Arnold Palmer Cupcakes

An Arnold Palmer is a beverage consisting of half iced tea (either sweetened or unsweetened) and half lemonade named for golfer Arnold Palmer.[1]

The history of the Arnold Palmer per Arnold Palmer and Chris Byrd, founding partner of Arnold Palmer tee. Mr. Palmer had been privately brewing a mixture of lemonade Iced Tea in his home for many years, and in the late 1960's, in a bar in Palm Springs California, Mr. Palmer ordered a mixture of lemonade and Iced Tea and a women seated next to him overheard him and said, "I'll have that Palmer drink." The drink then spread across the golfing world and became known as an, "Arnold Palmer." Innovative Flavors out of Orlando Florida now licenses the drink to beverage companies such as Arizona. (Source: Wikipedia)

This weekend I tried a recipe: Arnold Palmer Cupcakes.

I originally got this idea from the Food Network, specifically Paula Deen. Her stuff always looks amazing, and I wanted to try something with a creative flavor. Click HERE for her recipe. However, after reading the reviews I got nervous and looked up other iced tea cupcake recipes.

This search took me to a blog called Bittersweet, and a recipe the author made up HERE

I looked over both and decided to follow Bittersweet's recipe (although I used regular 2% milk instead of soy milk & I added 2 eggs....not sure why, but it seemed like the right thing to do). They turned out okay, but I think it missed the lemonade flavor & tasted more like lemon iced tea (still moist though, which is always a plus).

If I attempt to make Arnold Palmer cupcakes again I will either try Paula Deen's recipe or consider finding a recipe for lemonade cupcakes & make the iced tea frosting from Bittersweet.

I'd love to hear of fun cupcake flavors that you've tried!This weekend I tried a new recipe, and I am still undecided as to what I really think about it. I mean it did taste like iced tea so I guess I accomplished what I was going for...for the most part!

As I typed this entry, I realized I would really like to figure out how to make Roy Rogers Cupcakes! That's more my type of drink anyway! Hmmm...might have to attempt that soon!

A Roy Rogers is a non-alcoholic mixed drink made with cola (such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi, or R.C. Cola) and grenadine syrup, garnished with a maraschino cherry. It is considered an acceptable cocktail drink for children (since there is no alcohol). For this reason, it may also be called a kiddie cocktail or simply a homemade Cherry Coke.It was named for the cowboy actor and singer Roy Rogers. (source: Wikipedia)