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2008 Miss American Cupcake Finals - Closed

July 21, 2008 | Filed in: Contests by GreenEyedLillies

This contest is now closed! We will post the winner by the end of the month.

After counting the votes we have come up with the top 5 cupcakes. Pick your favorite cupcake. One cupcake vote, per person and IP address! Since this is the finals…we are including the recipes of the top 5!

The top 5 cupcakes are…

CA - “Strawberrilicious” Baby Cakes

CA -

Recipe: Top Secret. Submitted by: Leyna’s Kitchen

FL - Lime Cupcakes with Mango Buttercream

Submitted by: Marta of Sugar Crush Cupcakes

Recipe:

For the cake:

A basic vanilla cupcake recipe or boxed vanilla cake
1 large lime

For the Frosting:

2 sticks softened butter
1/4 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
6+ cups powdered sugar
1 ripe mango
1 lime

Prepare the cupcakes as directed for your basic vanilla cupcake recipe. Add the zest and juice of a whole lime (if avaliable Key Limes can be used here) to the prepared batter and fold in until it is incorporated. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool. While the cupcakes are cooling peel and dice one whole mango (about 1 cup). Place the mango in a saucepan and add the juice of 1 lime. On medium heat cook this down until the mango has become soft (stiring with a whisk helps this along), about 7-10 minutes. When the mango peices have all broken down in the pot, transfer to a food processer and blend until smooth. Set aside and allow to cool. In a large bowl beat the softened butter until smooth. Add two cups of the powdered sugar and beat until smooth. Then add two more cups and beat until smooth. Then add the milk and vanilla and two more cups of powdered sugar. Once that is blended and smooth, add the cooled mango puree and blend. Add more powdered sugar to reach the desired consistency. Place frosting in a piping bag with a tip and frost the cooled cupcakes. Decorate with a slice of lime.

GA - Apple Pie Cupcakes with apple compote, lattice crusts, and buttercream apples

Submitted by: Jessica Miller

Recipe:

Apple Pie Cupcakes

cupcakes

1 1/4 c. apple cider
1/2 c. apple butter
1/4 c. maple syrup
3/4 c. sugar in the raw
1/3 c. safflower oil
2 tsp. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/3 c. organic all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt

Mix all wet ingredients. Sift together all dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add wet to dry in 3 batches. Mix till there are lumps. Bake for 25 min. at 350 degrees.

Apple compote

6 large apples cut into small chunks
1 1/2 c. water
1 c. sugar in the raw
1 vanilla bean
2 Tbl. brandy
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
pinch salt

Bring water to a boil. Add all the other ingredients and bring back to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until apples are soft and sauce is thick. Break up apples with fork until spoonable.

Lattice crusts

Use prepared pie crusts. Take one and cut into strips that are 1/2 inch by 3 inches. Take four strips and weave them into somewhat of a square. Make as many squares as you have cupcakes. Place them all on a greased cookie sheet. Brush with butter, sugar and cinnamon then bake according to directions on package.

Buttercream Apples

1/4 c. butter
1/4 c. shortening
3 c. confectioners sugar
1 Tbl. red food coloring (atleast)

Mix shortening and butter together with fork. Add confectioners sugar slowly and continue mixing until well blended. Blend until stiff peaks form and stay. Mix in food coloring.

Assemle core out the middle of the cupcakes after they have cooled and save the cores. Spoon apple compote into hollowed cupcakes till it overflowing a little from the top of the cupcakes. Take pie crust lattices and place on center of apple compote. Take cupcake core and center on top. Finally pipe a blob of red buttercream on top of the cupcake core and shape into a round ball. Garnish with a small leaf onto the buttercream.

IN - Sweet Caramel Corn Cupcake with Salted Caramel Frosting and Caramel Drizzle

Submitted by: Happiness in a Bite

Recipe:

Sweet Corn Cupcakes *from couture cupcake blog

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 cup coconut water
3 eggs whites
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup fresh corn kernels, cut straight off the cob

Preheat oven to 350.
Line cupcake tray with 18 liners.
Cream butter until light and fluffy.
Add the sugar in two lots to the butter, beating for 2 minutes after each addition.
Add the egg yolk and vanilla extract, beat until combined.
Add the flour, baking powder and coconut water. Beat on a low speed until combined.
In a separate bowl, beat salt and eggs whites at high speed until stiff peaks form.
Fold eggs whites into the batter. Make sure there are no streaks in the batter.
Gently fold in the corn kernels.
Evenly divide the batter into the cupcake liners.
Bake the cupcakes for 17-20 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean.
Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.

