How to make cupcakes What are the ingredients of cupcakes? Cherry cupcakes making diagram
Ingredients of cupcakes
Cake is an ancient pastry, is a pasta, usually sweet, a typical cake is a sponge-like snack made by baking. Cakes are called Cake in the UK, Gateau in France, and Torte in Germany, Austria and other countries. Cakes are really a big family! Let’s see what materials are needed to make cakes?
Generally speaking, the ingredients of cakes mainly include flour (mainly wheat flour), sweeteners (usually white sugar, sucrose), binders (usually eggs, vegetarians can use gluten and starch instead), shortening ( Usually butter or margarine, salad oil, shortening, low-fat cakes will be replaced by concentrated juice), liquid (milk, water or juice), flavor and leavening agent (such as yeast or baking powder).
The main materials of different cakes are the same, but they are different in some seasonings. For example, the earliest cakes were made of basic materials such as eggs, sugar, and wheat flour. The main raw materials are milk, fruit juice, milk powder, fragrant powder, salad oil, water, shortening and baking powder as auxiliary materials, which are made after stirring, modulation and baking. The main ingredients of sponge cake are: main ingredients include basic cake and condensed milk (sweet, canned); accessories include olives, grapes, mangoes, strawberries, pineapples, etc. You can add fruits according to your own taste. Anyway, the core of the cake is the same, the difference is the fancy pattern on the cake, as well as adding different accessories such as chocolate, fruit, biscuits, peanuts and so on according to your own taste.
In addition to the raw materials, baking utensils such as baking trays, ovens, and kraft paper are also required to make cakes; if you are making cakes at home, you can also use rice cookers, microwave ovens, etc.
Cherry cupcake recipe(Reference size:6 pcs)
Ingredients: 100g low-gluten flour, 50g butter, 60g caster sugar, 40g egg, milk 40 grams, 1/2 teaspoon (2.5ml) of baking powder, 12 candied cherries (click here for the recipe)
Baking: The middle layer of the oven, the upper and lower heat is 180 degrees, about 20 minutes , until the surface is golden.
Production process:
1. 12 candied cherries, soaked with kitchen paper towel Dry the water and break it into small pieces.
2. After the butter is softened, add sugar and fry until fluffy.
3. Add the beaten eggs in three batches, and beat them evenly with an egg beater. Each time you need to beat the eggs and butter completely, add the next time.
4. After it is finished, it will be smooth and thick as shown in the picture.
5. Sift the flour and baking powder into the butter.
6. Slightly mix with a rubber spatula, pour in the milk, and continue to mix with a spatula until it becomes a moist batter.
7. Pour in the cherries prepared in the first step.
8. Stir to form cake batter. Pour batter into paper cups, 2/3 full. Place in a preheated 180 degree oven and bake for about 20 minutes, until golden brown on the surface.
TIPS:
1. For this cake, use candied cherries Works better than using fresh cherries, which ooze moisture as they bake and may cause the inside of the cake to be too moist. When using candied cherries, you should also pay attention to the moisture of the cherries with a kitchen towel first.
2. It is also possible to replace it with other canned fruits. Don’t forget to absorb the water first.
3. The small cakes are simple and delicious when eaten hot or after cooling.
