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…
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 ⅔rd 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 ..
divya says
Slurp,mouthwatering here..
Satrupa says
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 🙂
Priya says
Omg, cant take my eyes from ur clicks,wat an elegant and fabulous looking cupcakes,very addictive..
Jagruti જાગૃતિ says
didn't we had lovely weekends..look at now:(...cupcakes looks so nice and tempting..lovely pics !
Raksha says
Hari is so sweet na, reading your mind and getting things 🙂
Chitra says
wow, this cake suits the title. Its perfect indeed 🙂
Santosh Bangar says
yummy and moist cupcake are tempting!!!!!
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
they do look perfect and moist and chocolate rich dear 🙂
Lena Rashmin Raj says
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 🙂
Nitha says
Perfect cup cakes and perfect clicks..
Priti says
Looks so perfect n yum ...fab clicks
Sandhya Hariharan says
Thanks Aipi... The last pic is my fav too..
aipi says
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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Sandhya Hariharan says
Thankoo Sharmilee for ur sooper quick comment..
hows life n the lil one? Hows getting back to work?
Sharmilee! :) says
Yummy they look and the pics are super good