Authentic Cupcake Recipe United States of America, North America
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Introduction & history
This delightful handheld dessert owes much of its widespread success to the simplicity of its ingredients and its easy preparation. The basic ingredients for cupcake batter are butter, sugar, eggs, flour, milk, and a leavening agent such as baking soda. The batter can then be additionally enriched with fruit, nuts, and flavorings. The most popular choices of frosting are buttercream and meringue, but cream cheese frosting and ganache are also common choices. The batter is prepared by whipping butter and sugar together, incorporating eggs one at a time, and then blending in the flour and milk. The batter is then poured into cupcake tins, which are filled only about two-thirds full, and baked for 15-20 minutes until they set.
Recipe variations
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Magnolia Bakery's Red Velvet Cupcakes with Lavender Icing
Ready in 2h 45minThe recipe for these cupcakes that are loosely based on the ones that can be purchased at the famous Magnolia Bakery in New York is adapted from the book Sweet Invention, A History of Dessert by Michael Krondl. The prepared batter results in approximately 24 cupcakes.
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Georgetown Cupcake's Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes
Ready in 2h 8minThis recipe for chocolate cupcakes as made in Georgetown Cupcake, a well-known destination for beautifully crafted and decorated cupcakes. Both the cocoa and the chocolate chips are advised to be of high quality if desired to get the best results.
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Chocolate Cupcakes with Candied Walnut Cream Cheese
Ready in 3h 15minThis recipe is for chocolate cupcakes as made by Kara Lind, the owner of Kara's Cupcakes, frequently listed as one of the best cupcake bakeries. The method of preparing is standard as with every other cupcake recipe, but with buttermilk instead of just milk, while the added flavor comes from the cream cheese frosting and the candied walnuts.
White Cupacakes
PREP 25min
COOK 50min
RESTING 1h
READY IN 2h 15min
The white cup cakes recipe is an old one and is from the 1837 edition of Miss Leslie's Directions for Cookery by Eliza Leslie. Although these cupcakes are not iced, in the 19th century, they were usually frosted with boiled icing, so add it if you desire.
Ingredients
White Cupacakes
1 cup (2 sticks) (230g) unsalted butter, softened
2 cups (400g) sugar
4 eggs
1 tsp lemon zest
3 cups (360g) sifted all-purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp grated nutmeg
1 cup (240 ml) whole milk
Preparation
White Cupacakes
Butter or line two 12-cup muffin tins with cupcake liners and preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C.
Cream butter for about a minute, then gradually add sugar, ½ cup (50g) at a time, and whisk well after each addition. In a separate bowl, beat eggs until light and fluffy and add them gradually to the butter-sugar mixture while beating well. Then, fold in the lemon zest.
Prepare the dry ingredients: presifted flour, baking powder, salt, and spices; sift these together in a separate bowl, then add them to the butter-sugar mixture in three batches alternating with the milk and well blending after each addition.
Pour the batter into muffin tins till they’re 2/3 full. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the tops are light golden.
Once done, cool the cupcakes in their tins for a few minutes, then transfer to wire racks and leave them to cool completely.
Other Variations
-
Magnolia Bakery's Red Velvet Cupcakes with Lavender Icing
Ready in 2h 45minThe recipe for these cupcakes that are loosely based on the ones that can be purchased at the famous Magnolia Bakery in New York is adapted from the book Sweet Invention, A History of Dessert by Michael Krondl. The prepared batter results in approximately 24 cupcakes.
-
Georgetown Cupcake's Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes
Ready in 2h 8minThis recipe for chocolate cupcakes as made in Georgetown Cupcake, a well-known destination for beautifully crafted and decorated cupcakes. Both the cocoa and the chocolate chips are advised to be of high quality if desired to get the best results.
-
Chocolate Cupcakes with Candied Walnut Cream Cheese
Ready in 3h 15minThis recipe is for chocolate cupcakes as made by Kara Lind, the owner of Kara's Cupcakes, frequently listed as one of the best cupcake bakeries. The method of preparing is standard as with every other cupcake recipe, but with buttermilk instead of just milk, while the added flavor comes from the cream cheese frosting and the candied walnuts.
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