It’s a snow day. Every snow day my mother in law made a particular sugar laden cake. Why would a woman with 4 kids would want to hype up her children when they were trapped at home? Well, at least here, have devoured the cupcakes, danced a jig, and tore up the house, they settled into a nice nap. Maybe she was onto something.
Snow day Cupcakes
My mother in laws recipe with my changes in parentheses
1.5 cups bisquick (or 1.5 cups flour, 1 1/2tsp Baking Powder, 1/2tsp Salt)
2/3 cup milk (or eggnog)
½ cup sugar, feel free to be heavy handed
2 egg whites
2 T oil (plus 1 T more oil)
1 tsp vanilla
Topping
1/3 cup brown sugar
2 T chopped nuts (optional)
1 T butter
1 T milk
Beat all the cupcake ingredients at low for 30 seconds. Then beat at medium for 1 minute. Spoon into lined cupcake tins. Bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes.
Mix all the topping ingredients. Top the warm cupcakes. Broil for 2 minutes with the cake 3 inches from the coil.
My mom used to send us out into the yard to "shovel" on snow days. It also culminated in a nap. I would have much preferred these cupcakes.
ReplyDeleteL. looks like such a big girl!
ReplyDeleteShe is so cute! Sounds like a yummy topping for cupcakes.
ReplyDeleteThose cupcakes look divine. I love the intensity of its texture but frosting cupcakes could be good for this Christmas.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of using eggnog as the liquid!
ReplyDeleteWow I have not visited your blog in so long. Remembering your writing about morning sickness. And look there. My the time does fly.
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