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Cupcakes & Marshmallow Fondant

I've never been a big fan of fondant because of the taste.  The looks are amazing but the taste often times leaves much to be desired.  That is, until I discovered a recipe for delicious and easy to work with, homemade marshmallow fondant.  Here's the recipe and a few of the decorations I came up with... Marshmallow Fondant Marshmallow Fondant is an easy fondant made of marshmallows, water, and powdered sugar. It’s simple to make, and many prefer the taste over regular fondant, since it tastes like very sweet marshmallows. You can use marshmallow fondant as you would regular fondant, to cover cakes, form shapes, and make candy. Be warned that it tends to get sticky in moist places, so it doesn’t hold up as well as regular fondant when placed over frosting and refrigerated for days. This recipe yields 1.5 lbs of fondant, and can easily be halved or doubled.  Ingredients: 8 ounces miniature marshmallows (4 cups not packed, or half of a 16-ounce bag) 1 pound powdered sugar

India's Favorite Cinnamon Crumb Cake

This is one of my daughter's favorite breakfast treats and she always orders it for her birthday breakfast. I'll be honest, before this year, I had always made it from a mix. Much to my delight, the scratch effort paid off! It was simply delicious! A Lesson in Cinnamony Deliciousness! Ingredients 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder ¾ cup sugar ½ cup butter, melted ½ cup sour cream ½ teaspoon salt 1 egg ½ cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla ½ cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon cinnamon Directions Batter: Sift 1½ cups flour, baking powder, and salt together and set aside. In a separate bowl, beat egg until frothy. Beat in sugar and butter until combined. Add milk, sour cream, and vanilla. Add to flour mixture a little at a time and mix on low until combined. Do not over mix. If the batter is too stiff add a little more milk. Streusel topping: Combine last 4 ingredients (make sure your butter for the streusel

Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients For Cookies 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground ginger ½ teaspoon baking soda 1 cup butter ¾ cup granulated sugar ¾ cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 egg 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree For Frosting 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened ¼ cup butter, softened 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups powdered sugar ¼ teaspoon vanilla bean Directions  Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease baking sheets. Whisk together: flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and ginger in a bowl. Beat the butter, sugars, vanilla extract, and egg with an electric mixer in a separate large bowl, beating until mixture is smooth. Beat in pumpkin puree. Gradually stir dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture. Batter will be quite moist. Spoon batter by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Bake in the preheated oven until cooki