A Brazilian Wednesday Wild Card one

Hi, it's Giseli here today and I'm here to bring you a Brazilian recipe. Wait... Don't go already! I promise it's easy. And there's --- I'll say the magic word now --- chocolate in it.
Well, you must have heard something about Brazilian and parties combined and I can assure you it's all true. We just LOVE to party. Anything is a good excuse to do it and this recipe is one of those that... well, I'll short the story saying that I don't I think I EVER seen a party without them. It's a HUGE success, specially with the children. Besides cake, they're probably going to ask for brigadeiro.
Brigadeiro is a recent Brazilian sweet (most of our sweets are Colonial period ones) and was named after Eduardo Gomes, a very famous Air Force commander (a brigadier - between a major and a general) which was very handsome and single and a candidate to Brazil presidency in 1945 - the first year Brazilian women could vote for president - ladies who supported him sold the chocolate sweet in fundraisers. And I guess they wanted to marry him too. Oh, the golden years...
And it couldn't be more easy to do! Check it out:

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I made this card w/ The Birds and the Bees and Oh No You Didn't! and 4 the Birds 2010 Sweet Shoppe Quarterly Assortment - Volume 1
all by Krystal Hartley

I cover cakes, brownies and fruits - bananas, strawberries, grapes, etc. - w/ this. Just cook the thing a little less. Tsk, I eat directly from the pan sometimes (PMS anyone? LOL) w/ no shame, my friends, b/c this is good this much!
People actually fight for them in parties. No kidding! And if you're thinking about doing it for a party, well, you've been warned. Make sure you do loads of it.
Here we have an inside joke. We say: "God is Brazilian" (haha I know, not funny. But we love our country that much) and I really believe this recipe came down directly from 7th heaven! Just sayin'...

xoxo

Wild Card Wednesday

It's Beth here bringing you something tasty & delish!

A friend of mine made these for a church event and I just had to try them. Normally, I don't consider anything with lemon in it a dessert...it's more of a fruit you make a drink from. But these are little drops of heaven! Lemon Blossoms by Paula Deen will knock your socks off. If you've never tried them, you seriously NEED to. Just to forewarn you...they are addicting!



I made this recipe card using Krystal's Carpe Diem kit. It was a perfect fit for a "citrus-y" kind of treat! Download recipe card here.

And here's a few things I do differently than what the recipe says.
*If you have non-stick and/or coated baking pans, spraying them with cooking spray isn't really necessary.
*You can also use regular cupcake size tins but you just need to adjust the cooking time.
*Watch them carefully...12 minutes cooking time makes them a little overcooked, in my opinion.
*I don't bother with the lemon zest on mine and the flavor is still fantastic.
*After dipping all the little muffins in the glaze, I pour the remaining glaze over the top of all the muffins just 'cause I like mine well glazed. :-)
*I don't bother using the wire rack. I just put them directly on waxed paper...one less thing to wash.

Happy baking! :-)