Favorite Winter Drinks and Snacks

Starbucks Winter SnacksCupcake

Recipe for the winter dessert stir sticks

Ingredients:
candy canes, marshmellows, white chochlate and your choice of sprinkles
Tip: when inserting the candy cane into the marshmellow pull it out to add white chochlate for good flavor and to hold everything as glue.

Recipe for Cupcackes
Preheat oven: 350 degrees, bakes 18-20 minutes
Makes 1 Dozen

½ cup Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
¾ cup Granulated Sugar
¼ cup Brown Sugar
1 Egg
½ cup Cocoa Powder
1 cup All Purpose Flour
¼ tsp Salt
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
½ tsp Instant Espresso Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Powder
½ tsp Baking Soda
3/4 cup Buttermilk

Frosting
1 1/4 cup of Unsalted Butter, at room temperature
4 1/4 cups of Powdered Sugar
1 Tbsp of Vanilla Extract
2 to 3 Tbsp of Milk

Tip: when adding the food coloring or food gel add 1 drop to make it this blue.