Same content as in regular cake, but for one: Cupcake! Cupcakes, also known as fairy cakes, are very popular these days. Cake part is nothing but a regular piece of cake, however it distinguishes itself with the frosting and topping it has.
The use of term “cupcake” originated in the early 19th century, referring the use of cup as measure for amount of contents. The name of the cupcakes which in early recipes, they are made up of one cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three cups of flour, four eggs, comes from that measure of the contents and this name first appeared in a cookbook printed in 1828.
Cupcakes are easy to prepare desserts that you can serve for your special occasions and amaze your guests with the look they have. You can try for different tastes using varieties of flavor for cake and frosting. These tiny cakes have various recipes with contents and frosting which you can get a different taste every time you prepare. How will they look is up to your imagination...
After seeing too many cupcake shops everywhere and demand for them I wanted to give a try and make cupcakes. Since it has very creamy frosting and I don’t like sweet, I couldn’t dare to buy and try cupcakes. So, the first ever cupcake I have tasted is the one I made. As far as that I have made, tasted and served, I can honestly say that they looked and tasted very good. However, I can admit that I enjoyed cooking more than eating. Especially, as I was adding the topping, I have thought, that was the most enjoying part.
This recipe is definitely not hard, it does not require much effort. More importantly, you feel prideful as you look at the tiny cakes that you have just made. If you are addicted to that taste, instead of buying, I suggest you to try this recipe.
For 10-11 cupcakes...
Ingredients
For cake dough:
2 eggs
4 tablespoon granulated sugar
¼ cup olive oil
½ cup milk
1.5 cups flour
1 teaspoon granulated coffee
Grated peel of 1 middle sized orange
1 pack of baking powder (10 grams)
For frosting:
1 pack of whipped cream powder mix (75 grams)
2.5 tablespoon powdered sugar
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon granulated coffee
For topping:
4-5 piece of grated bitter chocolate (optional)
½ teaspoon granulated coffee mixed with ¼ cup of water (optional)
Instructions:
1. Mix milk and granulated coffee before stirring other cake dough contents, allowing them to wait for 5 minutes.
2. Mix granulated sugar and eggs using an electric mixer until sugar completely dissolves and become creamy.
TIP: If you want your cupcakes to be puffy, you should mix eggs and granulated sugar until bubbles appear.
3. Keep mixing eggs and sugar while adding milk and coffee that you have previously prepared, olive oil, grated orange peel.
4. After you are done with mixing, pour flour and baking powder and mix them fast with a spoon
TIP: Another tip for having fluffy cupcake is to not using electric mixer for stirring baking powder. You should use spoon after you add baking powder.
5. Fill the cupcake molds with dough that you prepared, leaving 1 finger depth from the top of the molds empty to allow cupcake to rise during baking.
6. Bake cupcakes in a pre-heated oven at 175°C (350°F) for 25 minutes.
7. While your cupcakes are baking, you can prepare frosting. Mix milk and granulated coffee that you are going to add to frosting as you did before.
8. Stir milk and coffee mix, whipped cream powder, powdered sugar in a bowl using an electric mixer, first slowly then increasing its speed, for 2-3 minutes.
9. Fill your piping bag with frosting that you have prepared.
10. Remove cupcakes from oven. Allow them to cooldown for about 5 minutes at room temperature, before covering them with frosting.
11. After that, cover the cupcakes with frosting using piping bag as you please.
12. Optionally, you can pour coffee - water mix and grated bitter chocolate as topping over frosting.
Bon apetite...
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