In lieu of a big party, Heather and I decided we should go out so Mom could be served instead of trying to plan the party. She chose Macaroni Grill. We'd stuff ourselves silly with bread, wine, and italian food and top it off with cupcakes!!
I asked Mom what flavor and since she was still salivating from the Banana Pudding Cupcakes from earlier in the week, she suggested a twist on those: peaches! Wonderful idea! Peaches are the perfect taste of summer and would pair perfectly with the vanilla in the cupcakes.
In search of the right peach filling, I hit the internet. Something similar to a pie filling, but not too sweet. The cupcake and frosting offer the sweetener. I found a few that could work.
I whipped up the cupcakes, the filling, and the frosting in the morning / afternoon. I made the standard cupcake and frosting recipe. For the filling, I worked from the recipes I found, but improvised a bit. It turned out well! Just right.
Not long before I needed to start getting cleaned up for dinner, I finished up the assembly of the beauties and headed to the shower. They needed an hour or so in the fridge.
We showed up at the restaurant at 7pm and walked right in (I love restaurants that take reservations). The heads turned as I walked in with the double-layered, polka-dotted, cupcake carrier.
As expected, we all ate wwwwaaaayyyyy too much! But we still saved some room for a cupcake. As I handed out cupcakes around the table, I could feel the stares from the wait staff. Of course there was plenty to share....
The birthday girl, the guests at the table, AND all the wait staff really enjoyed the goodies. Another keeper! I call these Vanilla-Peach Dream Cupcakes. What we didn't eat around the table, I sent home with everyone, INCLUDING the wait staff.
My Mom has always taught me to be generous and share what with others. Cupcakes are for sharing.
Angie
Now for the recipe...
Vanilla-Peach Dream Cupcakes:
- Vanilla Cupcake Recipe
- Peach Filling (below)
- Vanilla Pudding Frosting
Peach Filling
Ingredients:
· 2 c. fresh or frozen peaches
· 1 tbsp. sugar
· 1 tbsp. cornstarch
· 2 tbsp. water
· 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
· 1 tsp. brown sugar
Directions:
· Place small saucepan on the stovetop and put on medium heat. Put peaches and sugar in and bring to slight boil.
· In a separate small bowl, mix the cornstarch and water until no lumps.
· Add cornstarch mixture, cinnamon and brown sugar to the pan and keep on medium-low heat for about 1 minute or until desired thickness.
· Cool completely.
· Coarsely chop mixture to remove large chunks.
Fills approximately 24 cupcakes.
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