24 Karrot Gold Cupcake Recipe!

Ingredients:

• 4 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground nutmeg
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 cups canola oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups grated carrots
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Frosting Ingredients:

• 1/2 stick unsalted butter
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon 

What to do:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a medium bowl.
3. In another medium bowl, with an electric mix on medium speed, beat the eggs, sugar, brown sugar, and canola oil until light and thick. Reduce speed to low and add the flour mixture, beating just until blended. 
4. Stir in vanilla, carrots, and walnuts until well blended.
5. Line 24 cupcake or muffin pan 2/3 full with batter. Bake until the cupcakes are puffed and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 26-30 minutes. Cool the cupcakes completely.
6. For the frosting, beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed until creamy (2-3 minutes). 
7. Reduce speed to low and add powdered sugar in 2 parts incorporating vanilla extract 1/2 way through and mix until incorporated (scraping sides). 
8. Add cinnamon and fold by hand into frosting. 
9. NOTE: Serve within 24 hours. 
10. Frost cupcakes and decorate with golden edible topping. 

Easy Homemade French Apple Pie, for Pi Day!

In honor of Pi Day on March 14, I cooked two Apple Pi(e)s for my work celebration Thursday. Tomorrow I'm baking mini quiches as well. :) Stay tuned and don't forget to celebrate your Pi(e) Day! Let me know what recipes you come up with....

Ingredients:

Filling-

• 3 apples, peeled and diced
• 1 tsp cinnamon 
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/2 cup original bisquik mix
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 milk
• 1 tbsp butter, softened
• 2 eggs

Streusel-

•  1/2 cup original bisquik mix
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tbsp firm butter or margarine 
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans

What to do:

1. Preheat the oven to 350. Grease 9 inch pie pan. In medium bowl, mix apples, cinnamon, and nutmeg, place in pan. 
2. In medium bowl, stir remaining filling ingredients until well blended. Pour over apple mixture in pan. 
3. In small bowl, mix streusel ingredients until crumbly, sprinkle over filling.
4. Bake 40-45 minutes until knife inserted in center comes out clearn. Cool 5 minutes. Store in refrigerator.