Choco Vanilla Cup Cakes

 

An easy basic recipe for vanilla cupcakes. This recipe can also be used for making a 8 inch cake. Around 20 cupcakes can be made from this.

 

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour(maida)
• 3/4 cup butter (150 gms) softened
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoon vanilla essence

Frosting

• 250 ml whipping cream
• 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
• 4 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon instant coffee powder
• 2 tablespoon milk

 

 Using a hand mixer or whisk, beat butter and sugar well. Add eggs one by one to the butter sugar mixture and beat it until it's soft and creamy. In a  bowl mix flour, baking powder and salt. Use a whisk and mix properly so that the baking powder gets evenly distributed in the flour. Now add these dry ingredients little by little to the butter sugar mixture along with 1 cup milk. Fold until all lumps are gone and a smooth batter is formed. Gently pour 1 tablespoon batter in to each cupcake molds. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 180 C. For the frosting, mix cocoa and coffee powder in 2 tablespoon lukewarm milk and make a smooth paste. Add this to the whipping cream with sugar and beat till soft peaks are formed. Pipe this on top of the cupcakes.

 

A contented smile from my food critic after having cupcake!!!