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Strawberry Amaranth Cupcakes Recipe
This sinful cupcake is a winter delight, loaded with the seasonal goodness of the winter berry and amaranth flour. The delicate buttercream is hard to resist!
- Total Cook Time1 hr 05 mins
- Prep Time 20 mins
- Cook Time 45 mins
- Recipe Servings4
- Easy
Ingredients of Strawberry Amaranth Cupcakes
- 1 cup wheat flour
- 1 cup amaranth flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- A pinch of salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter or oil
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups finely chopped strawberries, plus small strawberries for garnish
- For the Frosting
- 100 gm butter, softened
- 200 gm icing sugar
- 2 Tbsp strawberry compote
How to Make Strawberry Amaranth Cupcakes
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Preheat oven to 100 degree C. Line muffin tins with paper liners. Keep aside.
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In a large mixing bowl, sift both the flours, baking powder and salt. Keep aside.
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In another bowl, whisk butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add the vanilla extract and reduce speed to low.
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Slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, one tablespoon at a time, and fold. Add the chopped strawberries. Scrape the sides of bowl. Add the milk if the batter gets too thick.
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Divide the batter among the muffin cups, filling them up. Bake the cupcakes at 150 degree C for about 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centers come out clean. Let cool in tins on wire racks.
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For the Frosting
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In a large bowl, beat the butter until light and fluffy using an electric whisk. Add half of the icing sugar and beat until smooth.
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Add the remaining icing sugar and the strawberry compote and beat the mixture until creamy. Beat in a little milk, if necessary, to loosen the mixture.
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To Assemble
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Once the cupcakes are completely cooled, top them with the frosting by filling it in a piping bag and carefully creating swirls on the surface.
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Decorate with fresh strawberries.