Oatmeal Raisin Cinnamon Cupcake

This is another cupcake inspired by one of my favourite childhood cookies. Warning: this recipe contains raisins. It seems that people either love or hate raisins with no middle ground to be found. But I love them, so here's what you'll need to make this sweet take on classic cookie...

• White Cake Mix (plus ingredients to make the cake...usually eggs, oil, and water)
• 2 cups Oats
• 1 cup Raisins
• 1 teaspoon Cinnamon 
• Store Bought Vanilla Icing
• Butter (room temperate...around 1/2 cup....but it's up to you)
• Icing Sugar (optional)
• Garnish Ideas: Raisins, Oatmeal

And now the recipe...

Step 1: Follow the directions on your White Cake Mix from preheating your oven through to adding the oil, eggs, and water. Add in 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon. Mix the ingredients together until smooth. Stir in 2 cups of Oats and then add in 1 cup of Raisins.

Step 2: Spoon the batter into your cupcake liners and bake as directed on the package.  Once they are done baking, let them cool completely.

Step 3: On to the icing. Mix together your vanilla icing and butter on high until smooth.  Taste your icing and if it's it's not sweet enough for you or too buttery add in some icing sugar. Top your cupcake with the icing using any method you like.  To garnish, I sprinkled a few Oats over the icing and topped each cupcake with a single raisin.

Happy Faking!

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Cupcakes 4 a Cause (Year 2, Round 1)

Round 1 of the IWK auction has closed at work and I'm excited to say that SB was week one's successful bidder!  Last year, SB was out bid in the first week of the auction, but managed to secure the second week of auction cupcakes. He out bid several of his colleagues for a worthy cause with the promise of a delicious reward of one dozen cupcakes. What will he choose?  Will he be sharing with his FAB staff? Only time will tell.  But in the meantime, I'll be sharing the Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cupcake's partner in crime at the bake sale, the Oatmeal Raisin Cinnamon Cupcake in my next post.

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Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cupcake

Inspired by one of my favourite childhood cookies, this cupcake is moist and dense with just a touch of chocolate. And of course, the perfect pairing is a tall glass of milk.  To make this delightfully delicious treat you'll need...

• White Cake Mix (plus ingredients to make the cake...usually eggs, oil, and water)
• 2 cups Oats
• 1 cup Mini Chocolate Chips 
• Store Bought Vanilla Icing
• Butter (room temperate...around 1/2 cup....but it's up to you)
• Icing Sugar (optional)
• Garnish Ideas: Mini Chocolate Chips, Oatmeal

Here's the recipe...

Step 1: Follow the directions on your White Cake Mix from preheating your oven through to adding the oil, eggs, and water. Mix the ingredients together until it is smooth. Stir in 2 cups of Oats and then add in 1 cup of Mini Chocolate Chips.

Step 2: Spoon the batter into your cupcake liners and bake as directed on the package.  Once they are done baking, let them cool completely.

Step 3: Time to whip up some icing. Mix together your vanilla icing and butter on high until smooth.  Taste your icing and if it's it's not sweet enough for you or too buttery add in some icing sugar. Top your cupcake with the icing using any method you like.  To garnish, I sprinkled a few Mini Chocolate Chips and Oats on top.

Happy Faking!

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May, IWK and Bébés

It's May, which means a month of IWK inspired cupcakes at my workplace.  From auctions to bake sales, I'll be baking lots of cupcakes for a worthy cause this month.  PLUS, I have three friends expecting little ones this month, which means a few Baby's First Cupcakes to come.  But to kick it all off, I have been baking a few of my childhood favourite cookies transformed into cupcakes for our IWK bake sale tomorrow.  What flavour cookies did I bake? You'll just have to stay tuned or if you're a fellow colleague, pop down to the lobby and find out first hand with a few bills to drop down for a wonderful charity!

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