Oh man I am sooo excited to blog about my number 3 love. CUPCAKES! I love cupcakes, there is something about them that is just... adorable? Is that the word I'm looking for?
I don't know if you are aware, buuuut my dear cousin Dallin aka Dmoney and I are chefs. We make cakes. SO the endeavor of this week is going to be cupcakes. I don't mean some crap box betty crocker cupcakes, with crap frosting in a plastic container. I'm talking real.
Also, I'm going to tie this into weddings somehow or the other. Replace your cake with cupcakes. It's just plain adorable. Here I am writing useless things that don't have much to do with the topic at hand. Moving ooonnnnn.
Also, I'm going to tie this into weddings somehow or the other. Replace your cake with cupcakes. It's just plain adorable. Here I am writing useless things that don't have much to do with the topic at hand. Moving ooonnnnn.
I found this recipe on another blog actually.
http://52cupcakes.blogspot.com/2006/05/billys-vanilla-vanilla-cupcakes-with.html.
I also want to try red velvet, so we'll find a recipe for that later. AHHHH! Did I mention I am terribly excited to try this?!
http://52cupcakes.blogspot.com/2006/05/billys-vanilla-vanilla-cupcakes-with.html.
I also want to try red velvet, so we'll find a recipe for that later. AHHHH! Did I mention I am terribly excited to try this?!
Billy's Vanilla, Vanilla Cupcakes
Makes about 30 cupcakes
1 3/4 cups cake flour, not self-rising
1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes
4 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 325°. Line cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt; mix on low speed until combined. Add butter, mixing until just coated with flour.
2. In a large glass measuring cup, whisk together eggs, milk, and vanilla. With mixer on medium speed, add wet ingredients in 3 parts, scraping down sides of bowl before each addition; beat until ingredients are incorporated but do not overbeat.
3. Divide batter evenly among liners, filling about two-thirds full. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 17 to 20 minutes.
4. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat process with remaining batter. Once cupcakes have cooled, use a small offset spatula to frost tops of each cupcake. Decorate with sprinkles, if desired. Serve at room temperature.
Billy's Vanilla Buttercream
Colored sprinkles, for decorating (optional)
Makes enough for 30 cupcakes
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
6 to 8 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Makes about 30 cupcakes
1 3/4 cups cake flour, not self-rising
1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch cubes
4 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 325°. Line cupcake pans with paper liners; set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine flours, sugar, baking powder, and salt; mix on low speed until combined. Add butter, mixing until just coated with flour.
2. In a large glass measuring cup, whisk together eggs, milk, and vanilla. With mixer on medium speed, add wet ingredients in 3 parts, scraping down sides of bowl before each addition; beat until ingredients are incorporated but do not overbeat.
3. Divide batter evenly among liners, filling about two-thirds full. Bake, rotating pan halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 17 to 20 minutes.
4. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat process with remaining batter. Once cupcakes have cooled, use a small offset spatula to frost tops of each cupcake. Decorate with sprinkles, if desired. Serve at room temperature.
Billy's Vanilla Buttercream
Colored sprinkles, for decorating (optional)
Makes enough for 30 cupcakes
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
6 to 8 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter until smooth and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. With mixer on low speed, add 6 cups sugar, milk, and vanilla; mix until light and fluffy. If necessary, gradually add remaining 2 cups sugar to reach desired consistency.
Enjoy!
Okay, so I'll follow up on how they turn out. Hopefully better then the cake endeavor. But really Dallin and I are chefs. So don't even worry about it.
Yay for having a blog! Baking unfortunately isn't the same here in Germany; the flour is different and so you need more than you would in the states. It's taken me this long to perfect the chocolate chip cookie; every week I bake a triple batch for one of the dorms. :D
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Ok so i want to come over one day and we need to make cupcakes!!! that will be so much fun, oh and p.s. this amazing person gave me a cupcake Book! with all sorts of cupcakes!
ReplyDeleteOh and i forgot we need to find cute little candies like the first cupcake! :)
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