Banana Chocolate Chip Snack Cake

1 1/4 cups flour 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 3/4 cup Splenda brown sugar 1 cup Splenda sweetener 1/2 cup chopped walnuts 1 tsp. baking powder 3/4 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1 1/4 cup mashed ripe bananas 1/2 cup oil 2 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9 inch pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine all dry ingredients and mix well, then add the wet ingredients and mix well. Pour batter into the pan and bake 40-45 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely before removing from pan and slicing into squares.

Babycakes mini cupcake maker

I got this for Christmas and love it! I'm working on getting some diabetic/sugar free or low sugar cupcake/muffin recipes together that I can make in my new little maker. :-)

Happy National Cupcake Day 12-15-10

I almost forgot it was National Cupcake Day...I didn't get any cupcakes made, but here's a few pics of some I found on the web.

Pics of some Gingerbread Houses (found on the web)

I love gingerbread houses...

Peanut Butter Fudge (reduced sugar)

1 pkg. peanut butter chips 2 cups Splenda sweetener 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. salt 1 cup mini marshmallows 1/2 cup chopped peanuts 1 small can evaporated milk 2 tablespoons butter In a saucepan, add milk, sugar, butter and salt and stir until boiling. Continue boiling for 5 minutes. Immediately add peanut butter chips, marshmallows and peanuts. Stir until all is melted and blended well, then immediately pour into a 9 in. pan coated with non-stick spray. Put in fridge until firm and cut into small squares. Enjoy!

White Chocolate Fudge (reduced sugar)

1 pkg. white chocolate chips 1 cups mini marshmallows 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1 tsp. vanilla 2 tablespoons butter 1 tsp. salt 1 small can evaporated milk 2 cups Splenda sweetener

In a saucepan, mix sugar, butter, salt & milk and stir until boiling. Boil for 5 minutes stirring constantly. Remove from heat and immediately add white chocolate chips, pecans and marshmallows. Stir until all is melted and immediately pour into a 9 in pan coated with non-stick spray or lined with foil and then coated with non-stick spray for easy clean up.

Put in fridge until firm and cut into small squares. Enjoy!

Reindeer Cupcakes

Super Easy and Super Fun to make with your kids during the holidays!

1 box chocolate cake mix (prepare as directed on pkg. for cupcakes)
1 can milk chocolate frosting
red m&m's
white chocolate chips
twisted pretzels
black decorating gel

After cupcakes have cooled completely, add frosting, then a red m&m for the nose, two white chocolate chips for the eyes. Add a tiny bit of black decorating gel on top the chocolate chip eyes. Break a pretzel twist in half and place on the cupcake to look like antlers.

I bet Santa would really like these on Christmas Eve! HO HO HO!!