Three Ingredient Cupcakes

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!

1. Gonna Make You Love Me – Ryan Adams
2. No One’s Gonna Love You – Band of Horses
3. Crazy in Love – Beyonce
4. Too Afraid to Love You – The Black Keys
5. Skinny Love – Bon Iver
6. Lovesong – The Cure
7. Heartlines – Florence + The Machine
8. Baby, I Love Your Way – Peter Frampton
9. Shake Your Love – Debbie Gibson
10. I’m So In Love With You – Al Green
11. Cupid’s Chokehold – Gym Class Heroes
12. Is This Love – Bob Marley & The Wailers
13. I Love You – Sarah McLachlan