Thanksgiving Cupcakes and Best Butter Cream Recipe

Thanksgiving is right around the corner!  Here is some inspiration for your Thanksgiving dessert table...
See some recipes below!

Apple Canoes

Just use pie crust and apple pie filling.

Cut into rectangles, fill, and pinch corners together.

Glaze with egg white wash(egg white with a little water mixed)

Bake it!

Oat Cakes ~ Nova Scotia Cookies

Recipe below...

Thanksgiving decorated cookies!

Pumpkin, acorn, and leaf cookies, 

add an adorable touch for any fall event.

You can use Wilton Candy Melts as icing, and a regular cinnamon sugar glaze on a sugar cookie. 

Delicious!
Click here for my
Best Sugar Cookie Recipe

Fall time cupcake flavors...

These cupcake flavors are a nice variety for any fall event!

*Pumpkin with spiced butter cream

*Red Velvet with cream cheese frosting

*Butter Pecan with spiced butter cream

*Caramel Crumb Apple Pie Cupcakes

*Sweet Vanilla with apple butter filling

~Use your favorite box mixes such as Duncan Hines White, Pillsbury Pumpkin, and Red Velvet.  Top with homemade icing and filling for a delicious treat! 

I'm ready to share some recipes with you!

Best Butter Cream Frosting:

*icing recipe from Samantha's Sweets

1 1/2 sticks softened salted butter

1/4 cup pure vegetable shortening

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

4 cups powdered sugar

2 tablespoons milk(more for thinner consistency)

Whip butter and shortening until light and fluffy with mixer.  Mix in vanilla. Add 1 cup sugar, 1/2 tablespoon milk, mixing and alternating until all 4 cups and 2 tbsp. are added.  Add more milk for thinner consistency, and less milk for thicker.  Be sure and whip it good!  ;)  

For different variations simply add stuff!

*cinnamon and nutmeg

*other flavorings like lemon or orange

*maple syrup

ETC.  

~Have fun!  Add a little at a time until desired flavor!

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Oat Cakes ~ Nova Scotia Cookies
   ingredients...
*3 cups rolled oats
*3 cups flour
*1 3/4 cup sugar
*1 cup shortening
*2 sticks margarine
*1 tsp. baking soda
*1 tsp. salt
*3/4 cup cold water

Mix well, drop by rounded spoonful on greased cookie sheet, bake 350 degrees, about 10 minutes until golden brown edges(see photo above.)
May be molded or rolled and cut if adding a little extra flour. :)

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Pie Crust for Apple Canoes

Here's a good one...

2 cups all purpose flour

2 tsp. baking powder

3/4 tsp. salt

2/3 cup butter shortening

1/2 cup milk

Mix dry ingredients,

cut in shortening,

add milk.

Form into ball and chill for a while.

Flour, roll it, fill it, and bake it!

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Feel free to email me questions!

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Xoxoxo,

Samantha