Hoosier Homemade» Back to School Cupcakes http://hoosierhomemade.com Making your House a Home Thu, 24 May 2012 02:22:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Back to School Week: Printables http://hoosierhomemade.com/back-to-school-week-printables/ http://hoosierhomemade.com/back-to-school-week-printables/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:05:27 +0000 CupcakeLady http://hoosierhomemade.com/?p=21468 [Continue Reading]]]> Here we are at the end of our Back to School Week! We have had such a great time sharing organizing tips, crafts, teacher gifts ideas, easy meal ideas, and of course Back to School Cupcakes!

These Lunchbox Notes were created by none other than Charlotte at The Paper Cupcake! They are FREE and can be found in the Cupcake Chronicles Newsletter this week, along with these delicious Peanut Butter & Jelly Cupcakes!

Aren’t they just the cutest? {I know I say that every month, don’t I?} Just look how fun they are for your kiddos lunches!

So…if you would LOVE these Lunchbox Notes Printables and didn’t receive a Cupcake Chronicles Newsletter…head on over and sign up!! If you sign up after today {August 19}, just leave me a comment and I will send you the Newsletter with the Printables!

Oh and in case you are wondering, that cute little lunchbox is from Easy Lunchboxes…and yes, they are super easy! And the cute little Goldfish Sandwich Bread is from Pepperidge Farm.

Now, just in case you are looking for some fun Back to School Subway Art, I wanted to share a couple with you…and their FREE!

This adorable School Days Printables was shared by Sweet Coconut Lime…check it out!

Free Time Frolics shared this Back to School Printable…love it!

Wouldn’t they be cute to print and frame as a teacher gift too?

Back to School Week Round-up…

I will be taking a little break in the Back to School action to share some other ideas, but I will be back on Thursday with Back to School Lunch Ideas!

Share your Back to School Ideas or Tips with us!

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Welcome to Cupcake Tuesday! I’m so glad to have you! I have updated the Cupcake Heaven page, there are over 100 designs and recipes! Check it out!!

Well, here we are…time for School! My younger boys start tomorrow and my oldest that is in college starts next week. We are holding onto every last minute of Summer that we can.

I first saw these fun Classroom Kids Cupcakes over at Wilton, but simplified them for you by using a Vanilla Wafer Cookie instead of the royal icing that they used for the face. I think they are perfect for a Classroom Party, or even a birthday party.

Classroom Kids Cupcake Supplies

During my trip to Wilton Headquarters, I picked up these Food Writers at the Tent Sale. I haven’t had the opportunity to use them yet, and I seriously think I will be hunting for cupcakes that I can use them on. They are super easy, and are just like you are using a regular marker. They dry quickly and don’t smudge at all.

Add the face to the Vanilla Wafer, being as simple or complex as you like.

Color the frosting in a variety of colors, I used pink and purple for girls, green and blue for boys. Then for the hair, I colored brown, black, yellow and then for the reddish hair, I combined copper and a drop of red. Fill frosting in decorator bags and use either a Round Tip #3 or #4 or both if you like.

Place the face {vanilla wafer} on the cupcake, placing it toward the top, add the hair and then pipe on the children’s names.

Did you see the Pencil Cupcakes I shared in Cupcake Chronicles Newsletter last Friday? Super easy and so much fun!

Follow along all week while I share great Back to School Ideas! Yesterday we talked about Organizing Tips!

Now it’s your turn…show off your cupcake creations! Be sure to link back so others can enjoy the cupcakes and check out the other cupcakes!



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Welcome to Cupcake Tuesday! I’m so glad to have you! I have updated the Cupcake Heaven page, there are over 100 designs and recipes! Check it out!!

We are getting closer…school starts next week for our boys. Although I’m not really looking forward to it {and I’m sure the boys aren’t either}, I am looking forward to getting back on track with a better schedule.

For the next couple of weeks, I will be sharing Back to School Cupcakes that you will have fun creating with your kiddos or bake up a batch for the teacher. There will also be some in Cupcake Chronicles Newsletter, as well as the monthly free printables.

I’m kicking off this Back to School Cupcake series with these fun little Mini Apple Spice Cupcakes, the cake is moist with a trio of  spices; cinnamon, nutmeg and ground cloves add a hint of Fall flavor. They are frosted with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting and an apple made with a gum drop and tootsie roll.

