Taco Seasoning

Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Chili Powder
Cumin
Paprika
Salt
Pepper

Carmel Sauce

1 cup light Karo syrup
2 cups brown sugar

Boil for 3 minutes. Add

1 cube of butter
Stir until melted. Remove from heat and add

1 can sweetened condensed milk 
1 teaspoon vanilla.

Salsa

2 large cans diced tomatoes
2 cans diced chilies
2-3 bunches green onion (chop)
4 cloves garlic (crush or dice)
1 bunch cilantro (Remove stems and chop)
1 Tbl crushed red pepper
1 tbl sugar
1-2 tsp chili powder
juice of 1 lime

Combine all ingredients and let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

Best Chocolate Frosting Ever

Sprinkles Cupcakes Chocolate Frosting

10 oz. bittersweet chocolate

1 lb. butter

3 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1/8 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 cup sour cream

Melt chocolate and cool. Beat butter until fluffy (I used 1/2 butter, 1/2 butter flavored Crisco this last time because I thought we might be outside and Crisco is more heat-resistant). Add powdered sugar slowly. Beat until fluffy. Add chocolate, salt, vanilla and sour cream. Beat until smooth and creamy, about 3-5 minutes. Try not to over-beat or whip; the frosting is best dense rather than airy. Frost cupcakes! (Enough to frost 18-24 cupcakes or more depending on how much you use.) 

P.S. Since I'd made cheesecake cupcakes, I also added 4 oz. of cream cheese to this recipe, beating it with the butter. Yum!

On top of those cupcakes, I also swirled another frosting in as well. It's lighter:

Jell-o Mousse

1 4oz. pkg. chocolate instant pudding

1 cup cold milk

1 tub cool whip or 1 small whipping cream whipped up (with a pinch of powdered sugar and vanilla)

Beat milk into pudding mix until setting-up. Fold pudding mixture into whipped cream (or cool whip). Refrigerate a few hours (I like doing it overnight) and voila! Light frosting or delicious mousse (I use this for the filling of two-layer cakes a lot; you can use any type of pudding or Jell-o gelatin). 

So I swirled this with the chocolate butter cream. Enjoy!  

Macey's Sweet Butter Syrup

1/2 cup real butter
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. light corn syrup
1/2 cup buttermilk

cook ingredients until boiling, then add:

1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. vanilla

Crumble Topping

1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cube (1/4 pound) butter
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/3 cup rolled oats
nuts
coconut

Bake at 350 for 30 minutes. 9x9 pan