Eggless Chocolate Cupcake with Butter cream Frosting

We are towards the end of the mega marathon of Blogging Marathon edition,one more day to finish.
Under the theme of cupcakes and muffin,today I am sharing chocolate cupcake.This is the best chocolate cupcake ever I made,after many trials,got it so perfect.
Couple of months back I made a base cake for black forest cake with this recipe and came out so good.But I could not click a better picture since I made it for an occasion.
So tried the same measurement and made 8 cups,topped with butter cream frosting.You can try either cup cake or regular cake with this recipe.Lets move on to the recipe.........................

                                                                        

                                                                                   Eggless Chocolate Cupcake

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 15-20 minutes

   Cooking time 20-25 minutes

   Makes 8 regular size cupcakes

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour/maida	3/4 cup
Milk powder	2 tbs
Cocoa powder	2 tbs
Baking powder	1/2 tsp
Baking soda	a generous pinch
Eno fruit salt	a generous pinch
Salt	a pinch
Sugar	1/2 cup+1tbs
Butter(room temperature)	4 tbs
Milk	1/2 cup
Vanilla	1 tsp

  For the Frosting

Ingredient	Quantity
Butter/vennai	4 tbs
Confectionery sugar	11/2 cups
Vanilla	few drops

    Method 

• Take all purpose flour,baking soda,powder,eno salt,cocoa powder,and milk powder,mix it well and sieve it for couple of times.Line the muffin tray with the cupcake liners.Keep it aside.Preheat the oven in 350 F.

•  Now in a bowl take the butter and sugar,whisk in an electric hand blender or whisker until it becomes creamy and smooth.Add in the vanilla and milk,mix it well.

• Add in the flour in batches and mix it with a spatula or spoon.Divide the batter and pour in the greased liner till 3/4th.Bake it in the preheated oven for 20-22 minutes or a toothpick comes out clean.Remove it from the oven and cool it on a wire rack.

• Meanwhile whisk the butter for the frosting with the electric blender and slowly add the powdered sugar.Keep whisking till everything blends well.Add the vanilla and mix it well.

• Transfer the butter cream to a piping bag with star nozzle and pipe the frosting on the top of the cupcakes.Sprinkle it with some chocolate sprinkles or colored sprinkle or some grated chocolate.

• Serve it.

• The milk and butter should be in the room temperature.
• The amount of sugar given is for a perfect sweet,if you are not frosting then it can be increased.
• Sieve the flour for couple of times,its necessary to get a nice texture.
• Do the frosting after the the cupcake is completely cool down.

Enjoy..................................................

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Donut Muffin

Today's recipe for the blogging marathon under the theme cupcakes and muffins is donut muffin.This is yet another simple eggless version I bookmarked from all recipes.
Last week my son had early dismissal and he wanted to make this one and helped me in the kitchen.In the original recipe nutmeg powder is used,since I don't have,used the cinnanom powder instead.Also used half brown sugar and white granulated sugar for the muffins.Off to the recipe..........................

                                                                        

                                                                                                  Donut Muffin

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 15 minutes

   Cooking time 25-30 minutes

   Makes 6 (regular size )

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour	1 cup
Melted butter	1/2 cup
Brown or White sugar	6-8 tbs
Baking powder	1 tsp
Baking soda	a pinch
Cinnamon powder	1/2 tsp
Salt	a pinch
Milk	1/2 cup

  For the dusting

Ingredient	Quantity
Melted butter	2-3 tbs
Granulated sugar	2-3 tbs
Cinnamon powder	1/4 tsp

    Method 

• Preheat the oven in 370 F.Grease the muffin tray with butter or cooking spray.

•  Now in a bowl take the butter,sugar,whisk it for couple of minutes.Then goes in the milk,mix it well.Add in the cinnamon powder or nutmeg powder,salt and baking powder.

• Add in the flour and fold in gently till everything gets incorporate well.Now the prepared batter to the greased muffing tray.Bake it for 20-25 minutes in the preheated oven.

• Remove it from the oven and let it cool down for couple of minutes.Meanwhile mix  the sugar and cinnamon powder together and keep in a plate.Also melted butter in a separate plate.Gently remove the muffins from the muffin tray and dip the sides and top in the butter and roll it in the sugar.Arrange it on a cooling rack.

•  Donut muffins are ready.

• The milk should be in the room temperature or slightly warm.
• Sieve the flour for couple of times,its necessary to get a nice texture.

Enjoy..........................................................

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Orange Flavored Tutti Frutti Cupcakes/Eggless Orange flavored Tutti Frutti Cupcake

We are entering the final week of the mega marathon themed baking and for this week I planned to share cup cakes and muffins.
My kids love cup cakes a lot with or without frosting,so I make it often but never get a chance to click and post in blog.
As already I promised in my tutti frutti cake,today I am sharing orange flavored tutti frutti cake in the cupcake version.
This recipe I tired so far 3 times and came out so good every time.The addition of fresh orange juice gives a very nice flavor and texture to the cake.
When I made the cup cake,the batter became more in each cup and rose well.The taste and texture was like the previous attempt.Try this simple,yummy cup cake and enjoy.Off to the recipe.......................