Salted Caramel Frosting *from chockylit

4 tablespoons water
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon salt, kosher or sea

Combine the water, sugar, and the corn syrup in a deep saucepan and cook over medium heat.
Stir together with a wooden spoon until the sugar is incorporated.
Cover the saucepan and let it cook over medium heat for 3 minutes.
After 3 minutes, remove the lid, increase the heat to medium-high, and bring to a boil.
Do not stir from this point on, but it is important to carefully shake the pan so that one area of the caramel doesn’t burn.
Continue to cook until the caramel turns an even amber color then remove from the heat and let stand for about 30 seconds.
*** This is the dangerous part *** Pour the heavy cream into the mixture. Wear oven mitts, stand away from the pan, and be careful. The mixture will bubble up significantly.
Stir the mixture, again being careful. Add the butter, lemon juice, and salt. Stir until combined.
Measure 1 cup into a Pyrex measuring cup. Stirring occasionally, allow to cool until thick like molasses and warm to the touch, about 20 minutes.

Caramel Drizzle

2 cups sugar
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup heavy cream

Combine the sugar and water in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat.
Cook, swirling the pot around, until the mixture is a deep caramel color and looks like syrup, about 8 minutes.
Carefully pour in the cream (it will bubble up) and continue to cook for another minute. Cool to room temperature.

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

Submitted by: Chamberlaine Beard recipe by Cheryl Porro

Recipe:

Apple Cupcakes

9 regular cupcakes / 350 degree oven

2-3 apples, granny smith
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup apple juice
1 teaspoon vanilla

Rinse and core the apples. Place them on an ovenproof pan or baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes until soft.
Remove the apples from the oven, let cool slightly, then remove peel and mush the apple with the back of a fork. Measure out 1 cup of apple mush and set aside to cool.
Combine flour, sugar, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt in a medium sized bowl and whisk to combine.
Crack the eggs into a separate, medium sized bowl and beat with a form to break up. Add the oil, apple juice, vanilla, and cooled apple mush and mix to combine.
Combine the wet and dry ingredients until all ingredients come together.
Scoop into cupcake papers about 3/4 full so cupcakes will have a significant dome. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-22 minutes, rotating the pan after 15 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

Cream Cheese Filling

4 ounces Philly cream cheese
1/4 stick butter
2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla

Be sure to bring the butter to room temperature by letting it sit out for 1 or 2 hours. Then beat the butter vigorously with an electric mixer.
Scrape the bowl and add the cream cheese and beat until combine.
Add the sifted powdered sugar and vanilla and beat until smooth.

Fill Cupcakes

Cut out a cone from each cupcake. Flip the cone and cut off the excess. Set the top aside.
Fill each cavity with the cream cheese filling.
Replace each top. cupcake ready for filling filling the cupcake replacing the top

Thick Caramel

1/2 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
6 ounces sweetened condensed milk
1 tablespoon heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt

Bring the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and sweetened condensed milk to a boil over medium-high heat stirring to combine.
With a wooden spoon, stir all ingredients together and then slowly add the heavy cream.
Continue to stir for about 20 minutes until the caramel reached 248 degrees. It is important to continuously stir the mixture and to allow it to reach temperature.
Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and salt. Transfer to a bowl and continue to stir for 2-3 minutes allowing the caramel to cool slightly.

Final Assembly

Using a small offset spatula, frost each cupcake with the caramel.
If desired sprinkle warm caramel with any number of toppings, like coconut or crushed nuts.
Transfer the cupcake into the freezer to allow the caramel to set without dripping over the edge of the cupcake paper.
Continue frosting and topping the cupcakes and try towork fast. As the caramel cools, it becomes less spreadable. If possible work in pairs and let your helper top the cupcakes and transfer them to the freezer. By the time you reach the last few cupcakes, you will not longer need to freeze them and you can take all the cupcakes out and transfer them to the counter.
Top off each cupcake with a popsicle or craft stick to finish off the look.

Voting for the first round ends on Friday July 25th, 2008. The winner will receive this prize: Sneak Peak Prize Basket

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My vote goes to TX!

My vote goes to CA

CA - “Strawberrilicious” Baby Cakes

I vote for Florida!

FL - Lime Cupcakes with Mango Buttercream

My vote is definately for Fl!

It’s gotta be the FLorida Lime Mango!

