STRAWBERRY CUPCAKE WITH SPRINKLES

INGREDIENTS

TO MAKE CUPCAKES;

½ cup or 120 gms or 1 stick unsalted butterAt room temperature

1 ½ cups of all purpose flour sifted

A pinch of salt

¼ cup whole milk at room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract or essence

1 cup sugar

1 large egg at room temperature

2 large egg whites at room temperature

2/3 cup of fresh strawberries

FROSTING

½ cup fresh strawberries

1 cup or 2 sticks unsalted butter

A pinch of salt

31/2 cups or confectioners sugar

½ tsp of vanilla essence

METHOD;

CUPCAKES

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F or 180 degrees C.

2. Prepare your cupcake tin by putting cupcake liners in them

.3. Puree the strawberries in a food processor so that you get 1/3 cup of puree.

4. Sieve the flour,baking powder and salt in a bowl and keep aside

5. Mix milk,vanilla essence and the strawberry puree in a small bowl and set aside

6. In a bowl cream butter on high speed using a hand blender or whisk using a whisker until it is light and fluffy about 10 mins.

7. Then gradually add sugar and continue to beat until well combined and fluffy.

8. Now reduce the speed of the blender and slowly add the egg and egg whites until just blended.

9. With the blender on low speed add half of the flour mixture and blend and then add all the milk mixture and in the end add the remaining flour mixture and blend until combined.

10. Pour the batter in to the cupcake cases using the icecream scoop or a ladle for even distribution.

11. Transfer the cake tin to the preheated oven (keep it in the middle rack) and bake until the tops are dry to touch i.e 25 to 30 minutes.

12. Take out the cake tin and transfer it on to a wire rack and let it cool completely before frosting

FROSTING;

1. Puree the strawberries in a blender.

2. Beat the butter and the salt on medium speed

3. Slowly add the confectioners sugar and the vanilla essence and 3 tbsps of strawberry puree and beat well till it obtains a dense and creamy consistency

4. With a spatula slowly spread the frosting on each individual cupcake and then fill a icing bag with any tip that you like and put some sprinkles on top.