Some people dream of success... while others wake up and work hard at it. ~Author Unknown

Are you a dreamer or a worker?  There is nothing wrong with having dreams as long as they go past just being dreams.  Put actions to your dreams.  You can spend hours and days dreaming but you would be better served being a worker and actually working on those dreams.

How many times have you dreamed of losing 20-30 or 50 pounds and 6 months pass by and you haven't done anything about it?  If you want to make your dreams a reality, you need to first take your dreams to God and make sure it is something that He wants you to be doing and then get to it!

I am confident that I am doing what the Lord wants me to do and am happy and blessed to be able to do what I am doing. 

The week is almost over -- Happy Thursday!

Charlene


Red Velvet Recipe
2 cups of all purpose flour
¾ cups of unsalted butter softened
5 eggs
¼ cup of cocoa powder
½ teaspoon of salt
½ teaspoon of baking soda
1 ¼ cups of whole buttermilk
2 ½ tablespoons of red no-taste food coloring
1 ½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
2 cups of sugar
(Optional: 1 cup of sour cream)
In a medium mixing bowl, sift together dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. In a large bowl combine all wet ingredients + sugar: butter, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, sugar, and extract beat on low until well combined. Add sifted dry ingredients into wet mixture and beat on low to medium until batter is smooth and thoroughly combined.
For an ultra-moist cake batter, add in the optional 1 cup of sour cream into batter and mix well. Fill cupcake sleeves 3/4 full using ice cream scoop. Bake on 350 F for approximately 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Makes approximately 24 cupcakes.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 stick of unsalted butter softened (1/2 cup)
2 - 8 oz package of cream cheese at room temperature
1 tablespoon of heavy whipping cream
½ teaspoon of vanilla extract
3 cups of confectioner's sugar

In a medium mixing bowl, combine butter and cream cheese mix on low until well combined and smooth. Add vanilla extract and confectioner's sugar into mixture and mix on low until well combined. Add heavy whipping cream into mixture and whisk on high for approximately 2 to 3 minutes until frosting stands. Pipe onto cupcakes and enjoy!