I couldn’t resist, I just couldn’t…I’ve been in the mood to
make some delicious Bakery-Style Cupcakes. Found this recipe online at Sweetapolita.com. I noticed I’ve been baking delicious recipes from her site
and I’m going to keep them coming! Her blog is just irresistible! I’ve fallen
in love with these cupcakes, there just so yummy and so cute cause there PINK!
Well the frosting is, if I had it my way I would make the batter pink too!
This recipe is inspired by Magnolia Bakery cupcakes. I live
in New York City so I’m familiar with this Bakery. Though I never had one
before (I know, I know…) but I’ve always wanted to try one. So I opted for this
recipe instead! I’m glad I did cause at least I get the sense of what I’m
missing. Now that I’ve had a taste I really want to try out Magnolia’s
cupcakes!
The batter itself is very moist and delicious, not overly
sweet. Instead of whole milk I used coconut milk. It tasted really good. The
reason I used coconut milk is because my
boy friend is lactose intolerance and he seems to handle coconut milk well. The
frosting is very sweet, I loved it and so did my family who had some. They
especially loved the frosting. My brother and boy friend found it a be a little
bit sweet but they still loved it non-the less. These cupcakes are finger
licking good!
To achieve pink frosting I used Americolor in Electric Pink.
I piped a generous amount of Vanilla Frosting with a Wilton #1A. To finish them
off, I added a bunch of different types of sprinkles to the tops of these
cupcakes. These cupcakes are super yummy and great for any occasion.
Good Luck!
Bakery-Style Cupcakes
Yeild: 24 standard cupcakes
Source: Magnolia's Vanilla Cupcakes from Food Network
Cupcakes
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups (190 grams/6.5 ounces) self-rising flour (made my own self-rising flour)
1 1/4 cups (160 grams/5.5 ounces) all-purpose flour
1 cup (2 sticks/227 grams/8 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
2 cups (400 grams/14 ounces) white sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup (250 mL) milk (used coconut milk)
1 teaspoon (5 mL) pure vanilla extract
Method
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 standard muffin tins with cupcake liners of your choice (24 total).
In a small bowl, combine the flours and set aside.
In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream
the butter until smooth. Add the sugar gradually and beat until fluffy,
about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each
addition.
Add the dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with the milk and
vanilla. With each addition, beat until the ingredients are incorporated
but do not over beat. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the batter in
the bowl to make sure the ingredients are well blended.
Carefully spoon the batter into the cupcake liners and bake in middle of oven until tops
turn golden brown and toothpick inserted into center comes out just
clean (a few crumbs is okay), about 18 minutes.
Cool the cupcakes in tins for 15 minutes. Remove from the tins and cool completely on a wire rack before icing.
Frosting
Bakery-Style Vanilla Frosting
Source: Sweetapotila
Ingredients:
3 sticks (340 grams/12 ounces) unsalted butter, softened and cut into cubes
5 cups (625 grams/22 ounces) confectioners’ sugar (icing, powdered)
2 tablespoons (30 mL) milk (used coconut milk)
2 teaspoons (10 mL) pure vanilla extract
pinch of salt
Method
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle
attachment, whip butter for 5 minutes on medium speed (I use “4″ on my
KitchenAid). Butter will become very pale & creamy.
Add remaining ingredients and mix on low speed for 1 minute, then
on medium speed for 5 minutes. Frosting will be very light, creamy, and
fluffy.
Add touch of gel food color, if desired and mix until blended.
Best used right away.
I'm also in NY but haven't tried Magnolia's cupcakes yet. These look very pretty and professional!
ReplyDeleteThese look fantastic! When are you opening your bakery?
ReplyDeletethe cupcakes are perfectly fluffy, and i love the hue of that frosting!
ReplyDeleteAhhhhh, these look deeee-lish! I'm so hungry right now, and that doesn't help.
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