Lemon Drop Cupcakes!

SO, I never took a pic of the lemon buttercream cupcakes...but that's ok...they are gone, and these look cuter :) I am on a lemon kick for some reason! so tonight I made LemonDrop cupcakes...soooooo good! Here is the recipe!

Cupcake Batter:

1 cup butter

2 cups of sugar

4 eggs

1.5 tsp of lemon extract

1.5 tsp of vanilla extract

3 cups of flour

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp of salt

1 cup of fresh squeezed lemon juice....again becareful not to get seeds in there!

1 tbsp of grated Lemon Zest (peel)

cream butter and sugar....add eggs one at a time, then add extracts....next mix in dry ingredients but alternate it with the lemon juice. and last stir in lemon zest.

Back in cupcake tins for 18-23 min at 350 degrees. this is about 2 dozen....only fill them 1/2 way

Once they have cooled for only 10 minutes....poke a few holes in each cupcake....

mix gently

1 cup of confectioners sugar

and 1/4 cup of lemon juice

spoon that lightly over each cupcake top....make sure it seeps ito the holes!!! throw them in the fridge for about 2 hours. Take out and frost!!!......on these I cheated...I used Lemon supreme frosting in a tub!!!! SORRY!!!!! It was late and I didn't feel like making a lemon frosting!

well give it a shot! AND ENJOY!

mmm Lemon Buttercream Cupcakes!

I have been dying to make these, and so finally I AM!!!
Here is the recipe....and of course I will have a picture later on :)

Cupcake:
1 cup of butter softened
2 cups of sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp of lemon zest
1 tsp of lemon extract
1 tsp of vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups of flour
1tsp of baking soda
1/2 tsp of baking powder
1/2 tsp of salt
2 cups of sour cream

cream the butter and sugar, beat the eggs in one at a time. Then add lemon and vanilla and zest.
mix together all dry ingredients, then add it slowly to the creamed mixture....Alternate adding the dry , then adding some sour cream, till both are well combined :) Your batter is going to be kind of thick. pour into greased cupcake tins, or lined tins.

Cook at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes. Let cool

Once they are cooled you can frost them with the frosting!! recipe below!

Frosting:
3 tbsp of butter softened
2 1/4 cup of confect. sugar
2 tbsp of lemon juice
3/4 tsp of vanilla extract
1/4 tsp of lemon zest
1 tbsp of milk

cream butter and sugar, then add rest of ingredients, beat till smooth,and frost :)

Smiling Frog...So proud of this picture!

I took this picture while Camping over memorial day weekend. It was at woodland hills Campground, in Austerlitz,NY......The frogs were EVERYWHERE, and wouldn't stop croaking by the way!!! I was determined all weekend, to snap a shot of a bullfrog croaking....with his chin all puffed out...(I have no idea what that is actually called!) but instead this one little guy...kept croaking while i wasn't looking....It was as if he was teasing me....well I never did get it...BUT I did however...find another froggy who let me get quite close to him...and I am so very proud of this picture...not many people can catch a frog smile :) Im so pleased with the fact that I DID!

IF I KNEW how to copyright my pic so it couldn't be stolen...I WOULD......Because I think it's THAT good :) ahahaha Hope you like it as much as I do!

PEANUT BUTTER SAUCE....

Ok....so I LOVE peanut butter....and my fav combination is peanut butter and Chocolate..... I think Friendly's peanut butter sauce is TO DIE FOR!!!! and for well an eternity I have longed to be able to make it at home..... I think I have gotten as CLOSE as I will ever get to reaching that goal!!! Here is my recipe!!! And that pic above is from my cell phone....but it tastes 10 times as good as that pic displays :)

1 cup of brown sugar

1/3 cup of milk

1/4 cup of light corn syrup

1 tbsp of soft butter

1 tsp of Vanilla extract

1/2 to 2/3 cup of peanut butter

Mix the first 5 ingredients in a suace pan, over medium heat till all smooth

remove from heat and with a fork beat in peanut butter till smooth....serve it warm over your ice cream or whatever you wish!!!!

ALMOST as good as Friendly's!!! but outstanding for your home use!!! :)