RASPBERRY RIPPLE CUPCAKES.
- 9 T unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups cake flour *
- 1/2 t salt
- 1 t baking soda
- 1/4 t baking powder
- 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup strong coffee
- 1/2 cup milk
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together cocoa powder, cake flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a bowl. In another bowl beat together the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time until fully incorporated. Mix together the coffee and milk. Stir half of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture, the add the coffee and milk. Finally stir in the other half of the dry ingredients. Pour into cupcake pans, 3/4 of the way full, and bake for 20 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
*if you don’t have cake flour on hand, have no fear! You can make your own by placing 2 T of cornstarch into a 1 cup measuring cup. Add enough AP (all purpose) flour to the measuring cup until filled.
Raspberry buttercream frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 4-6 cups powdered sugar (depending of your sweetness level & desired consistency)
- 1/2 cup seedless raspberry jam
Place butter and jam in a mixing bowl or an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and cream until well incorporated, about 2 minutes. Add powdered sugar, one cup at a time, until you reach desired consistency & sweetness. Frost cupcakes to your desired cuteness. I spooned the frosting into a regular ol’ zip lock bag, cut off one corner and presto! your own pastry bag.
Today, I gave blood for the second time this year. I really recommend that everyone i know do it. 1 pint of blood (2 cups) can save 4 peoples lives. Think about it:)
its time to slow it down and take it real slow;
goodnight world, even with that nighttime glow
I have a wonder guy in my life, but when i think about him leaving for school while i’m still at home going to school - i cannot help but doubt it. I know that we are going to try and make it work because he really does seem like he could be the guy for me. Coming from a nieve 18 year old… who knows what the next couple years could bring on. 
My biggest fear is falling out of love with him since he wont be there when i call him. Especially when i’m upset or pissed, who is going to pick me up and get me my favorite food or watch Wall-E with me? I know i could easily do it myself, but why let him so much when we both knew he was leaving. I miss him already… i cant even think about him being away. Is it irrational to be this freaked out about it, or am i merely preparing myself for the possibilities.
You never know what the future may hold
IRRATIONAL FEAR No. 1: sneezing while driving..
So anyways, about a week ago on a whim i chopped off all of my hair:) and i feel like a little college student…. kinda. i may have the the look for going to school but is that enough? Shouldnt i have more feelings about it rather than looking the part?
is looking the part enough to make through the next 4-6 years of my life?
(obviously if you havent caught on, college is consuming my life)
“Belief is truth held in the mind, faith is fire in the heart”
This past year has been a roller coaster, I graduated high school this past june and now i just feel lost. But one of the highlights of my year was getting my tattoo. Not many people understand what it is for and why i got. yadda yadda yadda. Although it may not seem like it, i have trouble staying away from drama. and as we all know when it comes to highschool, thats all that will be there. The quote above is what helped me get through high school without wanting to kill myself and what helped me differentiate the good friends and bad. Its saved me from falling into the crowd of people that aren’t going anywhere at all.
Alot of my bog is going to be me figuring my life out and i dont care if people are actually reading this or not, it just seems like lately, i cant even begin to figure my thoughts out anymore.
