Saturday 6 April 2013

Strawberry & White Chocolate Cupcakes

So, last week was my friend Molly's Birthday and she was having a night out to celebrate but, because of work, I couldn't make it up. I thought I better make it up to her so, yesterday I baked a batch of Strawberry and White Chocolate Cupcakes and brought them up to college and she was delighted :) 

These cupcakes are quite simple to make and you can substitute the strawberries and/or the white chocolate for whatever you please :)
The strawberries can be a little sticky and messy as they sort of dissolve when they're cooking but, I still think its safe to say that everyone loved them....



Ingredients


10oz/285g Self Raising Flour (sieved) 
5oz/140g Caster Sugar
1 tsp Baking Powder
5oz /140 g Frozen Strawberries (doesn't have to be exact)
5oz /140 g White Chocolate (doesn't have to be exact)
100ml Plain Yogurt
75ml Milk 
1 Egg (lightly beaten)
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
5oz/130g Butter

Method


1) Preheat oven to 200 C/ 400 F/ Gas Mark 6
2) Put the Flour, Baking Powder, sugar, berries and chocolate in a bowl and mix
3) Melt the butter in a separate bowl over a pot of simmering water  
4) When its fully melted, take the butter off the heat and add in the Milk, Yogurt, Essence and Egg
5) Pour the wet mixture into the bowl of dry ingredients and stir briefly
6) Leave the mixture sitting and line you muffin tray with bun cases
7) Spoon approx. two spoonfuls of the mixture into each case
8) Place in oven for 20 - 25 mins until golden 
9) Dust the cupcakes with icing sugar and leave them to cool on a wire tray while you make the buttercream



For the Naturally Flavoured Strawberry Buttercream...

Cream 380g Icing Sugar and 125g Butter together in a mixing bowl.
When blended, add 2 finely sliced strawberries and mix again.
Then, using a piping bag or a spoon, ice each of the cooled cupcakes.

I used this shape piping nozzle to ice these
Cupcakes




I did have a few left over for my little cousins to try
too - I think its safe to say they liked them!!! :)



  

8 comments:

  1. your cousins are so sweet....I also want one of the cupcakes please

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    1. Thanks so much Amallia :) They're really cute alright! Haha, if only I could virtually send you some! :) You may try out my recipe and see if they taste as good as they look :)

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  2. I admire people who not only love to bake but also bake WELL! I like cooking but I haven't gotten so much into baking cakes and stuff yet... I guess I have to learn and practice makes perfect :) Sweet recipe :) I will make your cupcakes when I get a chance :)

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    1. Hi Jagoda! Thanks so much for the compliment, I really appreciate it and I'm so glad that you think I bake well :) Exactly, practice really does make perfect! I still have a lot to learn yet. I've even noticed a HUGE improvement since I set up Yummmmyy. Cool! I hope you enjoy baking as much as you enjoy cooking - it's not as hard as it looks :) Best of luck & thanks again! :)

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  3. Perfectly baked....looks yummy... Mmm....

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    1. Thanks so much Nimmy! I'm so happy that you think so :) Thanks for all your feedback too - I love hearing from you!

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  4. wow, the recipe sounds good and now I want to have one of them :-)

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    1. Haha oh I know that's the worst thing about looking at food pictures - they make you hungry!! I don't know how many times I've went and baked something after seeing a picture of a yummmmyy treat! Thanks so much :)

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