Month: September 2019

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lemon Velvet Cupcakes

These lemon flavored cupcakes with a velvety texture are moist and fluffy.
You can use buttercream frosting or your choice of frosting. I have chosen to use a lemon cream cheese frosting and thatโ€™s a bomb!
Prepare the lemon velvet batter and pour it in a muffin pan lined with cupcake liners ( 2/3 full).
Bake in a 350 ยฐF preheated oven for about 20 minutes.
Prepare the lemon cream cheese frosting and pipe onto the cupcakes. Add colored sprinkles on top (optional).
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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lemon Velvet Cupcakes

Cuisine American
Keyword Lemon velvet cupcakes, lemon velvet cake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8
Author LDSโ€™s Mom

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • Yellow food coloring
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick), softened at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 tbsp vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp white vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Colored sprinkles(optional)

Lemon Cream cheese frosting

  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened at room temperature
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice (or more)

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl put the sifted flour, salt, baking soda and lemon zest, then mix them well with a spoon. Set aside.

  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the butter, oil and sugar until creamy.

  3. Add the egg and lemon juice.

  4. In a big cup, mix with a spoon the buttermilk, vinegar and yellow food coloring (use enough to obtain a bright yellow color).

  5. Pour both flour and buttermilk mixture into the bowl ( with the butter mixture). Make sure to strain the buttermilk mixture. Mix well until smooth.

  6. Pour the butter in a muffin pan lined with cupcakes liners (2/3 full).

  7. Bake in a 350ยฐF preheated oven for about 20 minutes.

  8. Let cool completely.

  9. Prepare the lemon cream cheese frosting by mixing all the ingredients until smooth.

  10. Place the cream cheese frosting in a piping bag and pipe the frosting on top of each cupcake.

  11. Sprinkle with colored sprinkles (optional).

Recipe Notes

  • If you are really into lemon, you can use more lemon juice and zest in the cupcakes batter.
  • You donโ€™t have to use food coloring.
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Best Chocolate Banana Bread

I have been testing several recipes of banana bread but I guess my taste buds donโ€™t like Banana Bread.

Once I added chocolate and almond flour to the batter in this recipe, the output was excellent. This wonderful recipe made me change my mind about banana bread.

This is the most moist, delicious banana bread ever and the recipe is super simple.
In a large bowl, sift the flour, almond flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa powder. Mix them well with a spoon. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla until the mixture thickens.
Add the flour mixture and mix just to combine (with a wooden spoon), then fold in 3/4 cup of chocolate chips.

Pour the batter in a slightly greased 9×5 inch loaf pan and sprinkle the rest of chocolate chips on top, then bake in a 350ยฐF preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes.
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Best Chocolate Banana Bread

Cuisine American
Keyword Chocolate banana bread, banana bread
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 10
Author LDSโ€™s Mom

Ingredients

  • 1 cup mashed bananas (about 2 ripe bananas)
  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, sift the flour, almond flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa powder. Mix them well with a spoon. Set aside.

  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk the eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla until the mixture thickens.

  3. Add the flour mixture and mix just to combine with a wooden spoon.

  4. Fold in 3/4 cup of the chocolate chips.

  5. Pour the batter in a slightly greased 9×5 inch loaf pan.

  6. Sprinkle the rest of chocolate chips on top.

  7. Bake in a 350ยฐF preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes.

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