Only 10 days until Easter, the holiday Christians celebrate Christ Is Risen!! Giving us new life and life eternal! And as so many of us will be gathered around the table with family and friends, it will be glorious to share not only this most special event, but time with people we love so much! So these days leading up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday I thought it would great to post some favorite Easter dishes! Tomorrow I have a sweet lady coming over for us to make one of my favorite desserts, Pistachio Cake! We will put it on video to show how easy and pretty this cake is and could easily be made into cupcakes instead of layers! But today a friend is stopping by and because I know one of her favorite flavors of cake is wedding cake (and mine as well) and because I got a new tip to decorate with, I mixed up some cupcakes for us to snack on while we talk! Makes visits so much more fun! Visits & Cupcakes!!! My kind of day!!! So here is the recipe and don’t forget to use some spring colors in the batter to make it a colorful yummy cupcake! Top it with frosting and top with colored coconut or sprinkles of your choice! These cupcakes are light pink with white frosting!
Almond Flavored Wedding Cake
1 box of Duncan Hines Classic White cake mix
1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
2 tables oil
1/2 teas salt
8 oz sour cream
1 1/3 cup water
4 egg whites
2 teas almond extract (most people use 1 teas but I love to use two, adjust to your liking and strength of the extract you use!)
Mix all ingredients together and beat for 2 min! Pour I to prepared greased cake pans (3 9”) or makes 24 cupcakes! Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for about 15-18 min or until top still has a little shine on it but center is softly firm to the touch! Cool and frost
Frosting
4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 cup undated butter, room temperature
4 tables Crisco
Milk to thin so spreads easily
1-2 teas almond extract
After cupcakes are completely cool, frost tops or layers of cake. Store, covered in fridge to keep fresh and moist.
Sprinkles, coconut to decorate
Chocolate Castles as wel 