Duncan Hines Cupcakes and July 4th Recipe

 

Well, this is a yummy post dealing with one of my favorite brands for baking - Duncan Hines!  I recently made some good cupcakes using Duncan Hines with my boyfriend!  We bought their Strawberry cake mix and used their Whipped Fluffy White Frosting.  We simply baked the cupcakes according to the box’s directions, let them cool, and added the frosting!  That was super easy!  Here is a picture of some of the yumminess!

Then, my boyfriend had the great idea to add slices of real strawberries to the cupcakes!  Granted, it may not look like one of those pretty cupcakes on tv or in a bakery.  However, they were really really good!  The strawberries on top added some moisture, texture, and color to the cupcake!

I also want to tell my readers about an exciting contest from Duncan Hines!  It’s the Red Carpet Cupcake Challenge!  Simply submit your best cupcake recipe with a photo and you will have a chance to win a trip to Los Angeles!  Your cupcakes maybe presented to stars going to the Emmy Awards and you may get a ticket to the pre-Emmy Fans in the Stands!  If you think you have some awesome cupcakes, be sure to enter the contest!  You have until July 21st to submit your recipe.  There will then be a voting phase until July 28th!  So, all of my readers may go and vote for your favorite, even if you don’t submit an entry!  This voting narrows the crowd down to the top 10 and then a judging committee will pick the winner!  You can find more info about this lovely contest at the link above!  If you do enter, please let me know!  : )

Also, I know that many people are getting together for the 4th of July this weekend and maybe baking.  So, I wanted to point out a great recipe on the Duncan Hines website!  How about a great Flag Cake that has some blueberries and strawberries?  Doesn’t this look awesome?  I didn’t try it, but I think it looks great!

I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July!

Disclaimer:  I did receive 3 coupons for Duncan Hines products for this post.  No compensation was received.  The opinions expressed are my own.

Mortgage Apple Cake

When I found out about this extraordinary story and chance to help someone, I wanted to share it with my readers! Meet Angela Logan.

"The Teaneck actress, who two weeks ago began baking apples cakes for friends in an effort to stave off foreclosure — and then was overwhelmed with orders for the $40 confection after a Record article ignited a media storm — is now partnering with an online seller of special-occasion cakes.

Logan has signed a contract with BakeMeAWish.com that will allow her to use the company’s baking plant on Long Island to fill her backlog of hundreds of cake orders. BakeMeAWish employees will prepare the cakes under Logan’s direct supervision, and the privately held company will handle shipment, said BakeMeAWish founder and President Josh Kaye.

Logan, who was planning to visit a FedEx office Thursday to send off a crucial $2,559.94 check to her lender, currently is baking at the Hasbrouck Heights Hilton hotel, which offered a corner of its kitchen last weekend. The apple cake operation will move to Long Island as early as next week.

After Logan fills her pending cake orders, which are coming in from around the world, she will continue a business relationship with BakeMeAWish, said Kaye, who founded the company in 2004.

Kaye said mortgage apple cake eventually will become part of the company’s product line — the Web site was taking orders for it Thursday — and that proceeds from its sale will help other homeowners in financial distress."

Here is her cake:



You can help buy buying a Mortgage Apple Cake!