Red Velvet Cupcakes by Holly

Today I'm having my daughter, Holly, as a guest blogger. She loves to bake and made Red Velvet Cupcakes for tonight's dessert . . .

I have always heard of how good red velvet cupcakes are, but haven't ever had them until recently. I found a recipe online but when we tried them they tasted like cornbread and were very bland. Then, we got Duncan Hines red velvet cake mix and added a 1/2 cup sour cream to it. They were very moist and tasted much better! I kept the same frosting from the previous recipe because the frosting was delicious! Hope you try them and liked them as much as I did!

Frosting Recipe:

Ingredients:

~ 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar

~ 1 stick butter

~ 4 oz cream cheese

~ 1/4 teaspoon salt

~ 2 teaspoons vanilla

Directions:

Add all ingredients to mixing bowl and blend for 2 minutes on medium speed.

Cookie Swap

Sorry to not post frequently, but my computer is in the garage, and the garage is not heated, therefore, I avoid it! My son has a computer in the house and I use it during the day, but my pics are on my computer. Whats a blog post w/out pics?? So what have I been up to? I have been sewing like mad to finish up everyones orders that need to be there by Christmas. My daughter turned 12 on December 3, so we had a party for her and my annual Cookie Swap was on Friday night. I look forward to it every year, but especially this one because it gets harder and harder to spend time with your friends now that the kids are older and we don't see each other at school (drop off vs walking home) or at a moms group, etc. Every year there is a different group of people depending on everyone's schedule. This year we had great cookies, as usual- sugar plums (on the red platter), the sprinkled ones next to it were so yummy- a combination of those frosted animal crackers with CRANBERRIES inside!! Also, gingerbread men, frosted lemon, hazelnut coconut, peanut butter chocolate and more. Holly and I each made a recipe- I did peppermint thumbprints and she did peppermint frosted chocolate cookies. They were from the cookie magazine- I believe from Better Homes & Gardens with the cookie sheet pictured on the front. Both winners in my book! Hope you are enjoying the season as well!