Finally, I made a recipe that turned out. Well, mostly. Today I just made a dessert because I'm going to my parents' house for dinner. I made chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese frosting from the cookbook "1001 Cupcakes, Cookies & Other Tempting Treats" (2009, pg. 24). Before I talk about the recipe specifically, I will comment on the cookbook itself. It's a great reading cookbook. It's very colorful, and there are pictures of every recipe. Therefore, it's fun to read even if you don't really intend to make anything. I love to sit and page through cookbooks, and this is one of my favorites.
This was actually my first attempt to make something from it. It's a very easy recipe, with very few ingredients. I was a little bit concerned with it put the pan in the oven, because the recipe said it would make 18 cupcakes, and I had trouble getting them to fill twelve tins. It was also a very dense mixture, and didn't spread at all in the pan. I double-checked the recipe and I did everything properly so I just kept going. In the end, the cupcakes didn't really rise at all, so they are more the consistency of brownies than cupcakes.
The frosting is also very simple, It's a combination of cream cheese and melted white chocolate. I'm usually not a huge fan of homemade frosting for some reason, but prefer the stuff in a can. But, I decided to make it because it was so easy, and I'm glad I did. It's very good.
So, while these aren't the prettiest cupcakes I've ever made, they are still tasty,. In the end, I suppose that's what matters!
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