Samantha's Sweets and Sam's Sweet Art: 16 September 2018

Want to make delicious and easy

Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes?

Here's how...

Ingredients:
*Lemon cake mix(made according to box)
I prefer Duncan Hines!!!
*Lemon zest(1/2 tsp. and a few squeezes of real juice
~ add to cake mix
*Strawberry preserves(preferably home canned)
We canned delicious homemade strawberry jam! It makes a world of difference!
*Pie Crumbles(flour, sugar, melted butter~mix)

Place a scoop of batter in cupcake liner, spoonful of preserves, another scoop of batter to cover, then...

Top with pie crumbles!!!

Start with butter, margarine, or even shortening and place a few table spoons in a bowl, add equal amounts of sugar and flour a little at a time. Mix and smash with a fork as you go, adding more dry ingredients if needed, until you get crumbles. I like to add a little cinnamon or nutmeg for extra flavor. You can use melted butter or cold. Taste test for desired sweetness. There aren't really exact measurements here.

Every good home baker knows it's a pinch of this, a dash of that, etc.

Pie Crumble Ingredients:

Butter

Sugar

Flour

Spices(optional and not recommended for these lemon cupcakes)

Bake 350 until done(clean knife, slightly golden edges, ya know.)

Yummy plain, or...
with a little butter cream frost...

Display and serve with strawberry lemonade!

Enjoy!

Fall Time Cookies and Cupcake Inspiration

Fall cookie and cupcake inspiration here...

and the BEST SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE TOO! from me, S.E.!

Best Sugar Cookie Cut Out Recipe

ingredients

1 cup butter softened

1 cup+ 2 tbsp. granulated sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 tsp. extract -- pure vanilla, or other

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

3 cups flour

Mix well! Roll, cut, and bake at 350 degrees just until set, lightly golden on bottom.

This sugar cookie icing is a lot like our favorite Eat n' Park cookies!!! It's a color flow icing that's self leveling and perfect for fill in and piping! We love it!

Best Sugar Cookie Icing ~ Color Flow

ingredients

3 cups powdered sugar

4 tbsp. water

1 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract or other

2 1/2 tsp. corn syrup

a few drops lemon juice if desired

Mix well until the consistency of glue. Add more powdered sugar for thicker consistency. Use gel food coloring. Just smooth it on with a spatula or spoon and it also works great in a piping bag. Add your sprinkles quickly before the icing sets. Let dry for several hours before packaging. If you really want that professional look, start by outlining your images with royal icing, then use color flow to fill in.

Here's a look at my favorite fall time cookies! I have decorated a lot of cookies over the years, but these are my favorites!

Fall Theme Decorated Cookies...