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As promised the holiday baking has commenced! The first thing I made were Winder Wonderland Cupcakes and I got to use my new cake stand! I also made Sugared Pecans and had Christine make Dipped Peanut Butter Filled Ritz Crackers.
Last summer, we tested 4 different flavors of Clear American Sparkling Flavored Water to see which one was our favorite and we have been buying Clear American from Walmart ever since. So, when I needed to get some holiday baking done, I picked up a 2 liter bottle of Black Cherry Clear American to speed things up and make my recipe healthier! I used Clear American Sparkling Water instead of eggs and oil in my recipe.
Ingredients:
White Cake Mix
1 1/3 cups Clear American Sparkling Water
I combined the cake mix and the Clear American Sparkling Water. I started mixing it with a wooden spoon but switched to my hand mixer to finish.
I divided the batter between 2 bowls and added blue food coloring to one of the bowls.
I lined the cupcake pans with silver liners and layered the batter in the liners: white, blue, white. I carefully spread each layer out after adding it.
Then, following the instructions on the box, I baked them at 350°F for 21-24 minutes.
After letting the cupcakes cool, I frosted them with butter cream frosting. Then, I used Betty Crocker decorating spray to lightly color them blue and sprinkled with Cake Mate Shimmer Silver Cupcake Gems.
They turned out just lovely! Since I purchased a 2 liter of Clear American, I had enough left to make something else so I decided to make Sugared Pecans.
Ingredients:
1 cup pecans
1/2 cup Clear American Sparkling Water
8 packets of Truvia
1/2 tsp cinnamon extract
pinch of salt
These pecans can be made using 1/4 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon in place of the Truvia and cinnamon extract!
I combined all of the ingredients in a sauce pan and cooked it over medium heat until the water was gone.
I poured the pecans on a buttered cookie sheet and immediately separated the pecans with 2 forks.
*Update*
To answer a couple of questions about flavor…I did not notice the Black Cherry flavor in the cupcakes but when I sampled the cake batter, I did notice a hint of flavor. The pecans did have a bit more zing in them but that might have been the Truvia…either way they are delicious!
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Aw, these little cupcakes look so yummy & adorable! Very festive!
What great treats! Thanks so much for the fab post.
Your cupcakes look wintery and yummy!
Does the Clear American flavor the cupcakes at all? I used it in my Pina Colada Cake and did notice some extra coconut flavor, but i haven’t tried it with just a white cake mix before.
Yum, yum, yum! And this has totally given me a great idea!
The blue color in those cupcakes is beautiful! Almost, too pretty to eat. I’ve never made sugared pecans but always love the smell of them when I go to one of our local outlets where a vendor makes them.
The cupcakes look delightful! Sugared pecans…. That’s all there is to making those? I didn’t know it was so easy! Did the flavored water change the taste of the pecans at all?
i love those winter wonderland cupcakes! perfect for the first day of winter which is today! and sugared pecans yum!
Your cupcakes are so pretty!
I love your cake stand!! The cupcakes look delicious – I had no idea you could use Clear American as an alternative for eggs and oil!
Looks delicious!