I was told, at the last minute, that I was to make cupcakes for someone's Memorial Day dinner, and this person didn't have a specific kind they wanted. So I decided on chocolate with buttercream frosting (their favorite). I decided to add a homemade strawberry jam filling. They were a big hit at the dinner. Go me! =)
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I followed the directions on a box of Devil's Food Cake mix.. And that's the homemade strawberry jam inside. (Thanks, Mom!) |
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I needed to add more blue coloring but they still looked good. |
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I sprinkled them with red sugar.
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I sampled one. It was kind of like a chocolate covered strawberry!
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Look for more posts! I had so much going on that I'm running behind.
Happy baking!
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