CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE CUPCAKES


Chocolate Cheesecake Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS FOR THE CUPCAKES -MAKES 16 CUPCAKES
1 ½  cups  Semi sweet chocolate chips
1 ½  cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
½ cup butter softened room temperature
1  egg (large)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾  cup milk
FOR THE FILLING
2  packages of  cream cheese, softened at room temperature
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
a pinch of salt
  1. Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F or 180 Degrees C.Line the cupcake pans with paper liners. Melt ½ cup of semi sweet chocolate chips in  the double boiler.Remove  and allow to cool at room temperature
  2. In a bowl combine the flour,baking powder and salt together.Sift and set aside.
  3. In another bowl  Beat the butter and sugar together till it is creamy and light.Add in the vanilla extract and egg and beat well till well blended.
  4. Beat in the melted chocolate into this creamy well beaten mixture.
  5. Gradually add in the flour mixture alternating with milk.Beat well till all ingredients are well incorporated
  6. For the filling Method
  7. Take another bowl  and with a beater beat the cream cheese,egg,salt and sugar together at medium speed till creamy.Now add 1 cups of semi sweet chocolate chips to it.stir well.
  8.  Spoon the cupcakes batter into your paper lined cupcake pans filling ½ full,Now using a round spoon put the cream cheese filling over the batter .Spoon the remaining batter over the filling.Bake for about 20 minutes till cooked or till a toothpick inserted at the center of the cupcakes comes out clean.
  9. Remove to wire rack to cool completely.

Wednesday, 24 July 2013

MARBLE CUPCAKE RECIPE

MAKES 12 CUPCAKES

Ingredients Required for the Cupcakes
Cupcakes
Marble Cupcakes
  • ¾  cup butter at room temperature – softened
  • ¾ cup  sugar
  • ¾ cup  sifted self-raising flour
  • 1 teaspoon sifted baking powder
  • 1 large egg(or 2 small eggs)  room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons  cocoa  powder
  • ¼ teaspoon  salt
METHOD FOR MAKING THE CUPCAKES

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 °F – 180 °C.
  2. Line the cupcake baking pans with paper liners of your choice.
  3. Add the butter in a bowl and mix it with an electric beater at medium speed.
  4. Gradually add the sugar to the butter mixture while beating continuously
  5. Beat in the eggs a little at a time.
  6. Using a spoon or spatula Add the sifted flour gradually . Keep on Stirring  till all traces of flour are gone.
  7. Now Add the baking powder.
  8. Add a pinch of salt and the vanilla extract.
  9. Mix the batter to a smooth mixture.
  10. Now Divide the batter into two  separate bowls.
  11. Blend the cocoa powder into one portion of  batter and beat till it is smooth.
  12. Spoon  the two batters into the baking cups alternately until they are half full.(plain batter followed by cocoa batter ,again plain batter)
  13. Then, with a fork, smoothly draw swirls through the batter of each cupcake to marbleize it. Don’t mix the batter.
  14. Bake in the preheated oven for about  15 – 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
  15. Set aside on a cooling rack to cool.

Tuesday, 23 July 2013

SIMPLE CUPCAKE RECIPE

A SIMPLE CUPCAKE RECIPE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE EASILY MADE AT HOME.IT DOES NOT REQUIRE THE USE OF TOO MANY INGREDIENTS.A SIMPLE CUPCAKE RECIPE HAS FEW INGREDIENTS AND IS VERY EASY TO MAKE.IN THIS POST WE SHALL DISCUSS SOME OF MY FAVORITE SIMPLE CUPCAKE RECIPES:

VANILLA CUPCAKE RECIPE
A VERY SIMPLE AND EASY TO MAKE CUPCAKE RECIPE.

INGREDIENTS
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
3/4 cup castor sugar
11/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)

METHOD
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F or 180 Degrees C
Line cupcake tins with paper liners.
In a bowl cream the butter and sugar together till light and fluffy.Beat in the eggs one at a time.Add flour mixed with baking powder and salt alternately with milk beat well.Stir in the vanilla extract.
Divide the batter evenly among cupcake tins and bake for 18 minutes.Let the cupcakes cool in the cupcake tins.

ANOTHER MOST  SIMPLE CUPCAKE RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
150 Grams all purpose flour
150 grams butter softened
150 grams sugar
1 teaspoon milk
2 eggs
Method
Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F or 180 Degrees C.Line cupcake pans with paper liners.
In a bowl beat all the ingredients together into a smooth and creamy batter.Fill the cupcake pans with the batter and bake for about 15 minutes.Let the cupcakes cool in the oven in the cupcakes pans.This is a very simple cupcake recipe very easy to make and the cupcakes always  come out of the oven like a treat.