Monday, December 13, 2010

Baking Exploration ::: Mini Cupcakes to Warm Hearts


Starting a journey of kitchen exploring and fun with the always mention "the darling" in this blog. Bringing wonders and smiles to everyone faces on my experience I would love to use this amazing look-see-eat blog to share recipes with all of you so you may be able to spread the joy to your friends & family too!Since I am here in Mauritius, lucky enough the service apartment dear is staying in have a wonderful average oven I am able to delightfully start my kitchen exploring journey.

List of recipe to share with all of you it is so hard for me to choose my first recipe to share in this blog post. Since dear just passed his 30th birthday, I would like to share this mini cupcakes fun baking recipe, which I believe would be the best first very special post.

Cupcakes
1/3 Cup Softened Butter
1/2 Cup Caster Sugar
1 Egg
1 cup sifted Self-Raising Flour
1/3 cup Milk
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

1. Preheat the oven to 175 degree C.
2. In a medium sized bowl, use an electric mixer on high speed to cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg and mix well. 3. Next, add the flour, milk and vanilla extract and beat with the electric mixer on medium until well combined.
4. Line up mini cupcakes pan with mini-cupcakes papers.
5. Spoon 1 tablespoon of mixture followed by 1 teaspoon of cupcake fillings that you would like to have (eg. blueberry, nuts, chocolates, raisins, etc) then followed by more cake mixture.
6. Bake for 13-15mins until well risen and the top spring back when touch.
7. Allow to cool for a few minutes on a wire rack before putting the icing.

Icing
1/3 cup of Softened Butter
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 cup Powdered Icing Sugar
Decorative Sprinklers

1. Use an electric mixer on high speed to beat the butter a
nd vanilla until light and fluffy.
2. Gradually beat in the sieve powdered icing until all combined. Continue beating for 1 minute.
3. Spoon the mixture into a piping bag fitted with a nozzle and pipe onto the cupcakes.
4. Decorate your mini cupcakes with sprinklers.


You may design your own cupcakes according to the occasions... This time around on 25 Nov 2010, it's designed for dear's birthday cake. Part of the surprise for dear.
Try it. It's fun and lovely.


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