Cupcakes remind me a LOT of people. Cupcakes.. much like people... all are different. different shapes, different colors, some good, some bad... and let's face it... there are pretty ones, and there are ones you don't want to be caught in public with.
Consequently.. you just don't know about a cupcake til you get under the wrapper and sink your teeth into one. (please note.. I do not suggest taking wrappers off of or sinking teeth into people. this might not go over very well with people that don't know you very well...)
Today I made a simple vanilla cupcake for my daughter and her friend that came over for a playdate. Then I topped with a very simple chocolate ganache buttercream frosting.
I'm sure the kids were happy enough with the very idea of cupcakes.. and CHOCOLATE frosting.
but I'd be a liar if I didn't say that it made me happy to watch them discover that their cupcakes were techno-blue with chocolate chips inside.
I guess secrets aren't always a bad thing.
Very Simple Vanilla Cupcakes (adopted from the book 500 Cupcakes)
1/2 cup (1 stick) sweet butter, softened
1/2 cup superfine sugar
1 cup self-rising flour (I used all-porpose)
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
Preheat Oven to 350F, place 12 paper baking cups in muffin pan.
Place all ingredients ina medium bowl and beat with electric mixer until smooth and pale, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Spoon mixture into the cups, bake for 20 minutes. (I have a convection oven, and took mine out at 18 minutes)
Remove pans from oven and cool for 5 minutes, then remove teh cupcakes and cool on a rack.
Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or freeze for up to three months.
yields 1 dozen
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Feel free to add in whatever mixers you feel appropriate to show a little bit of YOUR inner self.
We added techno blue food coloring and a gabzillion semi-sweet chocolate chips. (Playdates just seem more fun with a gabzillion chocolate chips.)
1 comment:
CUTE. Also: YUM.
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