First up, SKINNY FUNFETTI CUPCAKES:
Skinny Funfetti Cupcakes Recipe:
(makes 24 cupcakes, 110 calories per frosted cupcake, 1.5 Weight Watchers Points)
Cupcake Ingredients:
1 pkg. Pillsbury Funfetti Cake Mix (just the powder, not the recipe on the box)
1 (12 ounce) can Sprite Zero
Cupcake Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line 24 cupcake tins with paper liners.
In a large bowl, combine cake mix and Sprite together. Continue to mix
until the batter is smooth without any lumps. Pour approximately 1/4
cup of batter into every cupcake wrapper. Bake at 350 degrees for 20
minutes. Let cool before frosting.
Frosting Ingredients:
1 (8 ounce) container Fat Free Cool Whip
1 (1.5 ounce) pkg. Fat Free Vanilla Jello Instant Pudding (just the powder, not the recipe on the box)
Frosting Directions:
In a mixing bowl, add Cool Whip and pudding. Mix with a whisk by hand
or an electric hand mixer until smooth. Spread over cooled cupcakes. Makes enough frosting for 24 cupcakes.
Result: We would give them 4 out of 5 starts. They are really good. My frosting did not turn out white like the pin's image. Not sure why as I used the same ingredients, but that would be the only negative. The cupcakes are moist and yummy. The frosting is the kids' favorite. I will be using this pin again.
Next up, HOMEMADE PLAY DOH.
We have made homemade play doh many times in the Austin House, but I thought I would try this recipe since I pinned it. I am not even sure it is any different than my previous recipe, actually. Anyway, here it goes.
makes about 2.5 Cups
1 1/2 cups of flour
3/4 cups of salt
1 1/2 cups water
1 TB vegetable oil
1/2 TB cream of tarter
*food coloring
Mix all of the ingredients into a saucepan. Add the food coloring to your liking. Asher had fun helping me stir.
Set your stove top to medium-low. Stand by the pan and stir occasionally. When the batter look is gone and the ingredients start staying together when you stir (5-8 minutes), remove the pan from the heat. Lay out some wax paper and scoop play dough onto the wax paper. I usually knead the play doh into shape and make sure it has cooled enough to be played with.
Once the dough has been kneaded into a nice texture, it is time to play! Can be stored in an air tight container.
Recipe from this PIN and from http://anartnest.squarespace.com/home-made-play-dough/2009/4/19/home-made-play-dough-project.html
1 1/2 cups of flour
3/4 cups of salt
1 1/2 cups water
1 TB vegetable oil
1/2 TB cream of tarter
*food coloring
Mix all of the ingredients into a saucepan. Add the food coloring to your liking. Asher had fun helping me stir.
Set your stove top to medium-low. Stand by the pan and stir occasionally. When the batter look is gone and the ingredients start staying together when you stir (5-8 minutes), remove the pan from the heat. Lay out some wax paper and scoop play dough onto the wax paper. I usually knead the play doh into shape and make sure it has cooled enough to be played with.
Once the dough has been kneaded into a nice texture, it is time to play! Can be stored in an air tight container.
Recipe from this PIN and from http://anartnest.squarespace.com/home-made-play-dough/2009/4/19/home-made-play-dough-project.html
