truffles in the kitchen: Red Velvet Cupcakes
Hi friends, how's your first day of the week? Hope that it had been good!
I tried making these lovely cakes again and i think i've got it finally.
Here's the secret:
Ingredients for 8 cupcakes:
55g of dark chocolate, you should have 1/4 cup after melting (i tried with cadbury dark 70% cocoa)
60g of softened butter (use good pure butter)
1/4 cup of unrefined raw sugar or brown sugar (about 35g only)
2 large eggs at room temperature
4 tbsp of sour cream
6 tbsp (not level but with small heaps) of unsifted self-raising flour (about 60g)
1 tsp of double acting baking powder
pinch of salt
a handful of dried cranberries tossed in a little self-raising flour
2 tsp of noel red food colouring
1 tsp of vanilla extract
method:
Preheat oven at 160 degrees fan
1) cream the butter and sugar till pale in colour
2) add egg one at a time, making sure that it is well combined after each addition
3) add the sour cream, vanilla, and colouring and mix well
4) add sifted flour, baking powder and salt and mix well
5) fold in cranberries
6) fold in the melted chocolate
7) spoon mixture into cupcake cases 2/3 full
8) bake for 25mins
This time i use a different frosting.
ingredients:
100g of softened butter
100g of icing sugar
2 tbsp heaps of cream
1 tsp of vanilla essence
2 tbsp of strawberry jam
sweets to decorate
method:
1) whisk the butter till soft and smooth then add cream and vanilla essence.
2) Blend butter mixture well before adding sifted icing sugar and blend well.
3) add jam and mix well.
4) pipe the strawberry cream onto cooled cupcakes just before serving.
