Smores Cupcakes

Smores Cupcakes

Ingredients

Crust

1 ¼ cup (168g) graham cracker crumbs

5 tbsp (70g) butter, melted

5 tbsp (65g) sugar

Chocolate Cupcake Batter

1 cup (130g) all purpose flour

1 cup (207g) sugar

6 tbsp (43g) Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

1 egg

½ cup (120ml) buttermilk

½ cup (120ml) vegetable oil

¾ tsp vanilla

½ cup (120ml) boiling water

Marshmallow Frosting

4 eggs whites

1 cup (207g) sugar

½ tsp cream of tarter

1 tsp vanilla extract

Chocolate sauce 

Graham cracker crumbs 

Directions

Heat oven to 325 degrees and prepare a cupcake pan with liners.

In a small bowl, combine crust ingredients and mix well.

Press about 1 ½ tbsp of the mixture into the bottom of each cupcake liner.

Bake crusts for 7 minutes then remove and set aside.

To make the cupcakes, add all dry ingredients to a large bowl and whisk together.

Add egg, buttermilk and vegetable oil to the dry ingredients and mix well.

Add vanilla to boiling water and add to mixture. Mix well.

Pour batter into cupcake pan, filling a little more than half way, and bake at 300 degrees for about 17-19 minutes.

When done, remove cupcakes from oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Then remove from cupcake tin and allow to cool.

While cupcakes cool, make the meringue frosting. Combine egg whites, sugar, and cream of tartar in a metal, heatproof mixer bowl.

Place over a saucepan with simmering water (or use a double boiler).

Whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and whites are warm, to between 120 and 140 degrees on a thermometer, about 4-6 minutes. Remove from heat.

Using the whisk attachment, beat on low speed, gradually increasing to high, until stiff, glossy peaks form, 5 to 7 minutes.

Pipe frosting onto cupcakes, and top with chocolate sauce and graham cracker crumbs, if desired. 

Getting in touch with your Feminine-Energy

As teased in Part 1 of my femininity series, Today we will discuss how to get in touch with your feminine energy. Fully connecting to yourself might take a while, but it will be worth it. <3

Setting clear boundaries. You don't have to let people be all up in your business if you don't want to! "I'm sure you can respect that" is a great line to use.

Meditation and visualization. This kind of goes into manifesting; visualize the life and the person you want to be and have.

Keep your space clean. You can also decorate with things you love!

Slow down. You got time! Don't let society tell you that you must have it all figured out before even graduating from university.

Journaling, reading, writing. Keep your head clear, write down your thoughts and treat your brain to a good book. <3

Don't suppress your emotions. It's okay to feel. If you're sad? Cry. If you're happy? Smile. Don't push it away.

Pay attention. Keep an eye on the people surrounding you, and catch the little things most people miss.

Being thankful and expressing gratitude. It makes you happier. Trust me. :)

Investing in yourself. This could be anything, time, money, or materialistic things. You deserve it.

Showing up as who you want to be. Fake it until you make it. ;)

Surround yourself with people who respect you. You won't get far on this journey if the people around you drag you down. Cut out toxic people if you can. <3

Focus on your education. Whether you're in school or not, try learning as much as you can. Read, learn a new language, focus on your studies...

Nourish your body properly. Take care of yourself.

Stay out of unnecessary drama. Don't waste your energy if it doesn't involve you or your friends.

Don't overthink. If you can't fix it, you might as well stop thinking about it.

Let the past go. Focus on the present and future because that's what you have control over.

Explore your style. Stop following trends and start dressing the ways you really want to. Express yourself!

Don't compare yourself to others. You literally gain nothing from it.

Learn to say no! Self-respect!

Be kind. Being kind feels so much better.

Allow yourself to be confident. This is a big one; you need to see your potential. Don't hold yourself back! <3

As always, feel free to add something positive in the comments, but if you don’t have anything nice to say, please keep it to yourself. I hope you have a beautiful day! :)

✩‧₊*:・love ya ･:*₊‧✩

How to be confident

Confidence can get you incredibly far in life and make everything a lot easier; I consider myself a really confident person, so here are a few tips that might help you get there! <3

Eliminate toxic people. I don't care if it's your best friend, boyfriend, or mom; if they are stopping you from being the best version of yourself, it's time to say goodbye.

Fix your posture! Confident people have good fucking posture, and sweety, I just know your posture is not it rn, so please straighten that back.

Do what makes you happy. Who cares what people have to say about it? If it's good for you, do it.

Tell yourself you're that girl. Nobody will believe it if you don't do it, so hype yourself up!

Practice eye contact. I can just tell someone is confident if they can look me in the eyes while having a conversation. It seems much harder than it actually is; pick one of their eyes and just focus on it while you talk.

