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Cupcakes
Posted on Sun, Sep 07, 2008 at 10:36 by Michelle
Cupcakes
Unsurprisingly cupcakes have become very popular.
People are choosing to have them instead of traditional wedding cake, they are great for kids parties and well, any occasion, or none.
I made these as part of the thank you present, and they are extremely light and very nice. I thought my muffin tins were large, and this was supposed to be enough for 12 but I got 18 huge cakes. I think I'd make them in a smaller bun tin next time and get lots more but daintier cakes.
The icing was a new one for me, and absolutely perfect, it piped really nicely and tasted divine. Definitely a keeper.
This is an American recipe, I've converted where it helps me.
Ingredients:
- 1¾ cups cake flour (see muffins) (235g)
- 1¼ cups plain flour (170g)
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks butter (225g) cubed and at room temp
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 200C / 180C fan / gas 6.
- Line tins with paper cases.
- Combine all dry ingredients
- Add butter and mix until coated and crumbly.
- Whisk eggs, add milk and vanilla.
- Add wet ingredients in 3 parts, beat until incorporated, but DO NOT overbeat. Lumps are fine.
- Dived among tims, fill ¾ full.
- Bake for 17 -20 mins rotating after 10 minutes.
- Leave in tins for 5 mins than transfer to wire rack to cool completley before icing.
Cupcake Icing:
Ingredients:
- 1 stick of butter (115g)
- 2 cups icing sugar (sieved)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- ¼ cup double cream (milk will substitute)
Directions:
- Cream butter until soft and pale.
- Add sugar and beat slowly.
- When all sugar is in add the other ingredients.
- Beat for 5 mins
I used my food processor to mix the icing, and it gave a lovely smooth, easily pipeable icing.
I tried these cakes straight out of the oven and wasn't impressed, they tasted heavily off egg. After they had cooled and were decorated they taste perfect.
It is the nicest cupcake receipe I have tried, the recipe for that and the icing were from Billy Reece's Bakery in New York, he shared the recipe with Martha Stewart
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