To Start the Day Right: Yummy Smoothie

It's too easy to make so if you're lazy as me smoothie would be the best option especially in the morning when you're not awake really.... Its also healthy and yummy at the same time.

BANANA BERRY SMOOTHIE

Ingredients:

• 1 large banana
• 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries
• 2 teaspoons wheatgerm
• 1/2 cup low-fat milk
• 1/2 cup low-fat strawberry yoghurt
• 2 teaspoons honey

Directions:

• Put all the ingredients in a mixer. Blend until smooth. Divide for 2. Ready :)

xoxo

Cemre

Easy Cupcake and Frosting

As a side effect of watching 2 broke girls, at 1 am I decide to bake some cupcakes and they turned out pretty good... Here the recipe, enjoy!

Vanilla Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 1 cup (250 ml) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups (500 ml) granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla
• 3 cups (750 ml) all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp (15 ml) baking powder
• 1/2 tsp (2 ml) salt
• 1-2/3 cups (400 ml) milk
• Directions
  With small sharp knife, halve vanilla bean lengthwise (if using); scrape seeds into large bowl. Add butter and sugar; beat until fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Beat in vanilla.
  Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt; stir into butter mixture alternately with milk, making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of milk. Spoon into paper-lined or greased muffin cups. 
  Bake in 350ºF (180ºC) oven until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, 20 to 22 minutes. Remove from pan; let cool on rack. (Make-ahead: Store in airtight container for up to 24 hours.)

• Vanilla Frosting

• Ingredients
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 4 cups sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 5 to 6 tbsp milk
• Directions
• In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Beat in the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency.

xoxo

Cemre

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