Delightfully Random: March 2012

Saturday, March 3, 2012

These are chocolate and banana cupcakes with cream cheese and banana topping. OH MY...they are so good! I'll start with a picture by Bakerella because mine simply don't do them justice. If you ever get around to making these, here's a tip: warm them up in the microwave for 15-20 seconds and they're like little molten cakes. These cupcakes are best when warm! It's too bad most of them didn't stay at our house. I made them for a dear lady from our church that just had knee surgery this past week.

Photo by Bakerella

Here is the recipe:

Black Bottom Cupcakes

Cream Cheese Mixture
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 small banana, pureed
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 oz. semisweet chocolate chips

Chocolate Mixture
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/3 cup cocoa
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large bananas, pureed
1/3 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

For the cream cheese mixture:

Beat cream cheese and sugar until nice and fluffy.
Add banana, egg and vanilla and mix together until combined.
Stir in chocolate chips and set aside.

For the chocolate mixture:

Sift together flour, cocoa, sugar, soda and salt using a wire whisk.
Add bananas, oil and vanilla and mix together on low until combined.
Use a large scoop to fill cupcake liners with batter.
Repeat topping the cupcake batter with the cream cheese mixture.

Bake for about 30 minutes or until done.

Makes about 18 cupcakes.

A week in pictures

Finally got our puppy

Bentley is 10 weeks old

Burning off some energy at Jumpin

Actually sharing the ipad ;)

My new favorite gelato place in town.

Eating chocolate, chocolate chip gelato is serious business!

Setting up his army men for battle.

Only a few casualties

Found a heart in Loveland that I thought said 'Mommy loves princess Emma' Actually it said Mammy...but we'll pretend it said Mommy. ;)

Goobers in Sunday school. =)

Not pictured:

Very high winds: 55-75 mph
Puppy training
Many walks with the dog
Cleaning up messes
Potato and corn chowder
Ladies bible study
Lunch with a friend at Sophia's Bistro (new fav)
Planning Luke's pirate birthday...stay tuned for that one!
Warm cozy slippers
Favorite Scentsy smell: Sticky Cinnamon Bun
Children's church: always fun =)

Friday, March 2, 2012

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

We had a Dr. Seuss themed day at school to celebrate his birthday. Here are some of our activities that don't require much prep work but still make the day fun for your child.