One Cupcake Recipe, Five Flavors!
This recipe is not my original recipe. It's a recipe I learned somewhere and I want to share it with you. It is so easy to make. Don't forget that the flavors I listed here is not the only flavors you can make. Just experiment on every possible flavors you want.
The Cupcake Base
This cupcake recipe can yield up to 12 regular sized cupcakes. This is very easy to make. You can also make this for the holidays and create a Christmas inspired flavors.
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Ingredients:
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter (softened)
4 eggs
1 2/3 cup all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp milk
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Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit or 175 degrees celsius.
2. In a bowl, cream the butter and the sugar until the color becomes almost white.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, until well combine. Add the milk after.
4. Combine the dry ingreadients - baking powder and all purpose flour.
5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture until well incorporated.
6. Set aside while we prepare the flavor.
The Flavors
As I said earlier, the flavors are not limited to these five I have listed. You can experiment with your own and create your flavors.
Cookies and Cream
Ingredients:
10 cookies and cream cracker, crushed
extra cookies for decorating
For Buttercream Frosting
1 cup butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp milk
2 cookies n cream crackers, crushed
Instructions
1. Get your cupcake batter. Mix the crushed cookies until well blended.
2. Line a cupcake pan with liners. Scoop the batter and fill 2/3 full.
3. Bake it for 16 to 17 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool it before you continue piping the frosting.
4. To make the frosting, cream the butter until it became fluffy.
5. Add the sugar, vanilla and milk while whisking the butter. Whisk it until it became stiff. Add more milk if your frosting is not smooth enough.
6. Fold in the crushed cookies.
7. Put the frosting in a piping bag and decorate your cupcakes. Add a piece of cookie to decorate at the top of your frosting.
Red Velvet with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients:
3 tbsp cocoa powder, sifted
red food coloring
For Cream cheese frosting:
1 pack cream cheese
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
4 1/2 cups powdere sugar
2 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp milk(if needed)
Instructions:
1. Get your cupcake batter. Add the sifted cocoa powder and mix well.
2. Add 2 to 3 drops of red food coloring until desired color showed up.
3. Put cupcake liners in the cupcake pan and fill it with 2/3 full of batter.
4. Bake it for 16 to 17 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool it before you continue piping the frosting.
5. To make the frosting, mix the butter, cream cheese and vanilla together until it became smooth.
6. Gradually add the powder sugar, one cup at a time and mix until desired thickness.
7. Put it in a piping bag or just use a small spatula to spread the frosting in your cupcake.
Chocnut Cupcakes
Ingredients
1 /2 cup cocoa powder, sifted
1 cup chocnut (chopped) or peanut butter
For Peanut butter frosting
1 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup butter
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 tsp milk
Instructions
1. Get your cupcake batter. Add the cocoa powder and peanut butter and blend well.
2. Fill your cupcake pan lined with cupcake liner with cupcake batter 2/3 full.
3. Bake it for 16 to 17 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool it before you continue piping the frosting.
4. For the frosting, cream the butter and peanut butter together.
5. Add the milk and vanilla. Gradually add the powdered sugar until the mixture is stiff enough to pipe.
6. Get your cupcake and pipe or spread enough frosting on top of it. You can decorate it with chunks of peanut butter cups or sprinkle with crushed chocnuts.
Mocha Cupcake
Ingredients
½ cup milk
1 ½ tbsp coffee powder
1 cup chopped dark chocolate / dark chocolate chips
For Buttercream Frosting
1 cup butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp milk
Instructions
1. Heat the milk then dissolve the coffee powder in the warm milk.
2. Get your cupcake batter. Mix the coffee mixture and add some chopped dark chocolate or dark chocolate chips. Set aside the other chocolate..
3. Line a cupcake pan with liners. Scoop the batter and fill 2/3 full.
4. Bake it for 16 to 17 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool it before you continue piping the frosting.
5. To make the frosting, cream the butter until it became fluffy.
6. Add the sugar, vanilla and milk while whisking the butter. Whisk it until it became stiff. Add more milk if your frosting is not smooth enough.
7. Put the frosting in a piping bag and decorate your cupcakes. Sprinkle some of the chocolate at the top of the frosting as a decoration.
Chocolate chip cupcake
Ingredients
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1 tsp vanillla extract
For Buttercream Frosting
1 cup butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp milk
Instructions
1. Get your cupcake batter. Fold in the chocolate chips and add the vanilla. Mix until well combined. (Do not use all the choco chips if you want to top some in your frosting)
3. Line a cupcake pan with liners. Scoop the batter and fill 2/3 full.
4. Bake it for 16 to 17 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool it before you continue piping the frosting.
5. To make the frosting, cream the butter until it became fluffy.
6. Add the sugar, vanilla and milk while whisking the butter. Whisk it until it became stiff. Add more milk if your frosting is not smooth enough.
7. Put the frosting in a piping bag and decorate your cupcakes. Sprinkle some of the chocolate chip (if you want) at the top of the frosting as a decoration.
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