Tomorrow is the first day of summer! Which means it is the perfect time to be adding ice cream to our cupcakes.
There
is one dish I might love more than the sacred cupcake, and that, as
many know, is ice cream. In my ideal version of life, I would have ice
cream after every meal. Or as every meal. Unfortunately my hips don't
agree with that lifestyle, so I usually stick with one small bowl after
dinner.
If I'm going to really indulge, I go for this two-for-one
dessert: Neopolitan cupcakes. You have the idea of ice cream stuffed
into a delicious little cake, and actual ice cream mixed in the
frosting. It's the best of both sugary worlds! You also get three
delicious flavors, vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate, to make a colorful
and yummy cupcake.
If you're looking to wow people but
can't put in the extra time and effort of making something from
scratch, this recipe is the winner. Just separate your white cake
batter into three bowls and add strawberry preserves to one and cocoa
powder and melted chocolate chips to the other. It takes a little
monotonous time spooning each layer into each cupcake tin, but it's
nothing that can really be screwed up. (Catch up on your TV shows
while doing this.) It just looks so pretty that it's worth the extra
time.
And if you really don't have the time, that's what I'm here for!
It's fun to bite into this cupcake and
get three classic flavors. The frosting recipe here is whipped and
sweet. In hindsight, I wish I would have used real ice cream instead
of whipping cream. I have way too much whipping cream at my house,
(don't ask why,) that I'm trying to use up. It tastes creamy and pairs
well with these cupcakes, but using ice cream certainly intrigues me.
Challenge for next time.
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