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Cream Cheese Frosting
How do you make cream cheese icing for cupcakes? Thank you.
--Loretta
Hi Loretta,
I have a couple of recipes for cream cheese frosting you could use. The first is a traditional recipe and is part of my Christmas Tree Cake recipe: Beat together 6 ounces softened cream cheese and 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter until creamy. Add 2 cups confectioners’ sugar and 1 teaspoon lemon juice and beat until creamy. You might also want to add a pinch or two of salt.
The other recipe is a little different in that it uses brown sugar, which gives the frosting a deeper flavor. You can find the directions in my Blackberry Spice Cake recipe. I think either frosting would be great on cupcakes!

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Hi Betty,
I'm looking for a recipe for light brown and dark brown sugar; how much molasses is mixed in both?
--DonnaApril 2012 -
QuestionWe are having an “Alice in Wonderland” tea party this weekend for my daughter’s 17th birthday and would really like to make some petit fours that say “eat me.” But… I don’t know how. Any suggestions? I'm okay with using fondant to cover them, but apart from that, I just need the simplest and least expensive way to pull off this tea party. Also, any other “tea” food ideas would be great. Thanx!March 2012
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QuestionBetty, what's the best way to melt chocolate? I always seem to end up with a burnt mess. --JoyceMarch 2012
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Hi Grandma Betty,
What a fun surprise it was to open your newsletter and see one of my questions on the "click-on" spot for questions to you! Thank you! Do you have a recipe for Orange Marmalade? Thank you!
--Granddaughter JoAnn
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QuestionWe are planning on roasting a whole beef tenderloin for carving with rolls & condiments. Is there a marinade to use for this? What spices should we put on it? --FrankMarch 2012
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Is it always neccessary to use a double boiler to melt chocolate?
-DebbieOctober 2012 -
QuestionMy son is allergic to nuts; so many muffin recipes have them. He loves muffins--what can I do? --SarahMarch 2012
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QuestionDo you have a recipe for molasses cookies? --LissaMarch 2012
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QuestionI am looking for recipes for tilapia. --AmyMarch 2012
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QuestionWhat if you can’t get fresh herbs when a recipe says I should use them? --VanessaMarch 2012





