Cupcake Poppers!

Beware: These are very very messy!

First: Gather the ingredients!

First, make the cake batter, same as what the box says

Then, divide the batter into either 5 or 6 different bowls

Then, add the gel food coloring to each bowl and mix

Scoop about a 1 Tablespoon into the mini cupcake tins

Bake for about 11 minutes

Let them cool and then place them on a wire rack to cool for a good while.

When the rest are baking, make the filling. Beat the marshmallow creme, butter and powdered sugar in a mixer, or use a hand mixer

Blend until fluffy

When the cupcakes are all cool, (make sure they are cool enough or you will have trouble), Cut the tops of the cakes off

Take the tops and add the filling in between each sandwich

Keep the cupcake bottoms for another project, or just have them as snacks!

It makes about 30 little cupcake popper sandwiches!

Enjoy!!! =D

• Cupcakes
• 1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix
• 1/4 teaspoon each gel or liquid food colors (neon pink, neon purple, neon orange, neon green, classic blue)
• Frosting
• 1 1/2 cups marshmallow creme
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  
  
• 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 60 mini muffin cups. Make cake batter as directed on box. Divide batter among 5 small bowls, about 3/4 cup each. Make 5 different colors of batter by adding 1/4 teaspoon food color to each bowl; blend well.
  
  
• 2. Fill each muffin cup with 1 level measuring tablespoon batter, making 12 cupcakes of each color.
  
  
• 3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely, about 10 minutes.
  
  
• 4. In large bowl, beat marshmallow creme and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Beat in powdered sugar until fluffy. Divide frosting among 5 small bowls, about 1/3 cup each.
  
  
• 5. Assemble each popper using 2 mini cupcakes. Cut tops off each cupcake horizontally (save bottoms for another use). Spread or pipe about 1 tablespoon frosting on cut side of 1 cupcake top. Form a sandwich by placing cut side of second cupcake top on frosting; press lightly. Repeat with remaining cupcake tops. Store loosely covered.

Spring!

I am really over all of the snow, ice, and freezing rain. There are 41 days until spring, and those 41 days are going to feel like a year! To add to that, I am really not looking forward to the 7 inches of snow that Manhattan is supposed to be getting tonight. Lame. Ok, maybe I am a tad dramatic, but here are some pictures that might warm you up, even if the weather will make you frozen. =) Enjoy!

Women's Retreat!

This past weekend, I went to the Christian Challenge Women's Retreat. It was truly a blessing. The retreats/trips that Challenge provides, come at perfect times, When I get really stressed, run down or tired. This weekend was so great! Priscilla Sapp was the speaker and she talked about the amazing life of Daniel and gave us some great practical questions to live like Daniel. It was so great to hear her again! I heard her share at Summit a couple years ago, and her wisdom and experiences are amazing. =) When Priscilla wasn't talking, it was a great time of dancing, laughing, worshiping, talking about relationships/engagements (there have been a lot of those recently, so there were a lot of stories!) and just a great community of women. Here are some pictures and videos from the weekend! Enjoy!

Shannon was even there!

A lot of talking happened.

Let the dance party begin!

All of the girls dancing to the 'Cupid Shuffle'

Missy and Lizy taught everyone a dance

Then, of course, Jai Ho happened!

The girls from our LIFE group that came =)

Dance Circle

More talking + Shannon

Quiet times were amazing

These ladies were all talking about their engagements/wedding plans

Priscilla speaking

Great turnout!

Casey, Laura and Whitney led worship

Beautiful women!

The amazing Sunrise that we woke up to

The Living Water Ranch is beautiful!

Snow Ice Cream!

Since Manhattan has been getting A LOT of snow the past day or two, the girls of the 901 thought it would be fun to make Snow Ice cream! =) So, last night, we did it! It is so easy, and so fun to make! Here's how you do it!

First, you have to gather the snow...

(preferably clean.)

Second: If you get stuck in snow boots, have a friend help ;)

3: Take pictures while they try to get the snow boots off...

4: Gather ingredients: Milk, Sugar, snow, and vanilla

5: Scoop however much snow you would like into a big bowl

6: Add about 2 cups of milk (we ran out of milk, so we used coconut milk)

Eat the snow!

7. Add about 2 tablespoons vanilla to the mix

8. Add a cup of sugar

9. Stir it all together and you get ice cream!

Then, try it! (We might have been a little scared by the coconut milk, but it was good) ;)

You can also solve a few conflicts with a bowl of snow... ;)

And enjoy it with wonderful people (that is what I did at least.)

=) I hope you can make snow ice cream!! Enjoy!!