Tasty Tuesday – cupcakes and other deliciousness

Hello!

It’s Tasty Tuesday time!

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Don’t forget to check out Lena’s blog for other Tasty Tuesday yumminess!

I just have to share about these cupcakes!

As I mentioned yesterday, I made a TON of cupcakes to celebrate and thank the guys that have been out helping us transition to a new case management system.

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I found the recipes for both over at Sally’s Baking Addiction – one of my favorite places to visit and drool over the recipes!

If you haven’t visited her yet, you are truly missing out.

Anyway, I made Ultimate Marble Cupcakes with Milk Chocolate Frosting.

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Of course, I had to  make just a couple of changes to the recipe. I mean, I wouldn’t be me if I didn’t!

I didn’t use granulated sugar in the cupcake recipe. You guys know I’m partial to this stuff.

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I also used nonfat Greek yogurt and unsweetened vanilla almond milk in the cupcakes.

For the frosting, now THAT’s where the big change comes in.

Instead of butter, I used avocado.

Seriously.

I’ve gotten more compliments on that chocolate frosting! 🙂

I also made Fudge Brownie Cupcakes with Cookie Dough Icing.

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Again, in the cupcake recipe this time, I subbed avocado for the butter and used my Demarara sugar.

Those cupcakes, though. Holy. YUM.

I used regular butter (but I buy grass fed – the Kerrygold stuff) because I didn’t think people would take kindly to green tinted frosting.

I mean, I would totally eat it but I was bringing these to share with my office.

I did use 100% Whole Wheat Flour instead of regular all-purpose and I used almond milk again.

That icing tastes EXACTLY like cookie dough.

I had extra and was just going to dump it and my sailor was a little disappointed. I think he wanted to bake it up into cookies! Haha!

These cupcakes were a BIG hit with my office and would definitely be a big hit if you made them, too.

Next up on my baking to-do list?

Sally’s Salted Triple Caramel Cupcakes. #idie

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photo credit: Sally’s Baking Addiction

Talk to me: Cupcakes – love them or leave them? Are you a classic lover (vanilla with chocolate frosting) or do you enjoy the more “exotic” flavors?

– jennifer

Scenes from an awesome Saturday

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My lilies are blooming!

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Indian chicken curry. The best stuff on the planet!

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Ooohh.... fancy tequila!

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Fancy fresh margaritas

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Om nom nom!

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Stay tuned for Wine Wednesday!

– jennifer

Scenes from a snow day

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Stay safe and warm! Prayers to those who live in areas not normally affected by this kind of weather. (Looking at you Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida peeps!)

Talk to me: Are you snowed in? Can I borrow a shovel?

– jennifer