                                                                        

                                                                    Eggless  Orange flavored Tutti Frutti Cupcake

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 15 minutes

   Cooking time 25-30 minutes

   Makes 12-14 Cupcakes

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour	11/4  cups
Butter	4 tbs
Sweetened condensed milk	1 cup
Baking powder	11/2 tsp
Baking soda	1/4 tsp
Orange juice(freshly squeezed)	3/4 cup
Salt	a pinch
Tutti fruti	1/4 cup
Vanilla	1 tsp
All purpose flour/maida	2 tsp(for dusting)

    Method 

• Take all purpose flour and sieve it for couple of times and line the cupcake tray with the liner.Sprinkle 2 tsp of flour to the tutti frutti and keep it aside.Pre-heat the oven in 350 F..

•  Now in a bowl take the condensed milk and butte, whisk in an electric hand blender or whisker until it becomes creamy.

• Then goes in orange juice,give it a mix.Now slowly add the flour in batches and mix it gently using a spatula.

• Once the flour gets incorporated well,add in the tutti frutti and mix it gently.Now scoop out the dough and fill it till half of the cup.

• Top it with some tutti frutti and bake it in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or a tooth pic comes out clean.

•  Remove it from the tray after couple of minutes and let it cool down on a cooling rack.

• Here I used the freshly squeezed orange juice .
• Sieve the flour for couple of times,its necessary to get a nice texture.
• Chopped cashews can also be added along with tutti frutti.

Enjoy...............................................

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Nutella Mug Cake

We have couple of microwave baking also included in our baking theme for blogging marathon #51.So wanted to share a simple mug cake made in microwave.
Microwave mug cakes are made in no time for sudden sweet or cake cravings.Already I have posted couple of mug cakes.
This nutella mug cake is so easy to make and no fancy ingredients is needed.All you need is just mix the ingredients together in a microwavable mug and cook it for 2 minutes.Your cake is ready.
I topped mine with some whipped cream as I was making ice cream on that day.
The cake tasted so delicious and moist.Also I made one in the mug and other in the ramekin bowl for a perfect size.I scaled down the measurement for the ramekin bowl size.Here I used a slightly bigger mug to and the cake was inside,bit difficult to take the pictures.For this measurement 12 ounce mug is perfect,lets move on to the recipe..............................

                                                                      

                                                                                                         Nutella Mug Cake

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 2-3 minutes
   Cooking time 2 minutes

   Makes 1 Mug cake

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour	4 tbs
Nutella	3 tbs
Olive oil	1 tsp
Baking Powder	1/4 tsp
Milk	3 tbs
Salt and eno fruit salt	a pinch each

  

    Method 

• Take all the ingredients in a microwavable mug and mix it well with no lumps .Keep it in microwave and cook it in microwave high for 2 minutes.After 11/2 minutes take it out and check it with a tooth pick,if needed cook it for another 30 seconds.

Serve it with whipped cream or ice cream or a such.

• The time varies from oven to oven so keep an eye after 11/2 minutes.
• Do not bake it more than 3 minutes it may turn hard.

Enjoy..............................................

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Baked Nippattu /Savory Onion Crackers

Nippattu is traditional onion crackers deep fried in the oil but today's version is a baked one.Nippattu can be made with both rice and all purpose flour.Since I opted the baking method I used the all purpose and wheat flour combo.Soon share the deep fired version and this version I tried from Suma's space.It came out so crispy and crunchy and vanished in a day.In the original recipe onion is used but here I used shallots.Try this baked version of nippattu and enjoy.Off to the recipe..............................

                                                                      

                                                                    Baked Nippattu/Savory Onion Crackers

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   Basic Information

   Preparation time 20 minutes
   Baking time 25 -30 minutes

   Makes 20-22

    

   Ingredients

  

Ingredient	Quantity
All purpose flour	1/2 cup
Wheat flour	1/2 cup
Unsalted Butter	4 tbs
Shallots(finely chopped)	6-7
Green chilly(finely chopped)	1
Red chilly powder	1/2 tsp
Sesame seeds/ellu	2 tsp
Curry leaves(finely chopped)	few leaves
Coriander leaves(finely chopped)	2 tbs
Salt	3/4 tsp

   

    Method 

• Take all ingredients given it a bowl,mix it well till it becomes crumbly.Slowly sprinkle water and knead it to stiff dough.Let it rest for 10-15 minutes.

•  After 10 minutes divide the dough into two,on a floured surface roll in to a circle.It should not be too or too thick.Using a knife or cookie cutter cut it to the desired shape.Arrange it on a lined baking tray.Continue for the rest of the dough.With the help of knife prick it on the surface.

• Preheat the oven at 350 F and bake it for 25-30 minutes in a preheated oven.After 10 minutes take the baking tray out and flip it to the other side bake it.After cooling store it in an air tight container.

• Serve it with a cup of tea.

Enjoy.....................................................

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