Christmas Cherry Cupcakes

Ingredients: ( for Christmas cherry cupcakes )

2 – eggs
1/2 cup or 90 gms – sugar
1/4 cup – milk ( or as needed to make a smooth batter )
3/4 tsp – baking powder
1/2 cup or 100 gms – butter (unsalted or baking butter )
1 cup or 250 gms – all purpose flour ( maida / plain flour )
1/2 tsp – vanilla essence ( or 1/ 4 tsp vanilla bean paste )
1/2 cup – glazed/candied cherries chopped ( red & green )

For buttercream frosting:

1/2 cup or 100 gms – butter (unsalted or baking butter )
1/3 cup or 80 gms – sugar
some chopped glazed/candied cherry for decoration

Step 1) Get ready with all the ingredients .

Step 2) Preheat the oven for 10 minutes at 180C / 350F ..

Step 3) Grease the cupcake liners with melted butter ..

Step 4) Into a bowl, add 1/2 cup melted butter, 1/2 cup sugar and whisk for 30 seconds into a creamy batter.

Step 5) Add 2 eggs and whisk for 30 seconds until creamy

Step 6) Add 1/2 tsp vanilla essence and whisk for 10 seconds ..

Step 7) Into a sifter, add 1 cup flour, 3/4 tsp baking powder and sift in ( 2 batches ) into the batter bowl ..

Step 8) Pour a tbsp of milk at a time and gently fold into a smooth batter ..

For next step, I used red & green cherry glace ( candied cherry/glazed cherry )..

Step 9) Add 1/2 cup chopped glazed cherry and fold with a spatula ( for 5 – 6 times ) ..

Step 10) Fill half of greased cupcake liners with batter .

Step 11) Bake at 180C / 350F until golden on top ( and when a toothpick inserted comes out clean )..

To check if ready, test by inserting a toothpick and it should come out clean .. takeout once ready ..

Step 12 ) Make buttercream frosting:

• Into a bowl, add 1/2 cup unsalted butter (100 gms )
• 1/3 cup ( 80gms ) sugar
• whisk until fluffy and stiff peak forms ( takes 2 minutes )
• simply frost the cupcakes with an icing bag ( or with a spoon like in video )
• top with chopped cherry glace (candied cherry) ..

Christmas Cherry cupcakes ready ! .. Enjoy :)