Valentine's Day Cupcakes

Name: Valentine's Day Cupcakes
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 2 egg; 100 g granulated sugar; 80 g butter (softened at room temperature); 100 g flour; ½ tsp baking powder; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 6 tsp currant jam; 100 g butter (for buttercream, softened at room temperature); 200 g powdered sugar; 1 tsp vanilla extract (for buttercream); to taste pink food coloring; to taste fondant (for making heart decorations)

Red French cupcakes filled with gooseberry jam and decorated with heart-shaped fondant.

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Ingredients

egg 2

granulated sugar 100 g

butter (softened at room temperature) 80 g

flour 100 g

baking powder ½ tsp

vanilla extract 1 tsp

currant jam 6 tsp

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

powdered sugar 200 g

vanilla extract (for buttercream) 1 tsp

pink food coloring to taste

fondant (for making heart decorations) to taste

Instructions

Prepare the batter

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place paper liners into a muffin tin. With an electric mixer, beat the eggs and sugar until the batter turns pale and fluffy. Melt the butter, combine the flour with the baking powder, then fold them into the egg mixture along with the vanilla extract.

Bake and Fill

Divide the batter among the paper liners and bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Once cooled, cut a small cone shape out of the center of each cupcake, remove the pointed tip, fill the cavity with 1 teaspoon of currant jam, then place the small cap back on top.

Make the Buttercream

Beat the softened butter until fluffy, gradually add the powdered sugar, and finally mix in the vanilla extract and pink food coloring. If the buttercream is too thick, add 1 teaspoon of milk; if it is too thin, add more powdered sugar.