Cup Cakes!

 Good morning to you all! As you all know I love being a student in the diploma in Patisserie course however I am excited to say that as of tomorrow I am officially on holiday for two weeks! So because it is Easter this weekend I thought I would share with you the cupcake recipe we made yesterday. Keep in mind this recipe is just the foundation, many of us decided to add flavourings such as butterscotch or apple to the mixture. But in the end it makes a fabulously delicious cupcake.

I've added a few photos of the classes creations as well as my own so don't be fooled I didn't make all of those beautiful cupcakes. On a side note if any of you saw that very evil looking photo of a strange girl posing in front of the cupcakes (on Facebook) that oddly looked very much like me, don't be alarmed that's not me at all. That's actually my long lost evil twin that is extremely unphotogenic, unlike me of course who is not strange or unphotogenic at all (note the sarcasm).

Now on with the show:

Cup Cakes (Makes 12)

110g Butter

180g Sugar

3 eggs

95g sour cream

125g flour

4g baking powder

½ Vanilla Pod

Icing

100g Butter

200g Icing Sugar

10g Water

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C

2. Whisk the butter, vanilla and sugar together until light and fluffy

3. Gradually add the eggs then add the sour cream

4. Gently fold in the sifted dry ingredients until combined

5. Pipe into a muffin tray lined with paper cups and bake for approx. 20minutes

6. Leave to cool for 2 minutes before un-moulding

7. Pipe icing when cold

Icing: Cream the butter and sifted icing sugar until light and fluffy

Add water to soften

I hope you have a lovely Easter weekend filled with plenty of chocolate and fun with family and friends. Just for your enjoyment and to prove I don't always look creepy in photos, below is a more normal looking photo of the Diploma in Patisserie students with our Easter themed cupcakes and muffins.

That's all from me folks,

B.