There isn’t a Care Bear in Care-A-Lot that doesn’t enjoy a tasty sweet treat, in support of the release of Care Bears: A Belly Badge for Wonderheart – The Movie, arriving on DVD 8/6, we wanted to share with you some delicious Care Bear themed recipes. Please enjoy these sweet delights while your favorite Care Bears go on adventures to find Wonderheart’s belly badge power.

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CARE BEAR RECIPES

Straw-beary Cookie Delights

Ingredients

2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon baking powder

1 cup butter

1 ½ cups sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 drops red food coloring

3 baskets of fresh strawberries

½ cup sugar

Whipped cream (as desired)

 

Directions

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Slice strawberries (each strawberry should be sliced into 4 bites). Mix in a small bowl with the ½ cup of sugar and let sit.
• Mix flour, baking power and baking soda in a small bowl.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the butter and sugar until smooth.
• Add the egg and vanilla to the mix until all the lumps are gone.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients from the other bowl and add three drops of red food coloring to the mix.
• Place the dough on a clean, powdered surface and begin to roll small balls of dough.
• Place the dough balls one to two inches apart from each other on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• With freshly clean hands, press thumb in the middle of the ball about halfway down.
• Add a spoonful of the strawberry mix to the dough ball, filling the hole.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until golden brown.
• Let cookies cool for 3 to 5 minutes before removing from the cookie sheet.
• Let cool for around 15 minutes before adding a small spoonful of whipped cream, as desired.

 

Care-A-Lot Cupcakes 

Ingredients

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup sugar

1 stick butter, at room temperature

2 large eggs

1 cup milk

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Food coloring

 

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Line a 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. Set aside.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat the sugar and butter in a large bowl until combined, using an electric hand mixer.
• Add the eggs, milk and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
• Add the dry ingredients and mix until just blended.
• Once you have made your mixture, separate it evenly amoung 6 small bowls.
• Add drops of food coloring to each bowl depending on how dark or light you want each color.
• Once you have your 6 colors, evenly distribute the first color batter among the cups, then the second, and so on. To do so, spoon about 2 tablespoons of batter in each prepared cup.
• Bake for 15 to 17 minutes.
• Transfer to a wire rack and cool completely, about 30 minutes.

 

*Decorating

For decorating you can use store bought frosting or make a very simple white frosting.

 

Ingredients

1 ½ sticks unsalted butter, softened

3 2/3 cups powdered sugar

1 to 2 tablespoons milk (optional)

 

Directions

In a mixing bowl, cream butter until smooth.

Gradually add confectioners’ sugar; beat until smooth. If too thick to spread, beat in 1 to 2 tablespoons milk.