I'm going to my boyfriend's cousin's wedding shower later this evening. I knew it was this weekend, but up until yesterday afternoon, I had completely forgotten that it was potluck/that I had volunteered to bake something. Since it was so last minute, I wanted to work with stuff I already had, even if it wasn't from scratch ( Read more... )

My mom went out of town this weekend, which means that poor, helpless little me was left at home. During this time, we ran out of milk. Now, I never buy milk, and I wasn’t going to start now, so when I decided to make cupcakes, the only dairy left in the fridge was good ol’ Carolan’s Irish Cream. An instant spark went off in my head and I went ( Read more... )

Chocolate with vanilla whipped cream frosting [colored red] or mint whipped cream frosting topped with crushed peppermints. My chemistry final is tomorrow and this is how our class is celebrating!


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Hello :) I'm making cupcakes later this week and I usually buy the canned frosting.. but it's just too sweet for me. So I know a lighter alternative is whipped cream frosting ... except I don't know how to make it. I have a tub of Cool Whip Lite. Any tips are greatly appreciated!

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