Speak with tone and expression. Talking in a quiet and monotone manner doesn't necessarily make you look insecure, but talking with expression just sounds more confident.

Make your hand visible. When you hide your hands, it makes you look insecure and uncomfortable.

Mind your own business. This one is really simple; I don't think I have to explain, lmao.

Don't tell people your insecurities because 99% of the time, they didn't notice them before you pointed them out.

Accept compliments. If someone says you look good, don't be like, "oh nooo, I look AWFUL" just say thank you and accept the compliment :)

Stop over-apologizing. Only say it if you actually did something bad or feel sorry.

Visualize the person you want to be. It's pretty simple, think about who you want to be, then think about how that person acts, their routine, how they talk, etc., and slowly start adapting those habits.

Don't be nervous to ask for help. Instead, change your mindset; people want to help you!

Authenticity radiates, be true to yourself, and you will attract good people like a magnet.

No one is out of your league if you act like it. This entire 'league' thing is made up, so don't put yourself in a box.

Trust yourself. You have a bad feeling; you know it and act on it. If you feel like something is not right, it's probably not. Trust yourself.

Stay calm under pressure. It's crucial to not freak out under pressure; even if you do, try acting as if everything is under control.

When entering a room, don't be on your phone. Look around, introduce yourself, greet people, etc.

smile more :)

walk like you know where you're going, even if you don't lol.

Live for yourself. Constantly work on not caring what other people think. If you like it, you post it. If you want to go there, go. If you like that outfit, wear it. Make decisions for yourself, not for others to validate you. It's your world, and every decision you make is because you want to make it yourself!

✩‧₊*:・love ya ･:*₊‧✩

How to be more confident ;)

My favorite saying is, “ fake it till you make it”. This is always easier said than done but here are some tips on how to feel and appear more confident.

* Create an alter ego. Give your character a name and write down how they act. Whenever you are in a stressful situation you can become that person.

* Eye contact. Force yourself to keep eye contact. Turn it into game and make them break eye contact first. This is such a power move.

* Good posture. Always walk with a straight back and your head held up. This will make you appear more confident.

* Nobody cares. Remember everyone only cares about themselves. Nobody’s thinking about what u said or did. So just be you and live your life how you want.

* Make a good first impression. Be kind, polite and genuine.

* Listen to affirmation podcasts. There’s are so many confidence boosting affirmation podcast. If u have a stressful situation coming listen to it the night before. The more you tell yourself you are amazing then eventually you will start to believe it.

* Put effort into your appearance. If you look good you will feel good. Take care of your hair, put an outfit you feel good in on, do a little bit of makeup if you want and always wear deodorant and perfume.

90% of life is confidence. The thing about confidence is no one knows if it’s real or not.- Maddy Perez

Light and Dark Feminine energy

If you've been on the internet in the past month or so, you've probably come across the terms light and dark femininity. You asked for it so let's talk about it! <3

Feminine energy is about behaviour but also about how you present yourself. While we all have both energies, most people have one that's more dominant than the other. I'm going to list some traits of both, so you get a general idea.

Light feminine energy:

Angelic

Forgiving

gentle

Compassionate

Intuitive

Dark feminine energy:

Seductive

Magnetic

Passionate

Powerful

Mysterious

Divine feminine energy:

Okay, so what's divine femininity? As stated above, most people have one dominant energy; this does not apply to everyone!! You have to view femininity as a spectrum, divine femininity is the perfect balance between both light and dark energy.

Creative

sensual

communicative

wise

accepting

Masculine energy

To get in touch with your feminine energy, you first need to let go of the masculine energy. In today's age, masculine energy is praised, spending most of our time working hard, chasing things, avoiding emotions, and fixating on accomplishments.

But Malu, what's the point of all of this?? Let me tell you, being in touch with whatever feminine energy works best for you will help you become the best version of yourself, feel more confident, and manifest quicker. However, getting in touch with your feminine energy is a longer prosses; you have to get to know yourself better, visualize your goals and the person you want to become and work towards that.

Signs that your NOT in touch with your feminine energy:

You are insecure

You chase validation from others

You have no set boundaries

You avoided strong emotions

You constantly try to please others

You are bad at making decisions

The beauty of femininity:

The beauty of this all is that it can be expressed in many different ways. You can decide who you want to be; soft, kind, loving but also strong, seductive and confident. Celebrating femininity and working on your energy can give you purpose and strength to reach whatever goal you have set for yourself.

In my next post, we will discuss HOW to get in touch with your feminine energy so stay tuned for that <3

As always, feel free to add something positive in the comments, but if you don't have anything nice to say, please keep it to yourself. I hope you have a beautiful day! :)

✩‧₊*:・love ya ･:*₊‧✩

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