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Why Cupcakes are Everyone’s Favorite?
Cupcakes are not just everyone’s favorites. It has also become the most favored recipe of first-time bakers. Whether you are a child or an adult, cupcakes have become one of the all-time favorite desserts.
What are cupcakes? If you are addressing this question to kids, you’ll probably get an answer like a yummy treat or a cake with icing. Well, cupcakes are small cakes specifically made for a single serving. They can be eaten with or without icing, decorated with toppings of your choice.
With similar ingredients as regular and traditional cakes, cupcakes have become more and more famous nowadays. The decorations and toppings not only make it more attractive to eat, but is also ideal for a cup of tea or coffee.
Despite having same ingredients and methods in baking it, cupcakes are more advantageous since it is easier to calculate. Just like typical cakes, cupcakes have four main ingredients; including, flour, butter, eggs and sugar. They also have some flavoring and are also added with raisins, berries and chocolate chips for giving a lip smacking twist.
In order to make it a bit interesting and tasty, some bakers add a bit more ingredients such as cocoa and nuts. Baking cupcakes are more practical than baking cakes as they are tiny and can be baked in less time even in conventional herth oven. Although you need cupcake liners and molders, you’ll have a larger space in baking compared to traditional cupcakes.
Recently, cupcake baking have become trendy and bakers made a little twist on it. Instead of using cups, muffin tins have been used to make a bigger cupcake. Aside from that, most bakers now go with the trend in creating a cake in a mug. This has been known as a hot snack that needs to be eaten immediately; otherwise, the thrill of eating it will be gone.
Main Ingredients ~
- All Purpose Flour
- Eggs
- Butter
- Sugar
- Milk
- Cocoa
- Baking Soda
- Baking Powder
- Salt
These ingredients are basically good for one recipe. Depending on the mold size the baker is using, the number of cupcakes made will also differ. Baking cupcakes have always been the same. The most important technique in making a perfect, tasty cupcake is the fact that you need to preheat your oven at least 15 to 20 minutes at 350 degree fahrenheit before putting the batter. Mugs, Jars, Paper cups, Trays and Liners etc, can be easily used as mould.
While mixing the batter, it is very significant to check the viscosity of the entire batter. This is because a single mistake will affect the entire cupcake result. Cupcakes are smaller in size compared to regular cakes. That is why baking time is lesser and the temperature of baking it is also lower. Why? Just like regular cakes, having the right temperature in baking cupcakes will yield flat results. If you bake it with high temperature, it will bake the outside too quickly, leaving the inside under baked. Aside from that, it will lead to cracked cupcakes. Flat cupcakes are easier to decorate. Check the perfect level of baking by inserting a wooden toothpick in the center, it should come out clean without the uncooked batter around it. Adding filling and frosting on cupcakes can make it more attractive and tastier. These can be put in the center by using a spoon or a scoop. Many use the pastry piping bag to insert the content directly in the middle and professional bakers use syringe for the quick results.
Facts About Cupcakes
Every country has a corresponding bakery that sells their famous recipes. Although cupcakes have same ingredients, it is believed that bakers have different methods in mixing all wet and dry ingredients. Before deciding which among the ones you’ve tasted is the best, you need to know some fun facts about cupcakes.
- A cupcake is a cup of cake. Cupcakes were once molded from small cups. With the trend today, bakers made a little twist and created their own masterpiece.
- In some countries, cupcakes are called fairy cakes. This is because of the decorations of the frosting and the lighter glaze of its icing compared to traditional cakes.
- Cupcakes can be created with different designs and different flavors. World record shows that every bakery has put up their so-called secret recipe to create a prestigious and tasty cupcake.
Will you eat a cupcake or a muffin?
Most of the time, people tend to misunderstood and look at cupcakes and muffins as same desserts. However, there are a bit difference between the two. Muffins are known to be unfrosted and are bigger in size compared to traditional cupcakes. That’s is why only a few Americans consider cupcakes as a regular breakfast.
Muffins are packed with lots of nuts, raisins, and a few chocolate chips. Which one is healthier? The ingredients are different between muffins and cupcakes. This is because both have same main ingredients; however, the mixing method and the additional ingredients differ.
Cupcakes are miniature forms of traditional cakes. This means, no matter what type of cake it might be or whatever flavor it is, they are mixed according to the technique used in baking cakes. Cupcake batter is beaten longer to make it tighter and crumbly. Muffins, on the other hand, include typical regular batter mixing no matter which flavor the baker wants to make.
The techniques in baking a cupcake might not be that special compared to any other desserts. However, cupcake making also requires patience and a lot of learning. Continuous practice can give you better results in the next few bakes. In fact, you can create you own recipe based on your tastes.
Whether you are baking cupcakes for your family or for a full-time business, your recipe will always be your greatest masterpiece. You can put a bit of twist in it to make it extraordinary or add a little flavor and toppings to make it more delicious, attractive and perfect.
The Best Frosting for Cupcakes
There are different types of frosting you can create for your cupcakes. Depending on the needs of your family or your clients, you must understand the kinds of frosting you need to prepare for your cupcake. Whether it is a frosting or an icing, you need to understand the techniques on how it is made.
Given the fact that frostings are thicker and creamier, they are ideal for cupcakes. No matter what the flavor and type of frosting it may be, you can always sprinkle it with lots of toppings.
A cup of coffee will always be perfect with a mouth watering cupcake you made or bought from the best bakery in town.
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