Strawberry Cupcakes

Name: Strawberry Cupcakes
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 4 tbsp water; 40 gm cocoa powder; 3 eggs; 175 gm unsalted butter; 165 gm caster sugar; 115 gm self raising white flour; 1 tsp baking powder; For buttericing; 4-5 drops strawberry essence; whipping cream; 250 gm icing sugar

Zobia Sajjad @zobiasajjad

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

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Zobia Sajjad @zobiasajjad

Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

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Ingredients

for cupcakes
4 tbspwater
40 gmcocoa powder
3eggs
175 gmunsalted butter
165 gmcaster sugar
115 gmself raising white flour
1 tspbaking powder
for icing
For buttericing
4-5 dropsstrawberry essence
whipping cream
250 gmicing sugar

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Steps

1

Line a muffin tin with paper cases. Sift the cocoa powder into a bowl, pour in the boiling water and mix into a thick paste.
2

Add the remaining cake ingredients and mix with an electric hand whisk (or beat with a wooden spoon).Divide the mixture equally between the 12 paper cases.
3

Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C (400°F, Gas mark 6) for about 12-15 minutes until well risen and springy to the touch. Cool in the cases on a wire rack.
4

To make the icing melt pour the cream into a bowl. Sift in the essence and stir in the icing sugar a little at a time to make a glossy and spreadable. Pipe over the cupcakes and decorate with a strawberry on top, leave to set before serving.