Stormtrooper Graham Cracker

Sure you can go to the store and buy graham crackers, but they will be square and have those little holes all over them. I need mine in the shape of…Stormtroopers. They will do your bidding.

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• Pinch of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup honey
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup whole milk

Directions

1. In a bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda. Set aside.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter and brown sugar. Once combined, add the honey and vanilla.
3. Alternate the dry ingredients with the milk until combined. When the dough starts to pull away from the bowl, you’re done!
4. Separate the dough into two disks and wrap in plastic wrap. Keep the fridge until you are ready to use.
5. Roll the dough out to a thin 1/8 of an inch. You can cut squares like a traditional graham cracker, but I used stormtrooper cookie cutters for a very specific project.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes depending on your oven.
7. Let cool on a wire rack. Here Spatula Vader rallies his troops before they are eaten.

These smell and taste like store bought graham crackers – but waaay better. I’m sure all stormtroopers eat these homemade graham crackers to gather strength before they fight the rebels!

Stormtrooper Smores Cupcake

I decided to make some homemade Graham Crackers (in Stormtrooper form of course) and use them as toppers on a marshmallow filled chocolate cupcake. Thus, SMOREStroopers. Oh word puns, you never get old.


Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup whole milk
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2 cups flour
• 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• marshmallow fluff
• chocolate frosting
• homemade Graham Crackers

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prep a cupcake pan with liners.
2. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
4. Add the eggs, one at a time. Then the vanilla.
5. Alternate the flour mixture and the milk until combined.
6. Spoon the batter into the prepped liners. Bake the cupcakes for 15-17 minutes depending on your oven. Let cool on a wire rack.
7. When the cupcakes are cooled, using a cutter or a paring knife, simply cut out a little well in the middle. Fill the well with the marshmallow creme.
8. Frost the cupcakes, then place a homemade Stormtrooper graham cracker on top. And suddenly you have – SMOREStroopers cupcakes!!

Vegan Chocolate Cupcake with Peanut Butter Frosting

These cupcakes are so deeelish you won’t even notice they’re Vegan! Think – peanut butter cup in a cupcake form. Mmm…


Vegan chocolate cupcakes ingredients

• 2-1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1-1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 cup coffee
• 1/2 cup water

Chocolate peanut butter frosting ingredients

• 6 ounces chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2-1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup water

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prep cupcake pans with liners (24 total).
2. In a bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer stir together the sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla and apple cider vinegar.
4. Alternate the flour mixture with the coffee and water until combined.
5. Pour the batter into the prepped cupcake liners and bake for 14-17 mins depending on your oven. Don’t over bake! Let cool on a wire rack.
6. While the cupcakes are cooling, start the frosting. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave.
7. In the bowl of an electric mixer stir together the melted chocolate chips and the peanut butter. Slowly add the powdered sugar alternating with the water. You might need 1 or 2 Tablespoons more of water to get the frosting to the right consistency.
8. Frost the cooled cupcakes and you have a deliciously Vegan chocolate peanut butter treat!

Vegan Jawa Cookie Cupcakes

Anytime a new Star Wars or Marvel cookie cutter comes out at Williams Sonoma, I immediately start sketching ideas.
The new Droids and Aliens cutters came out and I was drawn to the Jawas. I was always fascinated with how the hoods covered them entirely and how deeply inset their faces seemed to be – what exactly was behind those beady yellow eyes? I knew I wanted to capture that same idea when using the cookie cutters.
I was going to a Merry Sithmas party (hey, we’re geek girls and we love the holidays), and one of the guests had a lot of food allergies. She is always left out when it came to desserts and seeing as how she LOVES Star Wars as much as I do, I decided to come up with a totally Vegan cookie and cupcake combo.


Ingredients

• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• Jawa Cookie Cutter
• edible sugar pearls
• Vegan Chocolate cupcakes
• Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter frosting

Directions

1. In a bowl whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
2. In the bowl of an electric mixer stir together the vegetable oil and the sugar until combined. Add the flour mixture and the water.
3. It will be crumbly, but knead it together and roll it into a ball and flatten to a disc. Wrap it in plastic wrap and keep in the fridge until you are ready to use.
4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and prep baking sheets with silpats. Once the dough has chilled, roll it out onto a floured board. Using the cookie cutter, cut out the Jawas.
5. Use a paring knife to cut out the ‘face’ part of the Jawa, leaving an empty hole in the cookie.
6. Transfer the cookies to the prepped baking sheets and bake for 8-10 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.
7. Frost the cupcakes and place the Jawa cookie on top. Add the sugar pearls for eyes.
8. Now you have a very sneaky little Vegan Jawa!