Love,Cook and Eat

 
4th of July weekend is here and everybody thinking of making  desserts that have white,blue and red colors.
Cupcakes are great idea of desserts because kids and grown ups like it. You can make unlimited designs with it. You can change with the frosting coloring or with the sprinkles, I have made three designs  one posted above and two below. My favorite is the one above , I just love fresh fruit with frosting on my cupcake. If you are coloring the frosting you don't have to use clear vanilla  you can use the regular vanilla extract, but if you are making white frosting you have to use clear vanilla imitation.According to the recipe it claims it makes 12 cupcakes but I found it to makes 8-9 cupcakes.


Ingredients:


1/2 stick butter ( 65 gr) of butter softened
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 1/4  cups + 2tbs  all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup milk

for vanilla frosting:

4 tbsp butter softened
2 cups confectioner's sugar sifted
2 tsp Clear vanilla
2 tbsp milk


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line standard muffin pan with cupcake liners.
 Using electric mixer , beat butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl until fluffy. Beat eggs one egg at a time.
Sift flour and baking powder together and add to the butter mixture,alternating with milk stirring to combine.
Spoon mixture in liners to three fourths full. Bake for 20-25 mins until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cupcake cool before frosting.

To make frosting:

Whip all ingredients together in a bowl, then spread over cooled cupcakes and decorate with fruit and sprinkles.




Source:Cupcakes and muffins by Weldon Owen