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Mini CupCakes for Holidays - mjkcooking - 11-30-2012 I am looking for some recipes for Cupcakes - Want to make several types for our Christmas desserts Do you have any you want to share? I was thinking of a Egg Nog one or a Chocolate Mint one I just bought a new toy - to help me decorate - which is not my bag. ! Thanks Re: Mini CupCakes for Holidays - cjs - 11-30-2012 Marye, hang on for Blane - he has posted a couple of pictures of muffins he's made that will have you drooling. Others probably can help also. Re: Mini CupCakes for Holidays - Cubangirl - 11-30-2012 Joanne Chang's chocolate cupcakes with Crispy Magic Frosting from the Flour Cookbook get my vote. They are very moist and chocolatey and the frosting is not overly sweet. I'd be happy to post the recipe if you'd like them However, my favorite minis of all time are these: EXPORTED FROM LIVING COOKBOOK DOUGHNUT MUFFINS***** Servings: 20 Yield: 60 mini muffins,12 large These are excellent. Easy to make and they keep well. The cinnamon filling was unnecessary, but would be good with other fillings and no topping. Make the batter the night before. It will keep, covered and chilled, for up to three days in the refrigerator. Better as mini-muffins. This is the halved version. Original called for whole milk, cream and 1% subbed in this recipe. Oven Temperature: 350°F Preparation Time: 25 minutes Cooking Time: 35 minutes Total Time: 1 hour FOR THE MUFFINS: 6 oz unsalted butter (12 TBS.) warmed to room temperature 3/4 cup sugar (14 TBS) 2 large eggs 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. Fiori di Sicilia 13½ oz all-purpose flour (3 cups) 2½ tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. baking soda 7/8 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg 11 TBS. 1% milk 2½ tsps. heavy cream 2 TBS. buttermilk OPTIONAL FILLING; 3 TBS. Splenda 1 TBS. flour 1 TBS. melted butter 1½ tsp. ground cinnamon 1 tsp. water FOR DIPPING: 1/4 lb unsalted butter (8 TBS.) 1 cup Splenda 1 TBS. ground cinnamon MAKE THE MUFFINS: Put a rack in the middle of the oven and heat the oven to 350°F. Grease mini muffins tins, you'll need 5, or a standard-size muffin tin or line with paper liners. In a stand mixer or a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until just mixed in. Add vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg. Combine the milk and buttermilk. With a wooden spoon, mix a quarter of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture. Then mix in a third of the milk mixture. Continue mixing in the remaining dry and wet ingredients alternately, ending with the dry. Mix until well combined and smooth, but don't overmix. Use a small disher (#70) and fill mini muffin cups full. Scoop enough batter into each tin so that the top of the batter is even with the rim of the cup, about ½ cup, #16 disher, for the regular muffins. Bake the muffins until firm to the touch, 30 (minis) to 35 minutes. OPTIONAL FILLING: Put half the batter in the pan, add some filling and top with remaining batter. Use about ¼ tsp. for mini muffins. FINISH: Melt the butter, then combine with the sugar and cinnamon. When the muffins are just cool enough to handle, remove them from the tin, dip them into the mixture. They can also be brushed all over with the melted butter, and then rolled in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Recipe Type: ALINA'S ADAPTATION, Breakfast and Brunch Foods, Desserts, Fine Cooking, Make-Ahead, Muffins Source: Fine Cooking 2/2010, 42 pages 54-55 Web Page: http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/doughnut_muffins.aspx Re: Mini CupCakes for Holidays - losblanos1 - 12-01-2012 Re: Mini CupCakes for Holidays - Old Bay - 12-01-2012 Somebody make a Hostess cupcake. In memory of history, not in memory of the best cupcake. Re: Mini CupCakes for Holidays - mjkcooking - 12-01-2012 Cubagirl - Thank you for the recipe and I would agree with you on the Doughnut muffins - they are the best. I would love to see the chocolate recipe also Blane - you are killing me ! they look wonderful you have made all of those? Marye Re: Mini CupCakes for Holidays - Roxanne 21 - 12-01-2012 www.restlesschipotle.com/.../50-best-cupcake-recipes-on-the-internet I bet you can find something here--- my favorite cupcake is at Cook's Illustrated---It is chocolate with a ganache filling and a creamy/silky frosting....I'm not sure how well they would do in a mini though. I'll be happy to post if anyone is interested Re: Mini CupCakes for Holidays - cjs - 12-01-2012 of course we are, Roxanne - always ready for a new one. Re: Mini CupCakes for Holidays - Trixxee - 12-01-2012 Gorgeous, Blane! One looks better than the next. Re: Mini CupCakes for Holidays - Gourmet_Mom - 12-01-2012 I agree with Jean, Roxanne! That sounds like a good combination to me! I'd like to see it, myself! |