Since I’m way overdue on a How To Cupcake Video for you, I thought these would be fun to share.

Isn’t my apron super cute? Thanks to my very best friend, Dawn, that sends me the best gifts ever!

Here is what you will need for the Candy Apples…

Candy Apple Supplies:

  • Red gum drops
  • Green gum drops
  • Tootsie Rolls
  • Toothpicks
  • Small knife {not shown}

These Apple Spice Cupcakes would also be great to include in your child’s lunchbox. I actually liked them better without the frosting.

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Mini Apple Spice Cupcakes

Rating: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Yield: 36-42 mini cupcakes

A delicious cupcake that would make a perfect back to school treat or lunchbox dessert. Recipe from HoosierHomemade.com

Ingredients

    Cake
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 cup butter {I use I Can't Believe It's Not Butter}
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 4 eggs, room temperature {place in bowl with hot water for a few minutes}
  • 1 1/2 cups applesauce
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
    • Brown Sugar Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 8 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed

Instructions

    Cake
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line mini muffin tin with cupcake liners
  2. Whisk together dry ingredients. Set aside
  3. In a large bowl, cream together sugars {white & brown} and butter.
  4. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition
  5. Add applesauce
  6. Add flour mixture
  7. Mix just until combined after each addition
  8. Stir in nuts
  9. Divide into cupcake liners by adding about 1 tablespoon of batter into each
  10. Bake for about 8-10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean
    11. Frosting
  11. Cream all ingredients until light and fluffy
  12. Fit decorator bag with Round Tip #10 or #12
  13. Fill with frosting and pipe on small amount
  14. Top with Candy Apple
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Recipe from Martha Stewart Cupcake Book

Now it’s your turn…show off your cupcake creations! Be sure to link back so others can enjoy the cupcakes and check out the other cupcakes!



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Our boys start school next week…where did the summer go? We were super busy, and didn’t get our fun list completed, but we still had a great time! So, instead of cooking a Back to School Meal to remind the boys of school, we decided to cook some of the food that reminds us of the fun we had during the summer.

Mini Corn Dogs, Curly Fried Potatoes, Grilled Sweet Corn, Red Cream Soda and Mini Apple Spice Cupcakes were on the menu.

Reminding us of all the baseball games we went to, the mini corn dogs are super easy and fast to cook.  Doug loves the Curly Fried Potatoes at our County Fair. We used the Apple-Peeler-Corer-Slicer, mine is from Pampered Chef, it not only makes Apple Pie Baking a breeze, the curly fries turned out great too. Just wash the potatoes, place on the prongs, turn the handle and you have instant curly fries. Pat dry with paper towel and fry in 350 degree oil. Drain on a paper towel and sprinkle with salt.

We added the Grilled Sweet Corn because with all the fried food, we needed some veggies and it also reminds us of our trips to the Farmer’s Market in Sawyer, Michigan.

The Red Cream Soda…well, that’s another story. Let’s just say, it involved one 14 year old boy, 100 degree hot day and a tire swing at the playground. I will spare you the details.

Back to School Cupcakes with candy apples were the reminder that school is close. Be sure to visit tomorrow, for Cupcake Tuesday, I will have a video showing you how to make the apples too.

The mini size is perfect for lunchboxes too. I actually liked them better without the frosting myself.

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Mini Corn Dogs

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 minute

Yield: 16 mini corn dogs

A fun treat for the kiddos, and easy on the wallet. Mini Corn Dog recipe from HoosierHomemade.com

Ingredients

  • Hot Dogs
  • Skewers {found near the kitchen gadgets at Walmart}
    • Batter
  • 1 cup flour {a little more if the batter is thin}
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2/3 cup corn meal
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon soda
  • 1 1/4 cup buttermilk {1 tablespoon in measuring cup, fill with milk, let set for a few minutes}
  • 1 egg, beaten

Instructions

  1. Whisk together dry ingredients
  2. Add buttermilk and egg, beat well
  3. Add a little flour if the batter is thin
  4. Heat oil in heavy pan to 300-350 degrees
  5. Cut hot dogs in half and add to skewer
  6. Pat dry with paper towel
  7. Dip in batter, let excess drip off
  8. Fry in hot oil, turning until batter becomes puffy, then spin skewer so the corn dog cooks evenly
  9. Cook for about 15 seconds or until golden brown
  10. Serve with ranch dressing and spicy brown mustard whipped together
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Welcome to Cupcake Tuesday!   If you are new here, grab a cup of tea or a glass of milk and enjoy a cupcake!

