Friday, April 15, 2016

Omelette Muffins

Someone posted this on Facebook so I'm putting it here for safekeeping. These are great for breakfast lunch or anytime! They can also be put in the refrigerator or freezer for later.



1/4-1/2 cup finally chopped onion
1/4 cup finally chopped red pepper
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 four oz. can of diced green chiles
Shredded cheese (about a cup)
Oil for sautéing

8 eggs
1 tsp. oil
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 cup milk
Salt and pepper

Sauté the onion, red pepper and garlic in oil in a small frying pan on the stove. Remove from heat and add chiles; mix. Spray muffin tins with oil to keep from sticking. Add a spoonful of the onion mixture to each muffin compartment. Add about a tablespoons of cheese on top of the onion mixture.
In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, oil, baking powder and milk. Stir in salt and pepper to taste. Pour the egg mixture into each compartment, dividing equally amongst the compartments. Bake at 375° for 20 to 25 minutes. Makes one dozen.


Sunday, April 3, 2016

Yellow Cupcakes


1 box yellow cake mix
3 eggs
1/3 cup oil
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Sift cake mix into a separate bowl and set aside. Whisk together remaining ingredients until uniform consistency. Stir in cake mix until well combined. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake at 350* for 17 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting.



Vanilla buttercream:
1 cup softened butter
3 tsp. vanilla
4-5 cups powdered sugar
1 T. milk if needed
sprinkles or decorations (optional)
Beat butter two minutes. Add vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar. Add milk if needed. Pipe onto cooled cupcakes with large open or closed star tip.



Chocolate Cupcakes

I bought a totally amazing cupcake book called "Your Cup of Cake" by Lizzy Early--highly recommend it! I usually don't use mixes often, but these recipes can be used with gluten-free cake mixes or pretty much any other special diet cake mix. Enjoy!


1 box devil's food cake mix
3 eggs
1/2 cup oil
1 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup sour cream
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Sift the cake mix into a separate bowl and set aside. Whisk together the eggs, oil, buttermilk, sour cream and vanilla until unified consistency. Stir in the cake mix until well combined. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full of batter. Bake at 350* for 17 minutes or until the cakes spring back from being touched. Let cool on rack. Frost when completely cooled.

Chocolate Buttercream:
1 cup softened butter
2 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1 Tbsp. milk
3-4 cups powdered sugar
sprinkles (optional)

Beat butter 2 minutes. Add vanilla, cocoa and milk. Gradually add powdered sugar. Pipe onto cupcakes using a large open or closed star tip.