Myrna's Yummy Cakes

“My Dinasour Cake”

This is a 2 layer ” Perfectly Chocolate Cake”  filled with creamy butter-cream icing and covered with marshmallow fondant.  The cupcakes are chocolate as well and topped with butter-cream icing to match the Dino!!    This was made for a Birthay Party and it was a success!!

Myrna 

I made this  Halloween cupcakes for my daughter and her classmates from school.

As you can see, some are  pumpkins, ghosts, mummys, eye bulbs, and spider webs with spiders. It was fun making them.  They turned out pretty cute! 

1 3/4 c All-purpose Flour

1 t Baking Soda

1 c Sugar

1/2 c Chopped Walnuts

2 x Eggs

1/2 c Vegetable Oil

1/2 t Almond or vanilla extract

10 oz Pkg frzn sweet Strawberries*

* or 1 cup crushed fresh strawberries mixed with 3 T sugar Mix together flour, baking soda, sugar and nuts in a bowl. In another bowl, beat together eggs, flavoring and oil until well blended. Add strawberries and beat at slow speed of mixer until berries are partially broken. Beat in flour mixture slowly until smooth, but pieces of berries are still visible. Pour batter into greased muffin tins, filling to half. Bake at 350 deg F for 30 minutes, or until they test done. Or, bake in greased 9×5x3″ loaf pan for at 350 deg F for 1 hour, or until done. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.