EZ Colorful Cupcake Topping

*** 3/25/2016
Accompanying video now available at YouTube—"EZ Colorful Cupcake Topping"

"Gluing" colored sugars onto glaze-topped cupcakes results in festive-looking snacks that have less topping than those with swirly, buttercream mounds of frosting. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Simply Simple Pineapple Cupcakes

How about pineapple cake that isn't upside-down cake or coconut-pineapple combo (piña colada-ish)? This recipe uses a standard recipe for yellow cake mix and crushed pineapple. Pineapple juice replaces the water. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Confetti Cupcake Bites

My recipe makes half-size cupcakes, using nonpareils and jimmies in two half batches during one baking session. Contrast the results of the sprinkle types, and decide on your own single or duo sprinkle-type morsels. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

Choco Cranberry Sauce Cake Mix Cupcakes

This simple recipe has three ingredients besides spray oil—a 14-oz can of jellied cranberry sauce, a box of chocolaty cake mix, and eggs. Read the entire article and comment there, please.

EZ Pineapple Cupcakes

Recipe for moist, easy-to-prepare, yummy pineapple cupcakes. They're rich-tasting and need no frosting for additional flavor. Ingredients and steps are few. Read the entire article at http://whilldtkwriter.blogspot.com/2014/04/ez-pineapple-cupcakes.html and comment there, please.

Waits N Measures, Baking Pans N Papers

I'm big on baking. I bake frequently enough to know what I'm doing, but still need to consult with recipes online and in books. This article has baking info about pans, capacities, baking times, and more, including table formatting. Read the entire article at http://whilldtkwriter.blogspot.com/2013/03/waits-n-measures-baking-pans-n-papers.html and comment there, please.

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Mini-muffins

This snack is a hybrid of chocolate chip cookies and muffins—a long-time favorite cooky, but softer, and in a smaller, bite-size shape. Read the entire article at http://whilldtkwriter.blogspot.com/2012/11/chocolate-chip-oatmeal-mini-muffins.html and comment there, please.

Lemon Poppyseed Mini-cupcakes

My recipe calls for following the instructions for boxed lemon cake mix and adding two tablespoons of poppy seeds. Box mixes usually omit information about mini-cupcakes, which are about 1/3 the volume of regular cupcakes (2 1/2 x 1 1/4). The mini-cupcake size is 1 3/4 x 1. This article includes also includes mini-cupcake baking times, yields, and paper liner vs. oil vs. oil/flour methods.

Read the entire article at http://whilldtkwriter.blogspot.com/2012/06/lemon-poppyseed-mini-cupcakes.html and comment there, please.