Название: Bake me I'm Yours... Cupcake Celebration
Автор: Lindy Smith
Издательство: Ingram
Жанр: Кулинария
Серия: Bake me I'm yours…
isbn: 9781446355374
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80ml/3fl oz orange juice
185g/6½oz self-raising flour
60g/2oz ground almonds
40g/1½oz poppy seeds
50g/2oz mixed peel
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 Preheat oven to 170°C/325°F/Gas 3.
2 Line the trays with cupcake cases.
3 Place butter, sugar, marmalade, almond extract, orange zest and juice in a pan and stir over low heat until the mixture is melted. Allow to cool.
4 Sift flour, almonds and poppy seeds into a bowl, add the mixed peel, then make a well in the centre.
5 Gradually pour the cooled liquid into the well and mix until smooth.
6 Add the eggs and mix until combined.
7 Pour or pipe the mixture into the cupcake cases until they are about three quarters full.
8 Bake for 20 minutes, or until a fine skewer inserted into the centre of one of the cakes comes out clean.
9 Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely.
10 Brush with an orange liquor, such as Cointreau or Grand Marnier, before decorating.
hummingbird
This recipe originates from the southern states of America and is a moist, delicious cake that works beautifully as a cupcake, but is best eaten within 3 days of baking. If you like carrot cake then you’ll love this too!
you will need
250g/9oz plain flour
125g/4½oz self-raising flour
1 tsp/5ml bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
1 tsp/5ml cinnamon
2 × 450g/16oz tins crushed pineapple in juice
400g/14oz soft brown sugar
80g/3oz dessicated coconut
400g/14oz (about 4) ripe bananas, mashed
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
325ml/10½fl oz vegetable oil
2tsp/10ml vanilla extract
120g/4oz pecans, chopped (traditional but optional)
1 Preheat oven to 170°C/325°F/Gas 3.
2 Line the trays with cupcake cases.
3 In a large bowl, sift together flours, bicarb, sugar and cinnamon.
4 Drain the pineapple and reserve 125ml/4fl oz of juice.
5 Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl, including the reserved juice, and mix until combined.
6 Pour or pipe the mixture into the cupcake cases until they are about three quarters full.
7 Bake for about 20 minutes, or until a fine skewer inserted into the centre of one of the cupcakes comes out clean.
8 Allow to cool in the tray for 5 minutes before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely.
chocolate cherry mud
If you’ve never tried a mud cake, treat yourself to this one! Mud cakes are very rich, sweet, dense in texture and utterly divine. The subtle addition of cherry brandy makes this one for adults only! Best eaten within two weeks.
you will need
425g/15oz tin stoneless black cherries in syrup
330g/11½oz unsalted butter
200g/7oz dark chocolate
600g/21oz caster sugar
120ml/4fl oz cherry brandy
300g/10½oz plain flour, sifted
75g/3oz self-raising flour, sifted