Sometime last summer, my sister and I were discussing the content found on this blog. She suggested posting more recipes that would be easy to pull together when the week is in full swing.
As nice as a recipe may sound, not many home cooks can accommodate double-digit ingredient lists or time requirements (what do you mean this needs to sit overnight?!) when figuring out what’s for dinner.
I joked I could title a series of quick-to-prepare recipes Evening Quickies. This led my sister to don her best Issac Hayes voice and say, “Well, you’re blog is called looooove.” And now you have your first quickie recipe: three ingredient cupcakes.
If you find yourself wanting to do something nice for someone today but have not yet decided what that something is, you are probably out of luck. Unless you are up for baking cupcakes from two box mixes – one cake and one pudding- and some cold milk. Then I have you covered.
The frosting is a bit more complex. You need four ingredients and two mixing bowls. Find another box of pudding mix, get the milk back out, procure some heavy cream and powdered sugar, and get to stirring.
One of my favorite non-baked things to make for people are mixed tapes. I am not so sure how excited people are to receive my mixes, but that is another point altogether.
Since quite a few modern cookbooks include musical pairings along with their recipes, I’m following their lead and making you a virtual Valentine’s music mix. Listen at your own risk. Happy Valentine’s Day!
- Gonna Make You Love Me – Ryan Adams
- No One’s Gonna Love You – Band of Horses
- Crazy in Love – Beyonce
- Too Afraid to Love You – The Black Keys
- Skinny Love – Bon Iver
- Lovesong – The Cure
- Heartlines – Florence + The Machine
- Baby, I Love Your Way – Peter Frampton
- Shake Your Love – Debbie Gibson
- I’m So In Love With You – Al Green
- Cupid’s Chokehold – Gym Class Heroes
- Is This Love – Bob Marley & The Wailers
- I Love You – Sarah McLachlan
Three Ingredient Cupcakes with Whipped Pudding Frosting
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Ingredients
- For the Cupcakes
- 1 box (3.4 oz) instant pudding mix (I used coconut cream)
- 1 1/2 cups cold milk
- 1 box yellow cake mix
- For the Frosting
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup cold milk
- 1 box (3.4 oz) instant pudding mix (I used coconut cream)
- sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Whisk together the instant pudding and the cold milk.
- Sprinkle in the cake mix and use a spoon to mix until well combined.
- Fill each well of a paper-lined cupcake tin about 3/4 of the way full with batter.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the centers of the cupcakes should come out clean when done.
- While the cupcakes cool, prepare the frosting.
- Whip the heavy cream with the powdered sugar until soft peaks form.
- Whisk together the package of instant pudding and the cold milk.
- Fold the pudding into the whipped cream and pipe or dollop onto cupcakes.
- Decorate with sprinkles.
Notes
The delicate nature of the frosting makes it best to eat these cupcakes within 24 hours.
Le,
So many of your posts leave me chuckling because you write your posts and it feels like I’m sitting at the bar, drinking a beer with you, while we talk about idiots driving on the road, or something else fun. 🙂
I thank you for this “quick” recipe, though I doubt I’ll be able to make it tonight. However, I love the songs and I just may load this mix onto the phone and play them while we prepare dinner tonight!
Hope you have a great Valentine’s Day!
Thanks Kel, reading this made my day!
The frosting looks so decadent! And the sprinkles are so cute. I am a sucker for anything heart shaped.
Lovely photos too.
Ooh, these cupcakes look fantastic! And I love that they involve some shortcuts – I always love a recipe like that. Gorgeous pics, too!
How cute!! Sprinkles make everything awesome. Happy V Day!