Cheng and 3 Kids: Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

With Thanksgiving just a few days away, I thought a Turkey Cupcake would be a fun thing to do with my little boy. Well, anything that involves some kind of decorating and then getting to eat it afterwards is always fun, right?

I used Betty Crocker Butter Recipe Yellow Cake Mix for the cupcakes. I just followed the directions on the package but instead of water, I used milk, I added another egg and I also used twice the amount of butter needed. And I also put 1/2 cup of semi-sweet chocolate morsels in the batter. Why? Because I love chocolate, that's why (hi, I'm Cheng. I'm a chocoholic). LOL

I don't have any problem with using a box cake mix. But I just can't stand the taste of canned frosting. So I made chocolate cream cheese frosting for these cupcakes. I'll include the recipe at the end of this post.

I found this Turkey Cookie Decorating Kit at Michaels and I'm so glad I bought it. I mean, it doesn't get any easier than this, right?

CHOCOLATE

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

recipe courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook

1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 teaspoons vanilla

1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

5 to 5 1/2 cups powdered sugar

In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in cocoa powder and powdered sugar to reach spreading consistency.

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The kids and I are looking forward to the Thanksgiving break -- one whole week without school -- woot woot! And of course we want to give the teachers a little something to let them know how much we appreciate them.

Thanksgiving Teacher Gift -- Hershey's Chocolate Bar with DIY wrapper by chengand3kids.blogspot.com

These are Hershey's chocolate bars that I wrapped just to make it a little bit more special. The paper is from the Gratitude Kit which is a free digital scrapbooking kit by allisonkimball.com (you can click here to check it out). Then I made the tag using my Silhouette Cameo. This is the first time I used the print and cut feature and I'm so pleased with the outcome. It was really easy to make, thanks to the great tutorial at the Silhouette Blog. I was actually getting over excited while I was making it that my 17-year-old daughter had to keep reminding me to calm down - LOL! ( Yes, I know, I'm such a dork :P )

Thanksgiving Teacher Gift -- Hershey's Chocolate Bar with DIY wrapper

This is what it looks like at the back. I just love gifts with the kids' own handwriting on them. I'm definitely the sentimental kind. What about you?

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