My Vote goes to FL

I am voting for Florida’s Lime cupcake with Mango Buttercream. So tropical and represents their state well!

Texas, I guess.

Sweet Corn Cupcakes *from couture cupcake blog

TEXAS! That cupcake looks AWESOME!

I vote for TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

Florida for sure!

Indiana!

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

I would have to vote for GA. Love the whole apple pie thing going on.

Florida!

Indiana ROCKS!!

My vote goes to Indiana - the Sweet Corn Cupcakes!

Texas!

Indiana!!! You go girl!!!

Indiana! Sweet Caramel Corn.

My vote goes to IN! Runners up: FL & CA! I also just want to say that I think GA’s cupcake creation is pretty impressive… but, I don’t associate GA with apples, I associate GA with PEACHES! And, again the same for TX, I don’t think apples when I think of TX. Just my 2 cents. Good luck to all!

My vote goes to TX!!!!!

IN - Sweet Caramel Corn Cupcake with Salted Caramel Frosting and Caramel Drizzle (TOUGH DECISION!!!)

Sweet Corn Cupcakes

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

It just looks so tasty!!!

Caramel Apple Cupcake on a Stick. Now THAT is clever. I vote for Texas!

My VOTE is for Florida
Lime Cupcakes with Mango Buttercream

IN-Sweet Caramel Corn

Texas, most definitely!

texas!!! those look delicious. my mouth started watering as soon as i opened this page.

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

I vote for Texas Caramel Apple! Yummy!

I vote for Texas - caramel apple with cream cheese filling.

Another vote for the Texas caramel apple!

TX — Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping!

TX, Apple Cupcakes - my vote for the winner!!!

I vote for Indiana! I love Caramel!

yea definately the texas cupcakes!

TX - caramel apple cupcake with cream cheese filling and caramel topping

they look so good i almost licked the screen!!

TX, Caramel Apple Cupcake FTW!

Texas gets my vote

MY VOTE: Chamberlaine Beard, TX, Carmel Apple cupcake

I vote TX!

Indiana

i, too, vote for chamberlaine beards caramel cupcake

texas.

Lime Cupcakes with Mango Buttercream all the way!!!

I’m voting for TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping.

TX - Caramel apple cupcake. I’m going to make some… yum!!

I vote for GA apple pie!

TX - Carmel Apple Cupcake!

Texas!!!!!!!

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

I vote for Texas!! I LOVE Caramel Apples. That chamberlaine girl is on to something.

I vote for TX - Chamberlaine Beard’s Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping….YUMMMY!!!

So err - TX :P

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake

Sweet corn cupcakes “Happiness in a bite”

Go texas!!!

Wow- I’m way impressed by GA! That’s a lot of work for a cupcake, lady. You get my vote!

Sweet corn cupcakes “Happiness in a bite”

Sweet corn cupcakes by Happiness in a bite.

FL I love the mango’s

TX….of course…..Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese filling….I’m ready for dessert!

FL Definitely. Lime Cupcake with Mango Buttercream
Looks and sure tastes the best

FL Sure the best ever Lime Cupcake

sweet corn cupcakes from INDIANA

happiness in a bite!!

Texas - Caramel Apple Cupcake

texas

Indiana takes the cup-cake!

my vote is for chamberlaine!!

I vote for Chamberliane

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

Florida!

Tx for sure!! They look and sound delicious!!

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

My vote is for Happiness in a bite with her caramel corn cupcakes. yay!

texas all the way!!!!!

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping!

GA - Apple Pie Cupcakes with apple compote, lattice crusts, and buttercream apples

Looks like a knife and forker but totally worth it :)

Ca - Strawberry cupcakes

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping
Looks so different then the rest.I bet it tastes great also.

Texas caramel apple!
Good luck!

No question about it - I CAN’T RESIST and APPLE ON A STICK - state fair, rodeo - anywhere! I vote for the Chamberlaine Beard cupcake!! MMMMMM!

I vote for FL - Lime Cupcakes with Mango Buttercream

FL - Lime Cupcake with Mango Buttercream

I vote for miss Indiana, Happiness in a bite, for her Caramel Corn Cupcake

IN - Sweet Caramel Corn Cupcake with Salted Caramel Frosting and Caramel Drizzle

Texas

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping. It is cute and looks delicious.

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping!!

