"Begin at the beginning," the King said, very gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop." -Lewis Carrol,
Alice in Wonderland
There really is not much to say about these cupcakes. They are simple and delicious. Start out with a spice cake, end with cinnamon cream cheese frosting. Together they make such a lovely cupcake.
The decorating was very easy. I just printed off the text box that said "eat me," cut it out, taped it on a toothpick and stabbed it into the cupcake.
Spice Cake:
Spice cake mix
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup milk
3 eggs
Preheat oven to 350. Whisk all ingredients together and fill cupcake liners 3/4 full. Put cupcakes in the oven and reduce heat to 325 - this will help your cupcakes get a nice round top (at least, it did this once. -I will continue to experiment to see if it works every time). Bake 20-25 minutes, or until tops spring back when lightly touched.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 stick butter, softened
8 oz cream cheese, softened
pinch salt
2 lb powdered sugar
4 tbsp milk
1 tsp cinnamon
white food coloring - *optional*
Cream together butter, cream cheese, and pinch of salt. Add one cup powdered sugar. Once incorporated, add another cup. Add 1 tablespoon of milk. Continue to add powdered sugar and milk alternately. Mix in cinnamon at the end.
At this point I added some white food coloring to brighten up the frosting.
