It's not a secret that I love to cook. I think it stems mostly from the fact that I like to eat good food! I also like the fact that it's somewhat of a creative process so even if I'm not getting any sewing/crafting/decorating in, I can always be creative in the kitchen!
I also like the idea of themed posts - so by no means am I turning into a food-blogger but I am going to start posting food posts on Wednesdays! A bunch of us on instagram have been tagging our dinner prep posts #itswhatsfordinner and it's a fun and inspiring hashtag to follow when looking for dinner ideas! I won't always share dinner recipes on what's for dinner wednesdays - but any kind of recipe! I just like the alliteration effect - hahaha!
So first up will be these delicious cupcakes that I made the other day!
I had leftover lemon curd from the wedding cake I made for my sister-in-law's wedding and needed some birthday treats for a girl in my class at church. You can find my lemon curd recipe in this post - it's delicious and good on so many things! (think crepes, crumpets, english muffins, toast, a spoon - and there's an idea for little tartes in that post too.)
So here's how I filled them! I cut out a little cone shaped hole in the middle of each cupcake and set the middles aside (lining them up so I could match them back up with their corresponding cup). I also cut the pointy part off so there was just a thin, flat top for covering the filling.
I then used my little cookie scoop (think mini ice cream scoop) and dropped a dollop of lemon curd in the hole - not quite reaching the top.
Next, I put the tops back on trying to line them back up so they sat flush and not leaking out any filling.
You can use any kind of cake mix and frosting. However, I do recommend a white or vanilla cake to pair with lemon filling - lemon cake mixes overshadow the awesomeness of the filling!
Here's what I used:
Duncan Hines white cake (substitue milk for water - makes for a bit denser moister cake)
Canned cream cheese frosting (I know! the horror! I could have made my own but I didn't have time)
1 recipe Lemon Curd
I hope you make these - or at least try the lemon curd - it's so easy and delicious!!
What are you cooking or baking today?
3 crafty mcCrafters commented:
Oooh, yummy!
I ordered something from you for the #greatfabricdestash on IG, but I can't remember what it is. Could you please let me know? It was Paypaled to brent(dot)heyen(at)gmail(dot)com and my user name is dheyen. Thanks.
Amy! I miss you! Lemon is my favorite too (maybe it has something to do with the color yellow.) ;) We might come to VA this summer! If so I'd love to see you and your family. Hope all is well back there! Jealous that Martha gets to live so close to you.
Take care!
~jenny
Post a Comment