Star Cupcake

Name: Star Cupcake
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 150 g flour; 200 g candied fruit (diced, 30g mixed with flour); 2 eggs; 150 g caster sugar; 0.5 tsp baking powder; 100 g butter (melted, for batter); 1 tsp vanilla extract; 100 g butter (for buttercream, softened at room temperature); 100 g powdered sugar; 0.5 tsp vanilla extract (for buttercream); 1 tsp milk (as needed, to adjust buttercream consistency); to taste marzipan or fondant (for decoration); to taste gel food coloring

French-style cupcakes filled with candied fruit and topped with marzipan or fondant stars.

45 min

Easy

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Ingredients

flour 150 g

candied fruit (diced, 30g mixed with flour) 200 g

eggs 2

caster sugar 150 g

baking powder 0.5 tsp

butter (melted, for batter) 100 g

vanilla extract 1 tsp

butter (for buttercream, softened at room temperature) 100 g

powdered sugar 100 g

vanilla extract (for buttercream) 0.5 tsp

milk (as needed, to adjust buttercream consistency) 1 tsp

marzipan or fondant (for decoration) to taste

gel food coloring to taste

Instructions

Prepare the batter

Preheat the oven to 180°C (setting 6). Place paper cupcake liners into a muffin tin. Mix 30g of flour with the candied fruit. Use an electric hand mixer to beat the eggs and sugar until the batter turns pale and fluffy, then add the vanilla extract. Melt the butter, and mix the remaining flour with the baking powder. Add this mixture to the egg and sugar mixture, then stir in the melted butter. Finally, gently fold in the flour-coated candied fruit with a spatula.

Bake

Divide the batter into the paper liners, place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.

Make the buttercream

Use an electric hand mixer to whip the softened butter, powdered sugar and vanilla extract into buttercream. If it is too dry, add 1 tsp of milk to adjust the consistency. Spread the buttercream on the cupcakes with the back of a knife, place a piece of marzipan or fondant on top and press gently. Tint the remaining buttercream beige, cut into shapes and attach to the cupcakes with water for decoration.