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Gluten-Free Chocolate Cake Cupcakes

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This is super a moist cake and the perfect amount of chocolate flavor for me.  I prefer a subtle chocolate flavor rather then a dark chocolate.  This is perfect with a milk chocolate icing.

Gluten-free Chocolate Cupcakes

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/4 cups Gluten Free Flour All Purpose or Pastry Flour I use Sun Mills Pastry Flour (GF).
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp xantham gum
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1/3 cup oil
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 4 large eggs

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven 350°
  • Mix all dry ingredients. GF Flour, baking soda, baking powder, xantham gum, cocoa and sugar.
  • Add softened butter, oil and vanilla.
  • Add milk, water and eggs to mixture. Mix well.
  • Pour batter in cupcake cups until cup is 3/4 full. I used a 1/4 cup measuring cup.
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
  • Let cool completely then frost and sprinkles.

Notes

This recipe can be used for cakes or cupcakes. This recipe will make approximately 2 dozen cupcakes.

 

This post was shared on the following: Gluten-Free Wednesday, Gluten Free Recipe Round-Up, Allergy-Free Wednesdays , Gluten Free Fridays

BuyGreen.com

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BuyGreen.com provides a great buying experience by offering a wide range of products, the tools you need to understand why a product qualifies as ‘green’, and superior customer service.  BuyGreen offers green products that will help you Green Spring Clean! Also, you can check the Green Product Standard which is used to rate every product.

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Our mission at BuyGreen is to become your most trusted source for green products, offering the widest variety of quality products, the best information for consumers, and the most enjoyable shopping experience. 

We believe that the power to make change rests with the individual consumer. The products you buy every day make a difference. Eco-friendly products are healthier for you and better for the planet. In addition, when a large group of consumers choose to “buy green”, the market will respond with greater variety, more innovation and lower prices for green products and services.

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Mommy’s Club Household Products

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Mommy’s Club is a membership buying club that offers personal health, household and body care products made with all-natural, organic and ToxicFree ingredients. They recently introduced 3 new products that will help you Green Spring Clean!

Mommy's Club Household Products

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Healthy Home Clean replaces over ten products in your home, laundry room and kitchen. There are endless uses for Clean in the home: you can use it as a dish soap, as dishwasher liquid, as a replacement for laundry detergent, to cut through stubborn grease and to clean floors – just to name a few applications. Clean’s safe ToxicFree, Organic and EcoCert ingredients are all highly rated by the Environment Working Group.

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Healthy Home Clean Tough Stuff is perfect for tackling tough messes and stains. Use as a safe alternative to bleach. For use both indoors and out. Replaces over 10 products in your home and garage. Use on your stovetops and ovens, to lift stains from fabric, to clean concrete and asphalt, to wash outdoor furniture and even to clean mold and mildew. Best of all Tough Stuff is made from safe, all-natural and organic ingredients you can trust.

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Lego Ninjago Party Favor Ideas

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Lego Ninjago Party Favor Bags

For the favor bags I wanted to include a couple of DIY crafts. I decided to go with a lego figure crayon and a lego block soap! They were a huge hit and super easy to make!

I used a snack baggie for my favors and stapled on a Lego Ninjago Thank You for Coming Printable.

Here is the Printable with 4 per page for FREE:

Free Printable Lego Ninjago Party Favor Label

Free Printable Lego Ninjago Party Favor Label

You will need to buy the molds to make these party favors. You can also make candy figures with them!

I purchased my silicon molds from Amazon. (This is an affiliate link.)

Lego Minfigure Crayon

These were so easy to make! It took one crayon (wax) per minifigure mold and about 3 crayons for block mold.

  • Remove wrapper from crayon. (You can soak in water for 10 minutes to make removal easier.)
  • Break crayons into small pieces to fit into mold.
  • You will need to sit your silicon mold onto a baking sheet to make it easy put in and remove from oven.
  • Bake them in the oven at 225° degrees for 10-12 minutes.
  • Remove carefully from oven to avoid liquid crayon spilling out.
  • Let your crayons harden by either cooling down at room temperature or put them in the freezer for about 10 minutes. (I am impatient so I went with freezer option)

 

Lego Blocks Soap

Lego Block Soap for Party Favor Bags

These were a little more work then the crayons but still super easy! You will need to make a trip to your crafty store and buy: Clear glycerince soap base, special coloring for soap, and optional special glitter or fragrance for soap.

  • Cut soap base into small squares. I did my soaps in 4 batches.
  • Put first batch into microwave safe measuring cup.
  • Microwave on high for 30 seconds. Then 10 seconds intervals until completely melted.
  • Stir in the color imeditely after removing from microvave. DO NOT WAIT or soap will begin to harden inside cup.
    • Blue 6 drops,
    • Red 12 drops
    • Yellow 3 drops
    • Green= 3 drops Yellow + 6 drops Blue
  • Optional *Stir in a few drops of fragrance and glitter. (I used a few drops of Lavender essential oil.)
  • Pour very carefully into molds.
    • To help remove air bubbles mist the top of the soaps with alcohol in a spray bottle.
  • Let the soap sit 30 minutes- 1 hour or until completely cool
    • I moved mine to the freezer for about 10-15 minutes to speed this up.
  • Once cooled gently press the molds and the soaps will pop right out!

 

The boys wanted some for their restroom of course. They really look awesome!

Lego Soap

For the favor bags I added little labels to the soap and crayons. I simple cut up cardstock paper, hand wrote, “Lego Crayon” and “Lego Soap” and tied it on with ribbon.  I wanted to make sure everyone knew it was not candy!

You can check out my other DIY Lego Ninjago Post:

 

Be sure to check out my other DIY party ideas!

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