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Arizona cupcakes

Name: Arizona cupcakes
Prep time: 1 h 14 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 49 min
Yield: 25 cupcakes
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 100 g butter; 30 g caster sugar; 10 g vanilla sugar; 100 g flour; 2 eggs; 1 pinch salt; 5 g baking powder; 100 g marzipan (almond paste); 1 tablespoon icing sugar; 150 g fondant icing

Cupcakes are small sponge cakes. In their original American version, they are usually decorated with brightly coloured icing. Here's a version inspired by the famous saguaro cactus, so common in Arizona.

236 K 1× 4.5/5 (21 reviews)

1 hour 50 min. difficulté

Easy

3.35 €

25 cupcakes

10 Ingredients

Last modified on: October 13^th 2010

For 25 cupcakes, you will need:

1 100 g butter
2 30 g caster sugar
3 10 g vanilla sugar
4 100 g flour
5 2 eggs
6 1 pinch salt
7 5 g baking powder
8 100 g marzipan (almond paste)
9 1 tablespoon icing sugar
10 150 g fondant icing
Total weight: 610 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation: 1 hour 15 min.

Cooking: 35 min.

All in all: 1 hour 50 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 3 min.

Cut 100 g butter into small pieces and tip into the bowl of the mixer, along with 30 g caster sugar and 10 g vanilla sugar.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.

Knead for a few minutes on slow speed until thoroughly mixed.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.

Then add 100 g flour, 2 eggs, 1 pinch salt and 5 g baking powder.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.

Knead again on medium speed just until evenly mixed.

Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).

Stage 5 - ⌛ 10 min.

Divide the mixture between small moulds, preferably in paper cake cases. Do not over fill as the cakes will expand during cooking.

You can divide out the mixture with a spoon, but it's much quicker and easier to use a forcing bag.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 35 min.

Put in the oven and bake for around 35 minutes (watch for colouring).

Leave to cool on a wire rack.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 15 min.

Meanwhile, make the cacti using green marzipan.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 10 min.

Melt 150 g fondant icing in a bain-marie.

Note: if you don't have fondant icing, make up a quick glacé icing using 100g icing sugar mixed with 1 tablespoon water, or just a little more.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 2 min.

Spread icing over the cupcakes...

Stage 10 - ⌛ 1 min.

... and place a cactus on top immediately.

Stage 11 - ⌛ 20 min.

Decorate all the cupcakes like this.

Remarks

You can start with the basic cupcake mix and let your imagination run wild!

A quick variation: replace the marzipan decorations with pistachio paste, which gives a more realistic saguaro cactus colour.

For that real Arizona touch, the sun should make an appearance on the cupcakes, maybe as a small circle of yellow marzipan at the top to left or right of the cactus? Oh, well - for next time.

Keeping: Several days in a closed metal box.

Source: Home-made, but warmly dedicated to Krissy, Kelley and Heather, three charming friends from Phoenix, of whom I cherish fond memories.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	50 RDI=20 %	500 RDI=50 %	180 RDI=30 %	2,540 RDI=130 %	10,650 RDI: 130 %
Per 100 g	8 RDI=3 %	80 RDI=8 %	30 RDI=4 %	420 RDI=20 %	1,750 RDI: 20 %
Per cupcakes	2 RDI=1 %	20 RDI=2 %	7 RDI=1 %	100 RDI=5 %	430 RDI: 5 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Gluten, egg, Nuts

How much will it cost?

For 25 cupcakes : 3.35 €
Per cupcakes : 0.15 €

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The 1 comment already posted on this recipe

Those are absoluetly perfect!! I love it! I sure wish we could share that cup of tea while enjoying your yummy cupcakes.
Krissy may 10^th 201004:40 1

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