Cayenne is a Much More Vicious Motivator: The Sherlock Cupcake
A spiced-up devil’s food cake topped with a cinnamon chili cream cheese frostingAt first bite, this cupcake may fool you into believing it’s merely devil’s food, but not for long. It comes with a bite that some might call freakish, but on second glance it’s fantastic. Brilliant. And yeah, we know we’re doing that out loud. Eat it slowly and savor it. After all, you’ve just got one.
Adapted from this recipe, with some changes due to ancho chile peppers being nigh impossible to find. Now, I’m off to eat another. Or five. That frosting is ambrosia.
Ingredients
Cake
1 box devil’s food cake mix (or use your favorite recipe; I used a box mix)
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 1/4 c water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
Frosting
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp cinnamon
4 c confectioners’ sugar
1 8oz package cream cheese (softened)
1/2 cup butter (softened)
1/2 tsp vanilla extractDirections
1. Set out butter and cream cheese to soften. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/175 C. Line 24 cupcake cups with paper liners.
2. In a bowl, mix together cake mix, chili powder, and cayenne pepper. With an electric mixer beat in water, vegetable oil and eggs, then beat for 2 minutes. Spoon the batter into the cupcake cups, filling the 2/3 of the way.
3. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean (about 18-22 minutes). Remove and cool completely before frosting.
4. In a bowl, soft chili powder, cayenne pepper and cinnamon with confectioners’ sugar. Beat in cream cheese and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until the frosting is smooth; mix in the vanilla extract. Spread the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes and enjoy!
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Operation: August Angels
(No, it’s not THAT kind of operation.)
First of all, we’re sure you’re wondering what the heck we’ve been talking about these past few weeks. Well, here you have it! Operation: August Angels is a two-part plan to surprise Misha Collins at the Chicago Salute to Supernatural in 2012 with megappreciation. Our main mission objective is to show Misha how much we, as fans, appreciate everything he does for us.
We’re working with Random Acts to try and make this mission a success. Now, let’s get down to business (to defeat the Huns).
PART ONE:
We wanted to give back to Misha, and we thought long and hard about the numerous things we could do to do so. Then, it hit us like a ‘67 Impala cruising down the freeway — we’re going to raise money for Random Acts. If we could raise $1,000 in one night, imagine what we could do in 4 months! Every penny of this project is going toward Random Acts. We want to try and present Misha with a fake check at ChiCon for the total (but we can’t make any promises).
PART TWO:
Now, donating to Random Acts is a great start. But we also want to do something personal, too. So, we came up with a plan to have fans submit videos of themselves talking about Misha and what he means to them. It can be funny or sweet or silly — the choice is up to you. We’re going to merge the videos into one huge awesome video, and we’re going to make sure it gets into Misha’s hands eventually. It’s going to be an Ode to Misha type of thing. He’s changed a lot of our lives for the better, and it would be a good way to thank him.
How do you get involved? Well, calm down there, tiger. We’re just getting started! But there’s two main steps to making this project a success.
- Donate any amount you please to our Crowdrise page located HERE. (Remember, this is supposed to be a surprise for him, so don’t attract any attention to it by tweeting it at him or anything.)
- Make and submit your videos to augustangels@live.com! They can be as long as you want, but try not to exceed 2 minutes. Make sure they’re appropriate. Silly is wonderful and we encourage creativity!
Check out our tumblr for more details.
We believe Misha really deserves to be shown that his fans really do love and appreciate him and everything he does, from organizing GISHWHES and coming to conventions, to allowing us to tag along with him on trips to Haiti and all of the AMOK shenanigans. He does a lot for the community and the world around him and he doesn’t expect anything in return. We’re truly blessed to have someone like him in our lives. He constantly goes above and beyond for his fans and he’s just an incredibly sweet and genuine human being. He’s an amazingly generous man and he does a lot more for us than he has to, and we want to really show him how much we love and appreciate everything he does.
Thanks for reading (and many many thanks in advance for any donations you may give us). We hope you decide to participate in our project! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.
