Hey There! I'm Nicole from WonkyWonderful, nice to meet you all.  First I want to thank the lovely Britni for allowing me to hang out over here at Hubby Made Me!  I am sharing a refreshing and natural soda alternative that is perfect for the upcoming hot summer months.  This Blackberry Honey Spritzer is easy to make, contains all real ingredients and is my new favorite beverage! Ingredients:

• 2 Cups Fresh Blackberries (1 cup pureed)
• 6 Tb Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice (2-3 small lemons)
• 2-4 Tb Honey
• 2 Cups Filtered Water
• 1 - 12 oz can of Seltzer Water

 Instructions:

1. Puree 2 cups of fresh blackberries in blender or food processor.
2. Push blackberry puree through a mesh strainer to remove seeds. (see photo above)
3. Combine the blackberry puree, lemon juice, filtered water and honey.
4. Fill drinking glasses with ice.
5. Pour blackberry mixture over ice until glasses are 3/4 full.
6. Top off glasses with seltzer water and Enjoy!

Feel free to tweak these measurements to your taste preferences.  Removing the blackberry seeds is not absolutely necessary, but highly recommended.  This recipe yields 3-4 servings.  I hope you decide to give this bubbly blackberry beverage a try! Or if you are not fan of blackberries, check out my Strawberry Lemonade Fizz.

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Cream-Filled Chocolate Cupcake Goodness Because I can’t say “Ding Dong” with snickering, I’m just calling these Cream-Filled Chocolate Cupcakes. But you know what they really copies of, right? But even better, because you make them at home! I made these for a last-minute bake sale contribution, when I was trying to clean out my pantry for our move, so I used a chocolate cake mix that I had on hand. I usually don’t use cake mixes, because they have so many chemicals and preservatives in them. But occasionally, I succumb to the ease! If you’d like to make the cupcakes from scratch, try this recipe from King Arthur Flour. It makes great basic cupcakes (use coffee, not water, for even more flavor). So anyway, on with the how-to.

Step 1: Cupcakes

Make and bake the cupcakes, 24 of them. Let them cool completely. Then the magical part…adding the cream filling!

Step 2: Cream Filling

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup marshmallow crème

Combine the butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until smooth, then fold in marshmallow crème until well blended. Put a round decorating tip on a pastry bag or ziploc bag and fill the bag with the cream filling. To do this, I stand the bag, tip down, in a large drinking glass and fold the open top over the rim of the glass, then spoon the filling in. Push the tip into each cupcake, give the bag a squeeze (you’ll feel the cupcake get a bit heavier), and pull the tip out. The filling might ooze out a bit, but that’s okay…you’ll cover it with frosting later. Step 3: Frosting

• 6 tablespoons milk
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

In a small saucepan, combine milk, cocoa powder, and butter. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Stir until it starts to thicken slightly (about 3-4 minutes). Drop a tablespoon full onto center of each cupcake. The frosting will thicken quickly, so do not make the frosting until ready to put on cupcakes.

Step 4: Decorate

• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1-2 tsp water

Mix together. You want a stiff mixture, so you can make the little curly decorations. Spoon into a ziploc and snip off a small corner. Pipe on curls across each cupcake and let sit until hardened. I packed them in some paper bread pans I’d ordered from Pick Your Plum. I think they were a hit, since people were following me into the school office, buying them before the bake sale even started!

By the way, I’m Megan from Chaos Served Daily, where I blog about crafting, cooking, and whatever chaos my three little hooligans are causing. I’d love for you to stop by and say hi! Thanks, Britni, for letting me show these off today!

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