Sweet Berry Cupcakes

These are one of my absolute favorite cupcakes to make AND eat!  They're light, fluffy and filled with fruit to make it a great snack, light dessert and delicious summer treat!  Watch out though, they might all be gone in a few days (especially if you have a granny like mine who can eat 3 in one sitting).

Ingredients:
1.  Box of White Cake Mix
2.  Water
3.  Eggs (you'll need just the whites)
4.  Vegetable oil
5.  Raspberries
6.  Blueberries
7.  Cupcakes sleeves
8.  Cupcake pan
9.  2 boxes of Cream Cheese
10.  Powdered Sugar
11.  Vanilla Extract

How to make the cupcakes:
1.  Preheat the oven to 350.
2.  Mix the cake mix according to the instructions on the box.  Getting the egg whites can be a little tricky.  I like to put them in a separate bowl incase I mess up!
3.  Mix in the raspberries and about 1/2 to 3/4 of the blueberries.
4.  Scoop in the mixture with a ladle until each cupcake sleeve is about 3/4 full.
5.  Place in the oven for about 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
6.  Let cool for about 10 to 15 minutes.

How to make the icing:
1.  Melt the cream cheese in microwave for about a minute.  If it's not melted all the way, put it back in for another minute or until creamy and smooth.
2.  Mix in 1/2 cup to a cup of powdered sugar until it meets your sweetness level.
3.  Add in a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
4.  Mix until smooth and creamy!
5.  Scoop into a plastic baggy and put into the fridge to let cool.
6.  Once it's cooled, cut a dime sized hole at the corner of the bag and ice the cupcakes in a swirl fashion starting from the outside going in.  Dab the icing and pull up in the middle of the cake!

You're done!!  Now sink those teeth into the most juicy, delectable cupcake you've had all summer. Yummmmmmmm!

Key Lime Cupcakes

Need a sweet and tangy summer treat?  Well I've got the perfect one for you, Key Lime Cupcakes!! (They're my dad's favorite!)

Here's how to make them:

The Cupcake Ingredients

1. Box of Lemon cake mix

2. Two limes (key limes if you can find them!) to squeeze 1/3 cup or more for tangy-ness

3. Small box of lime jello

4. 1/3 cup Vegetable oil

5. 3 Eggs

6. 3/4 cups Water

7. Cupcake sleeves

8. Cupcake pan

Icing Ingredients

1. 2 boxes of cream cheese

2. 1/2 cup to 1 cup of powdered sugar (at more according to the sweetness you desire)

3. 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

How to make them

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Mix cake mix and jello mix together

3. Poor in the rest of the ingredients and mix well (by hand or by egg beater)

*it might be a little hard to squeeze limes by hand so slice them to smaller slices for easier squeezing if you don't have a juicer

4. Fill cupcake sleeves about 3/4 full

5. Slip into the oven for about 20 minutes or until you can insert a toothpick and it comes out clean.

6. Let the cupcakes cool for 10-15 minutes.

7. Ice with the sweet cream icing I'll tell you how to make below.

Now for the icing

1. Put the two blocks of cream cheese into a microwavable bowl and microwave for a minute.

2. Take out the cream cheese and mix.  If it's not smooth and creamy, put in the microwave for one more minute or until there are no chunks left.

3. Mix in the powdered sugar until at your desired sweetness.

4. At the vanilla and mix until blended.

5. Put into large plastic baggy and put into the fridge.

6. Once cooled, cut the corner of the baggy so you can ice the cupcakes.

7. Ice in swirls going from the outside in and dab and pull up in the middle.

Enjoy these sweet summer treats.  They're perfect for entertaining!

recipe can also be found here