Strawberry Cream CuPampered Chefake Question

[kam]

These are the Strawberry Cream Cupcakes from the new Simply Sweet Cookbook.

I have never made these, but I will be making them tonight for work tomorrow. I am reading over the recipe and something does not make sense.

It calls for 2/3 cup Strawberry ice cream topping, divided.

The recipe calls for:
3 Tbsp to be mixed with the Cool Whip
1-1/2 Tbsp to be mixed with the Strawberries
1 tsp for drizzle

That comes to less than 5 Tbsp of Ice Cream Topping, yet the recipe calls for 2/3 cup. (Which should be around 10-1/2 Tbsp??? I seem to recall that 4 Tbsp = 1/4 cup.)

Have I missed something?

Has anyone made this, and which measurements do you use? The 3 Tbsp and 1-1/2 Tbsp?

Thanks!

 

[kam]

OK, no help, I guess.
Maybe something gel-like measures differently.??

 

[RMDave]

Kam, why don't you email the Test Kitchen with your question: [email protected]

 

[kam]

Kam, why don't you email the Test Kitchen with your question: [email protected]

I probably will at some point. It is just that I am making these for work tomorrow and was hoping someone has made these and there wasn't a typo in the cookbook. thanks!

 

[leftymac]

Are you sure you're reading the recipe correctly? Sometimes it's easy to miss something farther down in the recipe. I don't have that cookbook so I can't help.

 

[kam]

Are you sure you're reading the recipe correctly? Sometimes it's easy to miss something farther down in the recipe. I don't have that cookbook so I can't help.

That's what I thought, too. At work I was reading a printout, but I double-checked in the cookbook when I got home.

Even the mLs don't make sense.

Ingredient list: strawberry topping 2/3 cup (150 mL)
Directions: Mix 3 Tbsp (45 mL) with Cool whip. Mix 1-1/2 Tbsp (7 mL) with strawberries......Drizzle 1 tsp (5 mL) topping over desserts.

It just seemed strange. This is why I was thinking I was missing a step. I'll mix it up in the moring before work and see what happens. (I won't care so much in the morning! haha)

 

[RMDave]

Maybe you're supposed to drizzle 1 tsp (5 mL) on each cupcake?

 

[mscharf]

Maybe you're supposed to drizzle 1 tsp (5 mL) on each cupcake?

This is how I read it. Surely you wouldn't be able to distribute 1 teaspoon over 12 cupcakes!! That would be one drop on each cupcake, by the look of the picture, it is about 1 tsp. per cupcake!!

 

[kam]

Maybe you're supposed to drizzle 1 tsp (5 mL) on each cupcake?

Aha! That must be it! (5x12) Thanks!!!

I ended up using a little extra in the Cool Whip part. Couldn't resist!

 

[chefheidi2003]

I just went out to my car to try to find the cookbook..it is not there..then I remembered that it is in the catalog..LOL..anyway.

Step 4 says Right after it says about cutting the top off with a serrated knife it says. For each Serving........and the drizzle 1 tsp is after that. So that would say to me that it is 1 tsp per cupcake. but I agree it does read very confusingly.

 

[wadesgirl]

Are they easy to make? I've been wanting to make them for our next family get together!

 

[tys1031]

Are they easy to make? I've been wanting to make them for our next family get together!

YES! :love: They are so good!!! I've made them in the mini muffin pan too!