Well, it’s been a little while since I used that button, seems kinda funny. The Cupcake Challenge is over, I emailed the entries earlier tonight. Good Luck to everyone who entered!

Since everyone seemed to really enjoy the Cupcake Challenge, and because it was suggested by a reader. I’ve decided to have a Holiday Challenge! So get those creative juices flowing! We will start in early November, so that we all have enough time to use all the ideas during the Holidays!

I have a couple bits of information for you! Beginning next week, I’ll be posting Cupcake Tuesday in the morning at 7 a.m. Also, if you could take a second or two, and vote for me, I’d greatly appreciate it! In the sidebar, I have a little poll, please tell me how often you would like a cupcake newsletter. Thanks much!

Even though my boys have already started school, many of you are just starting this week.

I’m sharing today’s Back to School Apple Cupcakes for two reasons. First, of course, they are super cute for Back to School. They will also be the very special cupcakes for a wedding that I’m baking for next year. The couple are having their wedding reception at an Apple Orchard, and have chosen several of my cupcakes to serve. I’m so excited!! We will serve some of these Apple Cupcakes too!

Sorry, no video today, my house was in desperate need of attention this weekend, and since Doug was home most of the day, I recruited him to help.

I thought it would be fun to include one of my childhood school picture for you to enjoy laugh at :-)

Yep, May 1971!!! Yikes…I’m old!

These Apple Cupcakes are from one of my favorite books, What’s New, Cupcake? They were actually very easy to put together.

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Back to School Cupcakes

Festive apple cupcakes for Back-to-School at HoosierHomemade.com.

Ingredients

  • Cupcakes baked in Red Liners
  • Frosting (Buttercream or canned, whatever you like best)
  • Red No-Taste Coloring ( I use Wilton)
  • Mini plain or chocolate doughnuts
  • Tootsie Rolls (1 tootsie roll makes 2 stems)
  • Green Fruit Chews (Tootsie Fruit Rolls, Jolly Rancher, I used AirHeads)
  • Red Decorating Sugar
  • Black candy-coated sunflower seeds

Instructions

  1. Reserve a little white frosting, if you want to make a bite mark in the apple.
  2. Trim about 1/3 of the bottom half of the doughnuts.
  3. Put a small amount of frosting on cooled cupcakes and add doughnut to top of cupcake, cut side down.
  4. Place in freezer for about 10 minutes.
  5. While the cupcakes are firming up in the freezer, create the leaves and stems.
    6. For the stems…
  6. Cut 1 Tootsie Roll in half, diagonally, mold into the shape of a stem.
    7. For the leaves…
  7. Cut taffy or fruit chew in rectangles. I placed mine in the microwave for about 8 seconds to soften.
  8. Trim one side to form the point of the leaf, then pinch together the other end to make it look cupped.
  9. Using the back of a paring knife, mark the veins in the leaf.
  10. Work with one cupcake at a time, leaving the others in the freezer.
  11. Generously frost the tops of the cupcakes, including the doughnut, fill in any gaps, frosting the top and sides.
  12. Roll in decorating sugar.
  13. Add the stem and leaves.
    14. To create the bite mark...
  14. Carefully using a paring knife and spoon, remove a small piece from the side of the doughnut area.
  15. Place the reserved white frosting in a small Ziploc bag and snip the corner.
  16. Pipe on the frosting and smooth with the back of the spoon.
  17. Add black sunflower seeds.
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Be sure to head on over and link up to Delicious Dishes (Tues a.m.) on It’s A Blog Party, my other blog, where I host a different linky party everyday! I’m starting a new, yummy giveaway too!

Now, it’s time to share your creations! Please be sure to link back to this post so your readers can enjoy all the entries and visit one or all of the participants.

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