女儿的生日就快到了,今年照例给她带了cupcakes去学校和同学们分享,同时还做了cupcake pops给小朋友带回家.Cupcake的方子我用的是巧克力蛋糕粉版的WASC(white almond sour cream cake).方子是网上找的,据说很受老美欢迎.前一阵做的那几个翻糖蛋糕都是这个方子,就是把蛋糕粉的口味变了变.full recipe可以做24个cupcakes和24个mini cupcakes. 方子如下:
Ingredients: 1 (18 ounce) boxes white cake mix 1 cups all-purpose flour 1 cups granulated sugar 3/4 teaspoons salt 1 1/3 cups water 1/8 cup vegetable oil 1 teaspoons real vanilla 1 teaspoons almond extract 1 cups sour cream 4 large egg whites Directions: 1. Place all dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir together with a wire whisk. 2. Add the remaining ingredients and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. 3. Pour into greased and floured cake pans, filling each pan a little over half full. 4. Lightly tap cake pans on counter to bring air bubbles to top. 5. Bake in preheated 325° F oven until cake tests done. 6. Baking time varies according to the size and depth of pans being used. 注: 1. 如果用chocolate cake mix, 就用3个全蛋代替四个蛋白. 2. 这个方子烤出来的蛋糕比较moist,又够dense,适合用于fondant cake,不会被压塌掉 . cupcake上抹的是浅紫色的cream cheese frosting,上面的装饰是上次做cherry blossom fondant cake多下来的蝴蝶和小花(candy clay做的).照片是晚上照的,颜色有点失真.
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除了在学校里吃的cupcakes外,今年还给小朋友做了下面这个cupcake pops做小礼物.
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材料: (50 个cupcake pop) 1. 蛋糕粉一盒 (任何口味) 2. cream cheese frosting 16oz (自制或超市买的) 3. lollipop stick 50 根 4. candy melt 或白巧克力一袋 (12oz) 5. semi sweet chocolate 或 dark chocolate 或 coating chocolate 一袋 (12oz) 6. sprinkle 7. M&M 50 粒 8. 食用色素 (你喜欢的颜色) 9. lollipop 包装袋和缎带 (如果要单独包装的话)
步骤 : 1. 照蛋糕粉盒子上的说明烤好蛋糕 2. 等蛋糕凉后, 用food processor把蛋糕打碎成粉(下图A) 3. 在蛋糕粉里加入cream cheese frosting 搅匀 4. 用手捏成大概50 个1-1/2 英寸小球,冷藏2 小时或者冷冻10 分钟(下图B) 5. 等的时候可以把semi sweet chocolate融化: 微波炉设置defrost,叮30 秒,拿出搅匀,再叮30 秒,拿出搅匀... 直到巧克力完全融化 6. 把蛋糕球取出整形成cupcake的样子 7. 小的那头粘上融化的巧克力, 插入lollipop stick,倒置让巧克力凝结(下图C) 8. 融化白巧克力,并染成你想要的颜色(我做的这个染了浅粉色) 9. 蛋糕球大的那头粘上融化的染了色的白巧克力,顶上放一个M&M, 撒上sprinkle 10. 把lollipop插在泡沫塑料上让巧克力凝结,就完成了(下图D)
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