I wanted to make cupcakes for Maggie’s class for tomorrow, and I found this great recipe for ‘green velvet’ cake (http://southinyourmouth.blogspot.com/2009/04/red-velvet-cake-err-green-velvet.html). Mine definitely didn’t turn out as fancy looking as hers, but they were fun to make!! John calls them the ORNL cupcakes – they’re GLOWING!!
The NEON batter (I used every bit of green food coloring I had in the house to get enough that the recipe calls for, is that green or what?) | |
Another crazy green batter shot | |
Getting ready to bake | |
out of the oven, weird hulkish looking now with the light browning of the top. | |
cooling..a few sunk in the middle, nothing a little extra frosting can’t fix | |
I tested one, I’m still ASTOUNDED at the neon green!!
(the cake tastes pretty good, though!) |
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Frosting – recipe here – basic buttercream.
I didn’t want to do creamcheese frosting – kids like plain sugar anyway! |
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I don’t have a pastry bag, so I made one! I’ve found this is a SUPER fast way to frost cupcakes. | |
bag, ready to be snipped. | |
Frosted! (with sprinkles) | |
side shot. | |
My girl’s special one. I picked out the best one and put her initial on it. I doubt she’ll care, because they’re CUPCAKES after all! | |