Tag: Cupcake

Cinnamon Buttercream

Buttercream is arguably the best part of a dessert. Lately I have been making a good amount of buttercream frosting, and this is my new favorite. With the holidays right around the corner this is the perfect recipe. To me cinnamon represents all the smells and tastes of the holiday season. I just love it!

This recipe is great for holiday desserts, and sweet breakfast treats too! Can you imagine this on banana bread?! I can, and I am going to make some, just as soon as my banana’s turn ripe enough!

I created this cinnamon buttercream to go with my cinnamon cupcakes for a work party. They turned out so delicious and it was just the right amount of cinnamon. Everyone at the party, adults and kids alike, thought I bought them and that is always the highest compliment!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 Tbsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 6 cups confectioner’s sugar
  • 3-4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream or milk

Instructions

  • In your stand mixer (I use my KitchenAid) with the paddle attachment, add the softened butter. If you don’t have enough time to let this softened, you can stick it in the microwave for 15 seconds or so and it should do the trick!
  • Beat butter on medium to high until creamy
  • Add vanilla and salt
  • Gradually add powdered sugar and alternate adding in cream
  • Continue beating for 2-3 minutes on medium
  • Turn to high speed once sugar is incorporated
  • Add in the cinnamon and fully mix it

If frosting is too stiff add in more milk or cream 1 tsp at a time and beat until combined.

Spread on Cake and/or put in piping bags

Enjoy 🙂

Be sure to subscribe to Fun and Frosted and be the first to know about my new blog posts!

Check out these other great Fun and Frosted recipes

Easy Buttercream
Cinnamon Swirl Cake
Red Velvet Bundt Cakes

Spooky Spiderweb Cake with Spider Cupcakes

Halloween is in the air! I love making treats for any holiday, especially kid oriented treats. Who wouldn’t want a spiderweb on their cake? Well, in any normal circumstance, me, but we’re talking about Halloween here so I will let it slide…

I have two boys, ages 5 and 7. They torment me with anything and everything SPIDER related. I can’t stand it! They love fake spiders, bugs and snakes. Anything creepy crawly (they love the real ones too). They will put fake spiders under my covers, so when I go to pull the covers back to go to bed I will see it. I ALWAYS scream! My heart pounds, my palms get sweaty and after that I’m too wound up to go to bed. They will put the fake spiders on the floor behind me and walk away. They then call my name so I turn around, I scream every time. My husbands doesn’t understand why I have to scream each time, I don’t either!! My body just does it!!!!!!!! Ahhhhh!!! However, when it comes to real spiders in the house, my boys always come to my rescue, they get that tissue or shoe and do what needs to be done. So in honor of their love for spiders I am making this dessert for them to celebrate HALLOWEEN.

What You Need

This dessert is sooooooo easy to make! Any busy parent can tackle this treat, and your kids will surely appreciate it.

Directions

  • In your stand mixer (Mine happens to be Kitchenaid – the best!) Make the cake per the directions on the box
  • Split the batter between the cake pan and the cupcake tin
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting! You don’t want the frosting to melt!!
  • Frost the cake with the chocolate frosting using a spatula
  • Frost the cupcakes with the chocolate frosting using a piping bag and tip #1M
  • Put the 10 marshmallows in a bowl and microwave for 15 seconds
  • Using your hands, grab the marshmallow mixture and pull on it so it gets stringy. Lay over the cake. (make sure the frosting is somewhat dry. The marshmallow is so sticky it may pull up some of the frosting when you are laying it down) There is your spiderweb!!

I hope you have fun making this Spooky Spiderweb Cake! Be sure to check out my Halloween Cookie Cake!!