Chocolate Cupcakes

Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes

So it’s been awhile since my last post and I’ve had this in my draft for quite awhile. Long story short, I had my second son. Kyle was born four months ago and its been busy ever since. I’m happy to finally be back in the kitchen again (although two kids make for some burnt food and missed ingredients)!

I LOVE this chocolate cake recipe. It’s so chocolatey, moist, rich and super easy.

This recipe is all over the web and it’s been so long that I really can’t remember where I first saw it. I think its from Hershey’s…?

Ingredients

• 1 – 3/4 c ap flour
• 2 c sugar
• 3/4 c cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 c buttermilk
• 1/2 c vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 c coffee, cooled

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.

Add eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Mix to combine.

Add coffee and mix again to combine.

Divide among the cupcake liners. I can get two dozen regular and two dozen mini cupcakes from one batch.

Bake for 15-18 mins. Whenever an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

See! wasn’t that easy??

If you want to make a cake out of it just pour it into greased and floured pans or pan and bake for about 30-35 mins until the toothpick comes out clean.

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Chicken and Mushroom Pesto Pizza

This is the easiest and quickest pizza dough ever. EVER.

I found this recipe on Little Space (link below) and couldn’t wait to try it. It’s not the crisp, hole-y pizza dough that you get from the good pizza places or from other recipes, but its so simple and is really good. Almost focaccia bread like. Actually, if you mixed in some rosemary and topped it with thin sliced onions it’d make a super yummy bread appetizer. Next time.

Chicken and Mushroom Pesto Pizza (pizza dough from Little Space)

Ingredients

• 1 packet yeast
• 1 c warm water
• 2 1/2 c flour
• 1 tsp honey
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp oil
• grilled chicken breast
• sliced mushrooms
• 1/4 c pesto sauce (homemade or store bought, I used store bought)
• 1/2 c mozzarella cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine the yeast and water and stir until yeast dissolves.

Add the flour, honey, salt and oil. Stir to combine, first with a wooden spoon then use your hands to knead it together.

Let dough rest for 10 mins.

Line baking sheet with parchment. (mine are 18″x13″ and it fills up more than half if I want a 1/2″ crust)

Press dough into pan to shape and thickness you want.

Top with sauce, then chicken and mushrooms, and then cheese.

Bake for about 30 mins or until crust is golden and cheese is bubbly.