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| VALENTINES DAY CUPCAKES |
INGREDIENTS MAKES 12 CUPCAKES
11/2 Cup white sugar
11/2 cup all purpose flour (sifted)
½ cup cocoa powder (unsweetned)
½ teaspoon baking powder
A pinch of salt
1 egg
½ stick butter at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup milk
For the frosting
½ cup butter at room temperature
2 cups of powdered icing sugar well sifted
2 tablespoon of milk
2 drops of pink gel food colour
5 ml of strawberry flavouring
METHOD
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F or 180 Degrees C.Line the
cupcake cups with paper liners.
In a bowl mix the dry ingredients flour, baking powder, salt
and cocoa powder together. set aside.
In a bowl using an electric beat the butter, sugar and
vanilla extract together till it light creamy and fluffy. Now add the egg to
this mixture and beat well till blended.Now
add the dry ingredients to this mixture alternating with milk (beginning
and ending with milk).if the batter is too thick,add more milk (one tablespoon
at a time)depending on the consistency desired. Spoon this batter into paper
lined cupcake pans and bake in the oven for about 15-18 minutes or till a
toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean.
Let the cupcakes cool in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Remove
from the oven and let them cool completely before frosting.
Method for the frosting
Beat the butter with an electric beater at a high speed till
it is creamy and fluffy. Now add in the powdered sugar 1 cup at
a time and continue beating till the frosting is thick. Now add in the milk and
the pink color gel and strawberry flavor
and beat for 1 more minute. Pipe this frosting on your cupcakes ,make
beautiful swirls and serve.
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| VALENTINES DAY CUPCAKES |
INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup cocoa powder
11/3 cup all purpose flour
11/2 teaspoon baking powder
a pinch of salt
1/2 cup butter room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
11/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup boiling hot water
FOR THE PRETTY FROSTING
8 ounces of fat cream cheese at room temperature
1/2 butter at room temperature
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
4 cups of icing sugar
pink food color a few drops
Method for the cupcakes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C.Line the cupcake pans with paper liners.
In a bowl mix the cocoa powder and hot water together and set aside.
In another bowl mix the flour,baking powder and salt together.sift and set aside.
Now take a bowl and using an electric beater at a high speed beat the butter and sugar together till it is light and creamy.Now add in the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.add in the vanilla extract and beat again till all ingredients are well blended.Now add in the sifted flour-baking powder- salt mixture and beat at a low speed .Now mix the cocoa water and beat till well combined.Spoon this batter into paper lined cupcake pans about 2/3rd full and bake for about 15-20 minutes or till a toothpick inserted at the center of the cupcake comes out clean.
Let the cupcakes cool in the oven for about 10 minutes.remove from the oven and allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting them.
Method for the delicious pretty frosting
with an electric beater beat the butter and cream cheese together till it is light and fluffy.Now add in the vanilla extract and beat again.now gradually add in the powdered icing sugar one cup at a time beating well after each addition till all ingredients are well combined.Now add a few drops at a time of pink food color till you get the shade of your choice.fill this frosting into your piping bag and attach a tip of your choice to it.Make swirls of your choice.garnish the frosting with sprinkles