Sincerely,
The Team at OAAELLIE IS MAKING ME REBLOG THIS OTHERWISE SHE SAID THAT SHE’D TELL EVERYONE THAT I CHEAT IN WORDS WITH FRIENDS
Omg, I can Lisa Frank my food! Glitterati heart attack!!!!Why stop at steak? SPARKLE ALL FOOD!Salt Glitter
Mix 1/4 cup of salt with a 1/2 teaspoon of food coloring in a small bowl until the salt is uniformly colored. Spread the mixture out in an even layer on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake in the oven for ten minutes. Allow your homemade glitter to cool before using it or storing it. And that’s it!:)
wait wait wait.
does that mean you can EAT it.
Who has two thumbs and intends to eat a rainbow steak in her future?
can this work for sugar?
Won’t work for sugar - salt doesn’t burn, but sugar does.
But all I’m thinking is THIS IS GLITTER THAT WILL WASH OUT. Because we all know that glitter is the herpes of the craft and makeup worlds. Once it follows you home, there’s no getting rid of it. But this? It’ll dissolve in water. DONE AND DONE.
Pizza Cupcakes
because I’m a geniusplease i wan t
TUMBLR YOU ARE THE REASON I’M FAT
…I REALLY NEED TO STOP CHECKING TUMBLR WHEN THERE’S FOOD PORN ON MY DASH
Snickers Cheesecake Recipe
Ingredients:
Crust:
2 cups graham cracker (or chocolate cookie) crumbs
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter; melted
3 Tbsp. sugar
½ tsp. saltCheesecake:
4 bars of cream cheese (8 oz each), room temperature
1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs, room temperature
3/4 cup heavy cream
1 Tbsp. pure vanilla extractTopping:
20 Mini Snickers; cut into fourths
1/3 cup roasted peanuts; halved or chopped1/2 cup caramel syrupMethod:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare either a 9-inch springform pan (or I used six 4.5-inch springform pans) by greasing them liberally with cooking spray or butter.
In a separate bowl, stir together the crust ingredients until evenly mixed. Then press into the bottom of your pan(s), either just on the bottom or also about 1″ up onto the sides. Bake for 7 minutes and cool completely on a wire rack.
Begin to boil a large kettle or pot of water for the water bath.
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the sugar and cream cheese and cream together until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, fully incorporating each before adding the next. Make sure to scrape down the bowl in between each egg. Add heavy cream and vanilla and mix until smooth. Do not overmix. Pour batter into prepared crust(s).
Once your kettle or pot of water is boiling, carefully place a large baking dish on the lower rack of your oven and pull the rack out a few inches towards you, and then pour the water into it. (Or use your best judgment on how to do this without burning yourself. I just heat the water in a kettle, which is very easy to pour into the pan.) This will create a water bath that will give off lots of steam while the cheesecake bakes.
Then place the cheesecake pan(s) in the oven, and bake unti
l the edges will appear to be set, but the center will still have a slight jiggle to it. This will be about 45-55 minutes for the 9-inch pan, and about 30-35 minutes for the 4.5-inch pans. At this point, close the oven door, turn the heat off, and let rest in the cooling oven for one hour. After one hour has passed, carefully remove the cheesecake and place on a cooling rack to cool completely. Once the cake is completely cooled, place it into the refrigerator for at least 5 hours.
Serve topped with caramel, Snickers, and peanuts.
Tip: This would also be marvelous with Twix, Butterfingers, or Kit Kats!
Nutella Banana Gyoza Dumplings! (recipe/tutorial)
How to Interpret Blood Spatters
1) Angular - If the victim was on the move, drops hit at an angle. The more oblique the impact, the longer the drop’s tail. The head points in the direction the person was traveling.
2) High Velocity - Misty, diffuse spatter is created by external force greater than 100 feet per second — which usually means a gunshot, an explosion, or (seriously) a sneeze.
3) Hair Impact - A traumatic impact between head and surface tends to leave a stain with feathered edges, like someone squished a loaded paintbrush against the wall.
4) Hair Swipe - If the smear fades out in one direction, the head was likely bloody before contact. The lightest edge of the swipe points in the direction the head was traveling.
