W ot better can we have after a perfect long awaited long weekend !!!! Two consecutive weekends …Made the most of it… enjoying the perfect British Sunshine 
, swishing bits thro the tele catching glimpses of the Royal Wedding , BBQ , Riverside Walk , settling for hours by the beach
, Picture time all the while to capture the right moments and have them in memories..
This lovely cuppy cake was a sure treat for H for two thing… Firstly for being very thoughtful to pick a baking book for me.. Secondly he picked the book I had in mind and never disclosed it to him… Tat was truly telepathy.. The book was a Hummingbird Bakery cook book . I had read about their Red Velvet cake and had bookmarked it for working on it a bit later … H brings this book for me 3 days after… and I was just dumbstruck
….. A smile was struck all the while and beaming even thro the darkness…
SOURCE: Hummingbird Bakery Cook Book
This cup cake actually uses a Devil’s Food cake base. Cocoa powder in it gives the right punch . Do not over mix as it would make the sponge heavy. Sponge should be light and moist .
INGREDIENTS :
| Plain Flour | 100g |
| Cocoa Powder | 20g |
| Caster sugar | 140g |
| Baking Powder | 1.5 Tsp. |
| Unsalted Butter | 40g |
| Whole Milk | 120 ml |
| Large Egg | 1 Nos |
| Vanilla Extract | 1 Tsp. |
DIRECTIONS:
- Preheat the oven to 170 C. Line the muffin tins with papercases.
- Bring together flour , coco powder, baking powder and butter and beat on a slow speed until we get a sandy consistency & well combined.
- Whisk the wet ingredients together – Milk, egg & vanilla extract in a jug.
- Slowly pour half the amount of wet ingredients into the dry , beat with a handheld electric whisk at a high speed until we get rid of all the lumps . Turn down the mixer to a slower speed and slowly incorporate the remaining wet mixture.Continue to mix for a couple of minutes until a smooth mix is obtained. DO NOT OVER MIX.
- Spoon the mixture into the papercases until 2/3rd full and bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 min. A skewer inserted in the centre should come out neat.
- Leave the cup cakes to cool slightly in the tray .When Cup cakes are cold , spoon in frosting if you like or just gobble them plain ..
Yummy they look and the pics are super good
Thankoo Sharmilee for ur sooper quick comment..
hows life n the lil one? Hows getting back to work?
Oh my ~ So lovely they look that I want one of those..or two..or more :))
The last pic is really nice.
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Thanks Aipi… The last pic is my fav too..
Looks so perfect n yum …fab clicks
Perfect cup cakes and perfect clicks..
wowww..they look so cute..those mpaper cups are so beautiful..from wr u got it?? i get normal white ones which i dnt like… muffins looks so spongy and soft 🙂
they do look perfect and moist and chocolate rich dear 🙂
yummy and moist cupcake are tempting!!!!!
wow, this cake suits the title. Its perfect indeed 🙂
Hari is so sweet na, reading your mind and getting things 🙂
didn't we had lovely weekends..look at now:(…cupcakes looks so nice and tempting..lovely pics !
Omg, cant take my eyes from ur clicks,wat an elegant and fabulous looking cupcakes,very addictive..
Just when I made this vow of reducing my chocolate intake bang comes this delicious cupcake. Thinking of putting my plans away for a while 🙂
Luv the cupcakes …. perfect n adorable 🙂
Slurp,mouthwatering here..
tempting drooling pictures…yumyum..please rush ur entries for Fast food-Noodles in my blog.
They definitely looks perfect Sandy and loved the cute cups and decors..
what a tempting cake and an excellent click.nice to see u after a long time
Moist and simply delectable.
Hi sandhya, The chocolate cupcakes are looking absolutely delightful. Have a great day….Sonia !!!
those little cups and tea pot is so cute so is the cupcake!
Perfect cup cakes.. Nice click !
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My mouth is watering right now watching these lovely pics! Looks so delicious … absolutely perfect!
Wow,the cup cakes looks perfectly done and the presentation is so gud and cute I must add :)great job!
looks like a yummy chocolate cupcake!