Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

Ok, so I don't know how many of you have had strawberry frosting made with actual strawberries and not just the icky flavoring stuff, but it's so delicious! I couldn't believe how much I was in love with this frosting. A-mazing!

Ingredients:
1/4 c butter at room temperature
8 oz cream cheese at room temperature
1/2 c strawberries mashed up in a food processor
3-4 c powdered sugar

Directions:
Blend together butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the mashed strawberries
Add powdered sugar (and add more, if necessary, to reach your desired consistency).

Try with:
Banana Cupcakes
Tasty L'il Yellow Cupcakes
Decadent Chocolate Cupcakes

Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

This frosting is so dang delicious you will want to top all of your cupcakes with it! I could practically sit down and eat it with a spoon, and I'm not even a 'frosting person!'

Ingredients:
8 oz cream cheese at room temperature
1/4 c butter at room temperature
1 t vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste (I always use the latter)
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
2-3 c powdered sugar (add more if needed to reach your desired consistency)

Directions:
Blend together cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add vanilla and cinnamon. Add powdered sugar (and add more if necessary to reach your desired consistency).

Try with:
Banana Cupcakes
Tasty L'il Yellow Cupcakes

Crusty Pepperoni Pizza

Remember grade school lunch when the lunch lady used to make pizza on French bread? Well this is like that, only way more delicious. Sorry Gladys!

Ingredients:

1 loaf Italian bread
1/2 c pizza sauce
2 c shredded mozzarella cheese
24 slices pepperoni

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Slice Italian bread lengthwise. Spread each piece of bread with pizza sauce, dividing equally. Then top with 1/4 cup cheese and pepperoni slices.

Bake for about 12 minutes or until cheese is melted and lightly browned.