Cooking

Bridal Shower Wedding Dress

~ lindy

Well it’s June that means June weddings and Bridal showers this wedding dress cupcake cake, which all varieties of these dress cakes you can find on Pinterest. I saw this type of cupcake dress  at Bridal Guide.

Vanilla Cream Cheese Mini Cupcakes



*8 ounces Cream Cheese, softened

*3 Egg Whites, room temperature

*1/4 cup Extra Light Olive Oil

*1 box 15.25 ounces Pillsbury Traditional Vanilla Cake Mix

*1 cup warm water

*1 teaspoon Clear Vanilla

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**I really liked this cake mix it was a very good white cupcake that I wanted for the wedding dress cupcakes.
Makes about 68 mini cupcakes.

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Pre heat the oven to 350* F. and bake mini cupcakes for 9-10 minutes.

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In a stand mix cream cheese, egg whites and olive oil and mix on low speed until combined.

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Add vanilla and water to the above creamed mixture, adding slowly the cake mix on low until is creamy.
In mini cupcake pans add white cupcake liners and fill them 2/3 full of cupcake batter.

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After baking allow cupcakes to cool on cooling rack, frost them with Butter Cream Frosting using a pastry bag and a small star tip. Color a small amount of the frosting pink (1/3 cup frosting) or colored desired with a good coloring paste like Wilton’s.  We used 48 cupcakes, 3 of them frosted pink and 45 white.

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Buttercream Frosting



*1 cup Butter, 1/2 pound

*1/2 cup Shortening, 4 ounces

*1 pound Confectioners’ Sugar, more if needed for desired consistency

*3 teaspoons Meringue Powder mixed in 1/3 cup Water

*2 teaspoon Clear Vanilla

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Cream all the above ingredients together. Then blend in mixer on medium speed. Then on high speed until light and fluffy.

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Optional: For a softer Buttercream Frosting add 2 tablespoons of Water. We wanted a little bit stiffer frosting so we left it out. If you want to do any piping on the cake, refrigerate the frosting before piping it onto the cake.

***Note: You will have extra frosting, cut the frosting recipe in half if desired.

 

See how to pipe on the Rose shape on  cupcakes at One Sweet Appetite but use a small open star decorating tip.


      

Enjoy!

Lindy

Grilled Honey Chicken Sandwiches

~ lindy


If you enjoy indoor grilling or outdoor grilling, this is a yummy recipe that we grilled, sliced chicken breasts,  on a George Forman Grill.  We hope you will give them a try.

Grilled Honey Chicken Sandwiches
Servings Prep Time
10 people 20 minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
10 to 30 minutes 3 to 4 hours marinade
Ingredients
Instructions:
  1. Honey Mustard Marinade: Stir together in a small bowl: Honey, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, smoked paprika, crushed red pepper flakes, salt and black pepper.
    Pour the marinade and place the chicken breast halves in a gallon sized Ziploc bag.  Placed the bagged chicken  marinade in the fridge for 2-4  hours .
  2. Remove marinated chicken from the fridge and grill as desired. I like to grill 3 at a time on the pam sprayed or bacon greased George Forman for 4 minutes and then turn them over and grill for another 4 minutes, until no longer pink inside and juices run clear, or according to your grills directions.
  3. For additional tenderness, bake the grilled chicken an additional 20 minutes in the oven on 350* F., in a cast iron skillet with olive oil or bacon grease to prevent sticking and a couple of tablespoons of chicken stock or water, Covering skillet with aluminum foil.
  4. Toast onion cheese rolls if desired. Bush each roll half with butter or olive oil and in a heated large cast iron skillet on medium heat.   Place oil or buttered rolls brushed side down for about 1 minute or until golden brown. 
  5. Place the hot grilled chicken onto a toasted side of the flat bun; add the bacon, topping with cheese and repeat until all are topped. Serve warm. (Wrap grilled honey chicken sandwich in foil to keep warm if desired.)
  6. Also see our Ranch Dressing for additional topping for more ranch style grilled chicken sandwich.

Recipe adapted from  Food Network 
            

Enjoy!
Lindy