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.
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Grade this recipe: Last modified on: October 13th 2010
For 25 cupcakes, you will need:
- 0
103.2 ml butter - 1
30 ml caster sugar - 2
10 ml Vanilla sugar - 3
156 ml flour - 4
2 eggs - 5
1 pinch salt - 6
5 ml baking powder - 7
100 ml Marzipan (almond paste) - 8
1 tablespoon icing sugar - 9
150 ml fondant icing
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour 14 min. | 35 min. | 1 hour 49 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Cut 103.2 ml butter into small pieces and tip into the bowl of the mixer, along with 30 ml caster sugar and 10 ml 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 ml 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.Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 2,180 Kcal or 9,127 Kj | 25 gr | 296 gr | 104 gr |
| 109 % | 10 % | 28 % | 16 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 357 Kcal or 1,495 Kj | 4 gr | 49 gr | 17 gr |
| 18 % | 2 % | 5 % | 3 % |
| Per cupcakes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 87 Kcal or 364 Kj | 1 gr | 12 gr | 4 gr |
| 4 % | <1 % | 1 % | 1 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 25 cupcakes : 3.32 €
- Per cupcakes : 0.13 €
Note : These prices are only approximate.
Source
Home-made, but warmly dedicated to Krissy, Kelley and Heather, three charming friends from Phoenix, of whom I cherish fond memories.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Fondant icing: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chinois, Chocolate eclairs, ... All |
 | Marzipan (almond paste): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Piped petits-fours, Provençal colombier for Pentecost, Agen prune cake, Fraisier (French strawberry cake), Little Christmas biscuits, ... All |
| Butter: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Breton Pie, Cigarettes Russes (Piroulines), "Buttonhole" quail eggs, Eggs Arsène, Fish petals, vegetables julienne, and beurre blanc, ... All |
| Flour: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Caramelized apple and walnut cake, Toasted almond cake, Poppy seed and lemon cake, Fish fillet with preserved lemons, ... All |
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