Who says cupcakes are for kids????

Happy 4th of July people!!!!! I thought I would share a DELISH recipe with my fellow friends and readers. Thanks to Martha Stewart I will be an extra 5 pounds heavier by Tuesday. I LOVE Independence Day and all the festivities that accompany this holiday. If you like being festive and want to try this recipe....it is as follows. ENJOY! Oh....if you want to mix it up a little, substitute cupcake tins for ice cream cones. A trick I have grown up on.....thanks mom.

Yields 24

• 3 cups cake flour, not self rising
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temp
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons PURE vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
• 1 cup nonfat buttermilk

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1 pack of cream cheese (8 oz) - room temp
• 1 stick of unsalted butter
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Heat oven 350, Mix together flour, baking powder, and salt, Set aside

Beat together butter and sugar for 3-5 mins (light and fluffy) Then while beating, add eggs, vanilla extract, and almond extract. Beat until combined

With mixer on low, add 1 cup reserved dry mixture. Add 1/2 cup buttermilk;combine. Continue this process until the mixture and buttermilk is completely added.

Next, fill each baking cup foil or ice cream cone with batter

Bake 25-30 mins. Transfer to rack to cool

Lastly, frost those babies, decorate, and take a yummy bite!