmet, the least creative, the least unique. But I sure know how to put on a good facade. These suckers will make anyone think you dropped $50 and were covered in various ingredients for hours on end.
So these cupcakes are compliments of a Betty Crocker box of orange cake mix and tub of vanilla icing (I can't remember if Betty Crocker or Duncan Heinz frosting is vegan... but one or both is, just check for "milk" in the ingredients). After baking the cupcake mix, I plopped two tubs worth of vanilla frosting into a huge ziploc bag, and cut a rather huge hole in the corner of the bag to create a makeshift frosting squeezing bag. Not necessary, but makes the frosting look a heck of a lot prettier on the cupcake. After coating the cupcakes with frosting, drizzle with (optional) Hershey's chocolate syrup. Sprinkle on some chunky all-natural cane sugar, and these babies look expensive. They actually only cost about $5 to make two dozen, once all is said and done.
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ReplyDeleteHA!!! I will have to make them when you guys come over next. I find it hilarious that one of my only out-of-the-box recipes is the one you're dying to try. Okay, I'll admit that my special touch does make them to-die-for. ;)
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