Friday, April 30, 2010

Cupcakes and Manicotti

Last night for dinner I made spinach stuffed manicotti with homemade white sauce.  They were so yummy!  I ran out of sauce though, so I did a red sauce on the rest of them.  Then, I decided I wanted to try to make healthy cupcakes.  So, I made bran-brownie cupcakes.  They are delicious!  You mix 3 c. bran with 2 1/2 c. water and let it become a batter.  Then mix a brownie mix as directed and combine the bran and brownie batter.  Then you add 1 1/2 t. baking powder and I added additional cocoa.  I then attempted to make cream cheese frosting with splenda.  It's good and acts more like a glaze, but it doesn't thicken up.  I ended up having to add powdered sugar to make it thicken.  Anyways, they are delicious!

1 comment:

  1. The manicotti was great! I especially enjoyed the homemade white sauce. It was perfect with the spinach. The cupcakes are great too! They tasted great and I love that you made them with a Reese's candy. The frosting was pretty interesting, but overall was delicious even though it was runny. You are an amazing cook and I always love trying whatever you make! Love you sweetheart!

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