Year round I am usually on some sort of diet. If it’s not my usual seefood diet (I see food and I eat it) then it could be a combination of keto, intermittent fasting, or both. I am not very disciplined, but most of us are living in virtual reality anyway. I have my fantasy of being thin. Someday.
Chocolate Cream Cupcakes
But birthdays are special times when cake has to happen. I was joking with a friend about diets and I said I always make an exception for birthday cake, which she thought was reasonable and practical. “Once a year is okay.” she agreed. What I meant was anybody’s birthday – mine, yours, my kids, nieces, nephews, the mail person, that guy I sat next to at church…Anybody’s birthday, any time is a good time for cake. Hang the diet.
Finding a good cake recipe is difficult. Cake mixes are fine of course, but a nice old-fashioned home recipe that isn’t too challenging is always good to have on hand.
Birthday Cake is always Special
Chocolate Cream Cupcakes are a good call because the recipe uses all-purpose flour and makes only 12 cupcakes. No special cake flour or squares of unsweetend chocolate are required …just the flour and cocoa I have in the pantry. You only need everyday ingredients which helps when you haven’t been to the grocery store in a while.
The frosting is a simple Four Minute Frosting (half the recipe amount of a Seven Minute Frosting), which I have included a recipe for that here as well. You need a double boiler to make this frosting, but it is so worth it. A fresh fluffy batch of Four Minute Frosting is what I think Heaven taste like – a sweet cloud of deliciousness.
My goal is to develop a vanilla version of Chocolate Cream Cupcakes soon. Maybe even a strawberry version. Do I have to wait for someone’s birthday? Nope. Every day is a good day for cake!
Leave a Reply