Friday, March 2, 2007

chocolate-strawberry cupcakes

Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes


110g unsalted butter
1 cup raw caster sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup plus 1 tbs plain flour

1/4 cup couvature cocoa
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup strawberry sauce
1/4 cup milk


1. Beat butter on high until soft, about 30 seconds.
2. Add sugar. Beat on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
3. Add eggs one at a time, beat for 30 seconds between each.
4. Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
5. Measure out milk and strawberry sauce together.
6. Add about a fourth of the flour mix to the butter/sugar mixture and beat to combine.

7. Add about one third the milk/strawberry sauce mixture and beat until combined.
8. Repeat above, alternating flour mix and milk and ending with the flour mixture.
9. Scoop into cupcake papers about half to three-quarters full (depending on whether you want flat or domed cupcakes).

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