Cupcakes: Baby Shower Special!

Recently, I got an opportunity to arrange and join in a baby shower in Purdue campus, Indiana where my husband is studying. We have a big fat happy family in Purdue and we try to enjoy and celebrate as many occasions together as we can. It was very special for me as it was my first baby shower invitation and we, the Purdue girls got to arrange and cook all the items for the potluck lunch. I decided to go with my favorite arena of cooking- yeah you got it right, that's baking! I decided to bake some cupcakes with the baby shower theme- Pink! So, I used Strawberry flavored cake box & devil chocolate cake mix as the cupcake flavors because no matter what kids love chocolate cupcakes. 

Strawberry & Chocolate Cupcakes 

* Image is from the baby shower event. PC: Rimi apu. 

For Strawberry cupcakes-

Ingredients:

1. Strawberry flavored cake mix- 1

2. Eggs-3

3. 1/3 Vegetable oil

4. 1 cup water

5. Cream cheese icing-1 tin

Process:

1. First preheat the oven at 350 degrees.

2. Then you need to beat the eggs, oil, water and the mix for 30 seconds in medium speed and then 2 mins at a high speed.

3. Next grease the cupcake pan with oil or butter and place the cupcake liners. Now pour the mixture half way through the liners for baking.

4. In the preheated oven, place the cupcake pan for 15-16 minutes. When it's done, take a toothpick and see if it comes out clean or not. f the mix sticks in your toothpick, it's not ready yet. Then bake it for 1 or 2 minutes more.

5. Now rest it for an hour or so before frosting. Do not use icing on a warm cupcake or cake. After the cupcakes are rested well, beat the cream cheese ( or your preferable icing) by hand mixer. Use piping bags to decor the cupcakes and serve! I made some little cloud banners for our little princess to be born and stuck them to my cupcakes! The mom to be absolutely LOVED them! 

* For chocolate cupcakes, recipe will be the same. Just use the Devil Chocolate cake mix. I used strawberry icing for the chocolate cupcakes as a contrast but you can always go for classic chocolate icing with the chocolate cupcakes.

Enjoy the sweet little treats as there are so many flavor/icing options & room to play around with these cupcakes!