My husband won our annual Oscar Prediction Contest . . . his prize = homemade blueberry muffins. He loves the blueberry any way he can get it. I researched Blueberry Muffin recipes and created this one for the occasion. These muffins turned out great. They have a streusel topping that makes them even more delicious.
Oscar's Blueberry Muffins
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup unsalted butter1
1/4 cups white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour,divided
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 pint fresh blueberries -rinsed, drained and patted dry
For Crumb Toping:
1/2 cup white sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter, cubed
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
DIRECTIONS:
1. Position rack in the middle of oven. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray the top of a muffin pan with non-stick coating, and line with paper liners.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter, 1 1/4 cups sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Mix together 1 3/4 cup of the flour and baking powder. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing just until incorporated. Crush 1/4 of the blueberries, and stir into the batter. Mix the rest of the whole blueberries with the remaining 1/4 cup of the flour, and fold into the batter. Scoop into muffin cups.
3. To Make Crumb Topping: Mix together 1/2 cup sugar, 1/3 cup flour, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon. Mix with fork, and sprinkle over muffins before baking.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until golden brown, and tops spring back when lightly tapped.
The cupcake craze has finally hit Knoxville. Both The Cupcakery and Cities Cupcake are in the Bearden area. We've tried them both! Cities' are sweeter and have more frosting. The Cupcakery's are bigger. I liked Cities better. Scott liked Cupcakery's. Be warned...both are expensive. Cupakery charges $2.75 and Cities charges $3 per treat. Be your own judge or bake your own batch.
Apparently, April was grilled cheese month. Who knew? Certainly not me. However, Scott and I enjoyed some lovely grilled cheese sandwiches this weekend (a cold snap made it excellent timing for a soup/sandwich combo.) Doesn't this sandwich look delicious. It's almost too pretty to eat. This would make really great party food.The recipe is on glamdish. There are many more at the Wisconsin Dairy Producers site, too.
I have been going through our digital photos today, categorizing and printing. I thought I'd share a few from the cake file. The first one I made for my husband's accounting firm on the tax filing deadline day last year. It was complete with edible paper tape and a board covered in 1040 forms. What will I do this year? Hmmmm.
This one was made for my aunt's birthday. Obviously, she is a painter. I made the paint tubes from fondant and the brush from gumpaste.
This one was for my niece's first birthday. She got this little cake all to herself. The rest of us had raspberry jam filled dark chocolate cupcakes.
And this one was for my grandmother's birthday. It is all done in buttercream frosting.
It's birthday season in our families. Soooooo many cakes to make! This was the first one - January 13 for my Grandmother. I was very short on time and therefore had zero plan for my creation. I decided to wing it and base it mostly on colors that I knew she'd appreciate. I went for pastel pink, blue, yellow, and green. I basically just filled my piping bags and started squiggling it on the blank canvas. I think it turned out pretty well, considering.
