Here's the last 2 things I learned to make this week.
Beignets - 1 with sugar and the other with a chocolate peanutbutter ganache and pecans.
It's really not too much of a hassle except waiting for the dough to rise and putting in the club soda at the right time. I think the funnest part is frying them up and then dipping them and everyone scrambles to eat them even if they are hot.
I must say it's just a glorified donut but it's GEWD!
The other thing I learned to make this week is red velvet cupcakes - now people ooh and ahh over this cake - and it's 'ok' to me but not as good as lets say amaretto sourcream poundcake but it's 'ok' Definitely not my first choice - but everyone oohs and aahs about it so much I decided to make it. It's a pain in the ass - and no peekaboo baking or the centers will drop.
But everyone is happy with them.
After all that work I just made a loose floral piping for the cream cheese frosting.
Seriously - what a mess, and truth be told the most expensive ingredient in this cake is the food colouring. RIDICULOUS. The food colouring doesn't even make a difference in the flavor (unless you have sharp taste buds and detect it as a mint aftertaste because it's synthetic), but it is a signature colour so if you do it do it as it should be done.
I put a sugar glaze on the top of the cupcakes while hot to seal in the moisture and give it a soft break bite before i put on the icing.
This cupcake is even cute naked. LOL and it doesn't taste bad. I think they would taste better with bits of fresh strawberry baked in - but I'm sending these off to Mr. Man's office so when sending treats it's best to send the recognizable at first.
Here's the recipe.
2 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
3 lrg eggs
3 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
2 small bottes red food colouring
2 Tbsp vanilla
3.5 cups cake flour (sifted)
1.5 tsp salt
1.5c buttermilk
1.5 tsp vinegar
1.5 tsp baking soda
Heat oven to 350.
Mix butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs into fluff 1 at a time fully incorporating between eggs. In a separate bowl whisk cocoa powder, food colouring and vanilla. Add to batter. Blend thoroughly. Alternately add flour and milk (with salt stirred in) 1/3 at a time blending thoroughly and scraping sides. Add vinegar and baking soda. mix thoroughly - pour into greased cupcake pans. WILL MAKE 18 if you do it right.
Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean - remove from heat and cool completely
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You will have to google some icing recipes coz my booty is tired. LOL
AS always, these look to die for!
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