I had some of this delectable cupcakes from a cupcake shop in the city not too long ago and I absolutely loved it. I started looking for recipes online so that I can bake some of my own at home as it's a lot cheaper to make them on your own then paying an average $4 each for a single cupcake. I found this easy recipe and decided to give it a try. The composition of the recipe relied mainly on the nut component therefore you get a very rich dense cake.
Ingredients:
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| The batter |
- 180gm butter
- 375gm caster sugar (I'll half this qty as the ones I make were really sweet especially since I had icing on it)
- 6 eggs
- 300gm ground pistachios
- 300gm ground almonds
- 75gm plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- zest of 1 lemon
Method:
- Preheat oven to 170 deg
- In a cake mixer beat the butter and sugar till pale and fluffy, then add one egg at a time and mix till incorporated.
- Get the bowl off the mixer and gently fold in all the dry ingredients, be careful not to knock the air out.
- Once all the ingredients are combined, scoop into cupcake moulds.
- Bake for 20 mins, to test if the cupcake is ready insert a skewer in the centre of the cake and if it comes out clean it is ready.
Icing:
- 200gm butter
- 8 cups icing sugar
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Method:
- Beat butter and icing sugar in a mixer till pale, then add the milk and lemon juice. Spread or pipe onto the cool cupcakes.
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