Arizona cupcakes
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.
1 hour 50 min.
Easy
3.35 €
25 cupcakes
10 IngredientsLast modified on: October 13th 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.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.
Knead again on medium speed just until evenly mixed.
Preheat oven to 180°C (360°F).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 25 cupcakes : 3.35 €
- Per cupcakes : 0.15 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Fondant icing
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Flour
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Marzipan (almond paste)
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Butter
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