Now that December is officially here and there's a fresh blanket of snow on the ground, it's time to hunker down and sip hot cocoa and relax and bake. Nothing like sitting in your kitchen, watching the snow fall and smelling cupcakes in the oven.
After watching a recent episode of "Throwdown with Bobby Flay" on Food Network, we decided to copy the challenger's recipe and see just how awesome cupcakes can be. The batter was stunning and the cupcakes looked decadent. You can find the recipe on Food Network's website, here.
Our take on the recipe: not all that great. She relies on a lot of vegetable oil to keep the cupcake moist. I think this produces a bland, oily cupcake. As you can see, the outer cupcake liner is soaked with oil. If we were to try this recipe again, we'd either substitute shortening, or use 1/3 of the oil called for in her recipe. They also need more cocoa powder, as was mentioned in the TV episode. Overall- Yuck.
My husband is never one to stay indoors when there's snow out. After shoveling the driveway and sidewalk, he wanted to go to the dog park. I guess I should be happy that he's not going out on his snowmobile like everyone else in the neighborhood. I decided to join him and I bundled up, Minnesota style. (After learning how to properly wear the right layers, I can now go out and play in the snow for hours and never get cold. Awesome!)The dogs loved the dog park. They bounded around in the snow and acted like idiots. We took them on a few trails through the cat-tails. The swamp was frozen over so we had access to areas we normally cannot get to.
The dogs are currently sleeping soundly, scattered about on the rug.
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