Use The Forks – Star Wars Cooking

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USE THE FORKS!
Star Wars Cooking

There’s not a whole lot to say about Dewbacks (other than they’re pretty cool), so I’ll just leave you with this beautiful poem written by stormtrooperpoet: 

Dewback

Dewback in the desert

Twin suns of Tatooine scorch the sand

Sandtrooper rides atop

 

I couldn’t have said it better myself. Here’s to all the Dewbacks we’ve known and loved.

Mountain Dewback Cupcakes
Makes 24
 
Ingredients:
  • 2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 cups sugar
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • Zest of 1 lime
  • 4 eggs
  • 3/4 cup Mountain Dew
  • Juice from 1 lemon
  • Juice from 1 lime
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract
For the frosting:
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Mountain Dew
  • Juice and zest from 1/2 a lemon
  • Juice and zest from 1/2 a lime
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • Green food coloring
  • Green sanding sugar
Directions:
1. Pre-Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cupcake tin with baking cups, and set aside.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
4. Add lemon and lime zest, and continue to beat.
5. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
6. Add the flour mixture in 3 parts, alternating with Mountain Dew.
7. Add lemon and lime juice, as well as the lemon extract, and continue to mix until everything is well combined.
8. Fill baking cups about 2/3 full.
9. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of one cupcake, comes out clean.
10. Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes, before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
11. To make the frosting: In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter until it’s light and creamy, about 3 minutes.
12. Add the Mountain Dew, lemon zest, lime zest, lemon juice, lime juice, and lemon extract, and continue to beat.
13. Add powdered sugar and beat well.
14. Add drops of green food coloring until desired shade is reached.
15. Frost completely cooled cupcakes, and sprinkle with green sanding sugar.
16. Enjoy while searching the deserts of Tattooine for a jettisoned escape pod.