5) Fabric Swipe - More fluid than hair swipes, these stains sometimes display the imprint of the bloodied clothing. T-shirt weaves are often the easiest patterns to decipher.
YES
FINALLY
THANK YOU!
“I Know That Voice” is an upcoming documentary about the voice actors behind your favorite cartoon and video game characters!
Featuring: Billy West (Fry, Zoidberg) John DiMaggio (Jake, Bender) Tara Strong (Twilight Sparkle, Bubbles, Timmy Turner) Tom Kenny (Spongebob, Ice King) June Foray (Rocky the Flying Squirrel) and tons more! Click here to watch the trailer!
I’m so excited!
OH MY GOD IS THIS FOR REAL OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD
I need to see this more than anything
PLEASE PLEASI ENEED THIS SO PBAD PLEAEE
I don’t know if people realize this but you can actually listen to a “Super Mario Bros 2” radio channel on Pandora and it just plays remixes and alternate versions of songs from Nintendo, and Final Fantasy, and Megaman, and, well, more.
True story.
Reverse Dictionary
OneLook’s reverse dictionary lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Your description can be a few words, a sentence, a question, or even just a single word. Just type it into the box above and hit the “Find words” button. Keep it short to get the best results. In most cases you’ll get back a list of related terms with the best matches shown first.
(Source: lindtbarton)
Holy shit, learn to write Korean in 15 minutes!
If disaster ever strikes and I have to use the Korean server for Elsword…
I feel Kynim needs this for her FAQ.
DAMN
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN
Oh wow.
(Source: ryanestradadotcom)
oh my god that is cheesecake
Ingredients:
PANCAKES:
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 Tablespoon canola oil
1 large egg, lightly beatenCINNAMON FILLING:
1/2 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1 Tablespoon ground cinnamonCREAM CHEESE GLAZE:
4 Tablespoons butter
2 ounces cream cheese
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extractDirections:
1. Prepare pancake batter: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Whisk in milk, oil and egg, just until batter is moistened (a few small lumps are fine).
2. In a medium bowl, mix butter, brown sugar and cinnamon. Scoop the filling into a small zip baggie and set aside. You don’t want this to remain super-liquidy. It’s best if it becomes a consistency similar to toothpaste.
3. In a medium, microwave-safe bowl- heat butter and cream cheese until melted. Whisk together until smooth; whisk in powdered sugar and vanilla extract; set aside.
4. Heat large skillet over medium-low heat. Spray with nonstick spray. Scoop about 3/4 cup batter onto the skillet. Snip the corner of your baggie of filling and squeeze a spiral of the filling onto the top of the pancake. When bubbles begin to appear on the surface, flip carefully with a thin spatula, and cook until browned on the underside, 1 to 2 minutes more. Transfer to a baking sheet or platter and keep in a warm oven until ready to serve.
5. When ready to serve, spoon warmed glaze onto the top of each pancake.
Tips:
*Keep the heat low or your pancakes might cook up too quickly. Don’t flip them until you see those bubbles starting to pop on top. Flip them with a wide spatula so you can grasp the whole thing without batter and filling dripping all over the place!
*It’s best if you pour the batter onto your skillet, wait a minute or so and then swirl the cinnamon onto the batter. That’ll give it a chance to set a little before you add the swirl.
*If your baggie of filling begins to get too thick, just pop it in the microwave for a few seconds to soften it up again. On that same note, it shouldn’t be too runny. The consistency of soft toothpaste is perfect. If it’s melty and runny, it will tend to run all over your pancakes. Once you micro it, let it sit on the counter at room temp for a while until it thickens slightly.
Look at all that blue! Isn’t this exciting?!
(gif not mine)
anyway, Here’s the info:
- You must reside on Earth, because RedBlubble can only ship within the planet (No Timelords/ladies need apply)
- You don’t have to be following me
- Only reblogs count (be nice, don’t spam your followers!)
- The winner will be chosen by a random number generator
- If you win, you get a t-shirt (default is blue but if you wish to negotiate the color, that’s cool) and some nifty stickers to slap on your friend’s butt- I mean what
- This ends Sunday, March 25, 2012
And a note: This is sort of a thank you for all your fantastic support :)
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