Not That Super..

So the Super Bowl is never that super to me.
My team never comes close to making it so I never have anyone to root for.
BUT!
I do enjoy cooking/baking/drinking/enjoying the day with friends and/or family.

For this year's bowl I made a few things I had never made before.
My first attempt at hot wings, chocolate cupcakes, white cupcakes, chocolate frosting, and vanilla buttercream.

Firstly, the hot wings....

Buffalo Wings
found at simplyrecipes.com

Ingredients

Wings
2 lbs chicken wings (about 12 wings)
3 Tbsp butter, melted
4 Tbsp bottled hot pepper sauce (like Crystal or Frank's Original)
1 Tbsp paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Celery sticks (optional)

Blue cheese dip
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 Tbsp white wine vinegar or white vinegar
1 clove garlic, minced

Directions

Wings
1 Cut off wing tips (discard or reserve for other use such as making stock). Cut wings at the joint. Put chicken wing pieces in a plastic bag. Set aside. Food safety note: when cutting raw chicken it is best to use a cutting board reserved just for cutting raw chicken. Wash thoroughly when finished. Do not let raw chicken juices come in contact with other food.

2 Create a marinade by stirring together the melted butter, hot pepper sauce, paprika, salt, cayenne pepper and black pepper. Pour all but 2 tablespoons of the marinade over the chicken pieces in the plastic bag. (Reserve marinade for coating after the pieces come out of the oven.) Seal bag and let marinate at room temperature for half an hour. When marinating is finished, drain marinade and discard bag.

3 Place wing pieces on the rack of a broiler pan. Broil 4 to 5 inches from the heat for about 10 minutes on each side, until chicken is tender and no longer pink. Remove from oven and baste with reserved marinade.

Serve with Blue Cheese Dip and celery sticks. Makes approximately 24 pieces (about 12 appetizer servings).

Blue cheese dip

Combine dip ingredients - sour cream, mayonnaise, blue cheese, vinegar, and garlic - in a blender or food processor. Blend or pulse until smooth. Cover and chill up to a week.

Um... YUM!

I had to hurry to snap a picture so I could tear into them.

Glad I did because they went fast!

And now.. For the cupcakes!!

The recipes for the cupcakes and frosting came from the Martha Stewart Baking Handbook (which I highly recommend). It was very easy to follow and came out wonderfully.
I'd say they were good things.

:)