Duncan Hines Decadent Cakes & Glazes: Apple Caramel Cupcakes with Vanilla Glaze

I love to bake sweets for my family, so I was excited to try out Duncan Hines new line of Decadent Cake Mixes and Amazing Glazes.



My family and I tried out the Duncan Hines Decadent Cake Mix in Apple Caramel and the Duncan Hines Amazing Glazes in Vanilla.



The cake mix box comes with two(2) packages: dry cake mix & a dry caramel mix 

Both mixes are very easy to prepare.

I decided to use the mx to make cupcakes-which calls for the same recipe as if you were making a cake. Afterward I poured the caramel mix on top of the cupcake batter.   Although I could've put less batter in the cupcake liners.

  After letting the cupcakes cool off, I drizzled some vanilla glaze on them.

Afterwards, we enjoyed our cupcakes with a cold glass of milk.

My family and I all loved the flavor and consistency of the cupcakes.  They were sweet, moist and delicious. I can't wait to try out the other mix I received, Duncan Hines Decadent Cake Mix in Triple Chocolate and the Duncan Hines Amazing Glazes in Chocolate, but those will be for another post.

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Disclosure: I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I received two (2) Duncan Hines Amazing Cake Mixes and two (2)  Duncan Hines Amazing Glazes, all free of charge. This is an honest review and the opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way.

Healthy Muffins

I decided to make muffins late tonight (technically yesterday night)so that my husband could enjoy one or two with his  morning coffee.  I would've preferred him have them straight out of the oven, but he wakes up earlier than I do.  By the time baby E and I wake up, the hubby is already at school.

As, I had mentioned in a previous post, I'm new at the whole baking thing so I thought I'd take things slowly until I feel comfortable enough to bake from scratch.

For the time being, I always use store bought muffin mix.  This time around, instead of following the original recipe, I decided to make the healthier version-which can be found on the side of the box. This was my first time using this mix, in particular, so I can't really compare the flavor and texture of these much healthier ones versus the originals. But, I can say that the end result was simply scrumptious, delicious, sweet yumminess!  Muffins aren't really good for your health, so at least I can try and cut out some of the ingredients that makes them so deliciously bad for you. Right????

I decreased the amount of water/substituted oil for applesauce/used 1 egg instead of 2

After having let the muffins cool on the rack I put them in a plastic container as to save them for the rest of the week.  Wonder how long they really will last? hmmmm...

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Even Better Corn Muffins

As I had already mentioned in a previous post, I'm new to baking and am loving it. I went grocery shopping yesterday and picked up several muffin, bread, and brownie mixes. I've been experimenting with boxed muffin mixes and my last food post was about cornbread muffins.

Since my husband liked the cornbread muffins so much I decided to prepare them again, but this time around I added fresh blueberries to the mix. They turned out to be even better than the first time because the blueberries mostly tended to "explode" while baking so when you bite into the warm muffin you can taste the gooey fruitiness.

Wannabe Baker

Two weeks ago I decided that I wanted to start using the oven more. So, what better way to make use of the oven than baking! Since I'm new to the whole baking thing I thought it would be a good idea to start out simple. Eventually, I would like to bake things from scratch.