Key Lime Sprite "Diet" Cupcakes Recipe Card

Apparently I found that you can mix a can of Diet Sprite with any cake mix to take away the eggs, butter, oil, etc. This takes away tons of the calories too! So in a way these are "diet cupcakes".

Ingredients:
Cupcakes:
1 box of Betty Crocker Yellow Cake Mix
1 (12 ounce) can of Diet Sprite/Sierra Mist 
24 cupcake liners

Frosting:

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Key lime zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 (16-oz.) package powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons Key lime juice
• 1 to 2 Tbsp. milk 
• 1 ziplock baggie (sandwich size)

Cupcake Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine powered cake mix with can of soda.
3. Mix with mixer.
4. Fill cupcake liners 2/3 way full
5. Bake 18 minutes

Frosting Directions:

1. 1. Beat butter, key lime zest, vanilla and salt with a mixer until creamy.
2. 2. Gradually add powdered sugar alternately with Key lime juice, 1 Tbsp. at a time, and 1 Tbsp. milk, beating at low speed until blended and smooth after each addition. Beat in up to 1 Tbsp. additional milk for desired consistency.
3. 3. After cupcake is cool:  fill ziplock bag with frosting, cut off corner tip. Use this to pipe the frosting onto your cupcake.

MMMMM Enjoy every last bite! 

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Cupcake Recipe Card

Ingredients:
Cupcakes:
1 box of Betty Crocker Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
3 eggs
1 1/4 C Water
1/3 C Vegetable Oil
24 cupcake liners

Frosting:

• 10 Tbsp salted butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp half and half
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cupcake Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Prepare and bake cake mix according to box.

Frosting Directions:
1. In large mixing bowl, mix the butter and and brown sugar.
2. Slowly add flour to mixture.
3.Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and and half and half.
4. Mix in mini chocolate chips
5. Frost completely cooled cupcakes with Cookie Dough Frosting.
6. Add extra chocolate chips to top of cupcake for extra decor.

MMMMM Enjoy every last bite! 

The Rolo Cupcake Recipe Card

Ingredients:
1 box of Betty Crocker Milk Chocolate Cake Mix
3 eggs
1 1/4 C Water
1/3 C Vegetable Oil
1 bag of Rolos
1 bag of caramel squares
1 bottle of caramel sauce
1 cupcake pan
24 cupcake liners
1 ziplock bag (sandwich size)
1 can of vanilla frosting

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Prepare cake mix according to box.
3. Fill cupcake liners 1/3 full with cake batter
4. Using caramel sauce fill a thin layer on the cupcake batter.
5. Top with more cake batter until liner is 2/3 full.
6. Bake as directed on the box (18-20 minutes)
7. After cupcake is cool:  fill ziplock bag with frosting, cut off corner tip. Use this to pipe the frosting onto your cupcake.
8. Cut Rolo candies in half and caramel squares into small pieces to decorate the tops of the cupcakes

MMMMM Enjoy every last bite!