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

CA - “Strawberrilicious” Baby Cakes

TEXAS- Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

Happiness in a Bite
sweet corn cupcakes from INDIANA

I vote for FLORIDA hands down (I’ve got to try that mango icing WOW!)… and I agree with Sara, Georgia and peaches go together, so Florida fits the theme tastier…I mean better!
Thanks for sharing the recipes!!

TX for shizz.

I vote for TX - Caramel Apple, YUM

TEXAS

Texas Carmel Apple

I vote for TX

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

Indiana!!!

Indiana! Sweet Caramel Corn

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake

Indiana- Sweet Caramel Corn Cupcakes With Salted Caramel Frosting and Caramel Drizzle MMMMMMMMM!

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the caramel apple w/ cream cheese fillng and caramel topping

caramel apple with cream cheese filling, tx

IN, like a little salt with my sweets. Yummy!

I love a Texas cupcake!

caramel apple, cream cheese filling, caramel topping, texas

Carmel Apple Cupcake! Yum! Go Chamberlaine!

Florida Cupcake! Key Lime with Mango sounds refreshing and delicious!

Texas. Yum!

FL ALL THE WAY!

Caramel Apple sounds great to me. I am going to try it.

caramel apple! go texassss!!

i vote for FL…that sounds soooo yummmy!

CA - “Strawberrilicious” Baby Cakes

TX - “Apple Cupcakes”

TX-caramel apple cupcakes!!

I must stick with the Lime with Mango Buttercream from Florida. All the others look and sound so yummy though. Good luck to all!

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

john
TX-caramel, apple, cream cheese, oh my!

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with cream cheese and caramel what a wonderful concept.

Indiana–caramel corn, from Happiness in a Bite!

Indiana Caramel Corn all the way!

tx!

Indiana- Caramel Corn! Love it!

My vote is for FL

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping. Yummm!!

texas!!

my vote goes for Chamberlaine Beard recipe by Cheryl Porro
Recipe:Apple Cupcakes
ooooh but it was difficult choosing so went for what i thought would taste the best not looks alone x

As a resident of Georgia, I think I have to go with GA’s Apple Pie cupcake.

However, the decision was hard, and I think Im gonna make a few of these for myself and make my own educated decision in the future!

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

I vote for FLORIDA!!!!!!!!!!!

My vote is for Florida!

FLORIDA!

FLORIDA

I VOTE FOR FLORIDA

I vote for Indianna carmel corn cupcake

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping -

Even hard to say without your mouth watering!

Go Florida

My vote is for Florida, the best cupcakes.

Go Florida.

Hey Tata, Florida is the best

Texas!!

Fabulous tropical Florida. Yum!

texas, for sheezy.

All the way Fl Lime Cupcakes with Mango Buttercream

It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere and those FLORIDA Lime and Mango Cupcakes definitely fit the Florida theme.

I’m partial to cowboys from Texas, and the Texas cupcakes sounds yummy, but my vote has to go to Miss Florida Cupcake with the mango lime. The recipe also seems less intimidating to us that would rather buy them than bake them.

I vote for Beard/Porro recipe:Apple Cupcakes

My vote most definitely goes to the cupcake from Texas!

CA! Looks yummy

I vote for TEXAS!!!!!!!!!!!
The Apple Cupcakes just look soooooo gooood!!!!!!

Texas! Go sissy-poo!

TEXAS

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

texas!!!!!!!! that looks so good.

Texas. Yummmm!

Texas.

texas

FL :)

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

TX - caramel Apple Cupcake

Texas!!

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

Texas looks Yummy!!

TX, for sure, Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping.

FL key lime all the way!

carmel/TX

Indiana!

Texas - caramel apple cupcake

TEXAS!

TX gets my vote!

Texas. Duh!

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

California!!!

TX- Caramel Apple Cupcake yummy yummy!

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

Caramel Apple Cuppy-cake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel topping!! Oohhhh-laaaa-laaaa!!

My vote is for the Texas Caramel Apple Cupcakes!

i love anything carnival.
texas it is.

Texas! The cutest cupcake in the competition.

My vote goes for the Florida Lime Cupcakes with Mango Buttercream…. yum…yum!

it’s hard to choose just one, but i have to go with Florida’s.

Florida!

INDIANA!!

No more votes! We will count the votes and post the winner by the end of the month. ;)

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

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GA gets my vote all the way!

TX - Caramel Apple Cupcake with Cream Cheese Filling and Caramel Topping

mi vote: Chamberlaine Beard recipe by Cheryl Porro
caramel apple

ca strawberry

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