blue blue blue

it's my bestie's bday and i decided to surprise him with cupcakes inpired by him... i thought, i'm gonna bake some blue cupcakes since he loves blue, he loves blue so much that even his fb name is blue.

at first, i was thinking, i'd use my red velvet recipe then just change it to blue. but then, i didn't have much resources to fund it since it's that "linggo de peligro" moment. so i turned to my ever reliable friend mr. google and searched for possible cupcake base recipes. then i saw this vanilla cupcake recipe and said to myself, "this will do!"

since i still have some missing ingredients, i went to the supermarket. there, i passed a row of white chocolate chips and i thought of adding them just to give life to the cupcake. so i grabbed me a pack then paid for it.

when i got home, off i went to mr. google again to find a recipe that will include the choc chips but there i cant find any that is plain and simple. so i just decided, i'll just use my vanilla cupcake then add a portion, maybe that would do.

the cupcakes turned out pretty well... it looked weird... it looked cute... here they are:

unfortunately, the cupcakes weren't able to reach him since we both had tight schedules for the day. it didnt go to waste though, my officemate bought it for her heart's delight. ;-)

oh! here's the recipe by the way:

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 tablespoon food coloring (optional)
• 1/2 cup white chocolate chip minis (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cupcake pans with paper liners.

Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Add shortening, milk, and vanilla. Beat for 1 minute on medium speed. Scrape side of bowl with a spatula.

Add eggs to the mixture. Beat for 1 minute on medium speed. Scrape bowl again. Beat on high speed for 1 minute 30 seconds until well mixed.

Add food coloring and mix well then add white chocolate.

Spoon cupcake batter into paper liners until 1/2 to 2/3 full.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool 5 minutes in pans then remove and place on wire racks to cool completely.

Once cupcakes are completely cooled, frost with your favorite frosting recipe or decorate as you desire.