FANCY CUPCAKES

         FANCY

                            CUPCAKES

 

The cupcake is a small cake to serve one person which baked in a cup size  mold  and decorate with icing and cake decorations.

The history of cupcakes goes back to 1796. The term 'cupcake' was first mentioned in Eliza Leslie's  cook book' Receipts' in 1828. 

 It was called cupcake because of two different reasons...first cupcake was baked in individual pottery cup, secondly ingredients were measured by a standard sized cup. 

In the early 21st century these nostalgic cupcakes were re presented by some New York bakeries.

Recently cupcake is very popular after appearance on popular television shows.. It is served at all kinds of parties, specially at weddings.  

 





 

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups self-raising flour

3/4 cup sugar

a pinch of salt

1 tablespoons baking powder

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 egg

1/3 cup milk

 

 

BUTTER ICING

125g-4oz butter

250g-8oz icing sugar

2-3 drops of food coloring

3-4 tablespoons milk

 

Mix all dry ingredients. Place egg, milk and vegetable oil in a bowl. Pour this mixture into dry ingredients and stir. Share mixture into 12 lined a hole muffin tin with  cupcake cases.  Fill cups 1/2 full with batter.

Bake about 180C-375F for 20-25 minutes in preheated oven until golden brown. Let aside to cool. Decorate the cupcakes with the butter icing and sugar shapes for cakes.

For topping

Beat the butter in a bowl until light and fluffy. Stir in the icing sugar and continue to beat, add milk and food coloring beat well until mixture is smooth.