Fairy Cakes
I am not sure why, but I have always had troubles making cupcakes. I can make them, sure, but I couldn’t make them taste good. And then I found Nigella. I am sorry that lately this has been turning into a Nigella-Fancying blog, but does it matter? She makes delicious food that is easy (not that I don’t mind a challenge now and again).
Robb and I were trying to decide what to bring for our community group’s potluck and cupcakes just happened to be the first thing to pop into my mind. (Not to mention, I happened to have the ingredients already). I have mentioned that Madison does not have a cupcake shoppe like my favourite one in Seattle. So I have been deprived lately of a delicious treat.
Now the best thing about these cupcakes (from How to be a Domestic Goddess) is that you can make them in your food processor. I accidently didn’t let the butter soften enough and had to blitz the batter a bit longer than I would have liked. Somehow, even with my overmixing the cupcakes turned out fantastic. (Usually when you overmix cupcake or muffin batter it will form an unwanted peak on top and have a chewy texture because the overmixing causes gluten formation).
For the topping, I made my favourite quick frosting from The Joy of Cooking but instead of adding milk, I used the zest and juice from one orange. They turned out perfect, as you can see.
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