HP's Kingdom of Magical Muffins - Come and chat!

[Maro]

trying to get so much done lately and it's driving me bonkers x.x; hoping to be able to buy some paint and tiles soon.

[Candi Formaldehyde]

Are you renovating your house, Maro?

I need to go to the DMV. It is an evil place.

[Maro]

nope just doing up my apartment because my super has still not done a darn thing the whole year i have been living there. i need to paint and do the floor and fix holes in the wall and blargh.

[Candi Formaldehyde]

My apartment was under repair recently. Whenever the upstairs neighbors used their bathroom, it would leak through my ceiling. The super had to knock a giant hole in it to fix the leak and now it's being covered up.

[Maro]

oh jeez, makes me happy nobody is living above me right now

[Candi Formaldehyde]

I hear screaming and cursing from that apartment constantly.

I have another neighbor who borrowed one of my favorite books and lost it. I went to his place to ask him what the deal was. He has a huge library (probably comprised of books he stole from the neighbors) and offers me a different book in its place.

[Hocus Pocus]

I'm glad I don't live in an apartment. I can barely handle the constant barking from my neighbors dogs.

[Candi Formaldehyde]

I strongly dislike the vast majority of dogs. I don't feel any affection for them. I've had bad experiences with dogs in the past, and while I know that it's not the same dog that attacked me, I can't help but feel apprehensive when I walk by an intimidating-looking dog.

[Lemon Cheesecake]

Take before photos, especially anytime you first move into a rental or do any repairs. Get it documented. I have had a few people I know move into a place that needs repairs and then nothing gets done and when they have complained they were told they destroyed the place and would be charged to fix it!

I moved into a place that had dogs and the pee smell was so bad when the flooring was lifted up the boards underneath were stained from the dog pee. Cats are pretty bad for peeing too. I like the animals but not the messes they leave behind.

[Hocus Pocus]

Aw that's unfortunate and sorry that happened to you. I love all animals. I have three dogs and they are my babies. Not all dogs are like that, it just depends on how they were treated and raised. Some people shouldn't own animals and it makes me sad when I see an animal has attack someone. I don't see it as a reflection on the animal, but more on the owner.

[Candi Formaldehyde]

Some dogs are naturally aggressive and i think that sometimes it can't be helped. I wouldn't hurt a dog, but I'll cross the street when I see one if I have to.

I have a cat and I love him to death.

[Hocus Pocus]

Okay back to muffins. LOL

[Lemon Cheesecake]

has anyone tried the tiramasu cupcakes? Wonder if they make muffins in cupcake flavors

[Hocus Pocus]

What is tiramasu cupcakes?

[Lemon Cheesecake]

OOPS, I misspelled it! Sorry for the confusion! Tiramisu cupcakes: as in a copy of the tiramisu italian cake for cupcakes but not made with the lady fingers cookies

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http://www.yourcupofcake.com/2012/03/tiramisu-cupcakes.html recipe below
Ingredients
Cake:
1 box White Cake Mix
2 egg whites
1 egg
1/3 cup oil
3/4 cup buttermilk
3/4 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup strong coffee
Filling:
8 oz mascarpone
1 tablespoon strong coffee
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Whipped Topping:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pint heavy whipping cream
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line pan with cupcake liners.
2. Sift cake mix into a small bowl and set aside.
3. In a large bowl, gently whisk egg whites, egg, oil, buttermilk, sour cream and vanilla.
4. Stir cake mix into wet ingredients.
5. Using half of the batter, fill cupcake liners about 1/3 full.
6. With the remaining cake batter, add the strong coffee and mix. (You may need to add 1 or 2 tablespoons of flour to thicken the batter.)
7. Scoop the coffee cake batter over the regular batter so that each cupcake liner is filled about 3/4. (So you have one layer of vanilla cake and a top layer of coffee cake.)
8. Bake for 16-20 minutes or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
9. Filling: Combine all ingredients in a small bowl using a spoon.
10. Topping: Using a whisk attachment on your stand mixer, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth. Add vanilla. Slowly add in heavy cream and beat until stiff peaks form.
11. To assemble, cut a cone shaped piece of cake out the top of each cupcake (make sure cakes are cooled). Generously spoon in your filling. Pipe your whipped topping over the hole with the filling and top with chocolate shavings and cocoa powder.
Notes
*For my strong coffee, I mixed about 1/3 cup boiling water with 4-5 teaspoons instant coffee. Then I measured my coffee from that. Adjust recipe using more or less coffee depending on how much you like the flavor of it.