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Butterfly Cupcakes

QimiQ Benefits

  • Baked goods remain moist for longer
  • Creamy indulgent taste with less fat
  • Quick and easy preparation

Minutes

15

Difficulty

easy

Butterfly Cupcakes
Butterfly Cupcakes

Ingredients

For 12 servings

  • For the cupcakes

  • 250g

    QimiQ Cream Base

  • 80g

    Butter, melted

  • 1package

    Vanilla sugar

  • 2

    Egg yolk(s)

  • 2

    Egg white(s)

  • 150g

    Sugar

  • 1pinch(es)

    Salt

  • 250g

    Flour

  • 0.5package

    Baking powder

  • For the cream

  • 250g

    QimiQ Whip Pastry Cream, chilled

  • 150g

    Strawberry jam

  • 40ml

    Milk

  • 170g

    Cream cheese

  • For the sugar glazing

  • 2tbsp

    Powdered sugar

  • 1tsp

    Lemon juice

  • Coloured sprinkles [hundreds and thousands], to decorate

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C (conventional oven).
  2. For the cupcakes: mix the QimiQ Sauce Base together with the melted butter, vanilla sugar and egg yolks until smooth.
  3. Whisk the egg whites with the sugar and salt until stiff.
  4. Mix the flour with the baking powder and add to the QimiQ mixture. Add the whisked egg whites and carefully mix everything together.
  5. Spoon the mixture into greased muffins moulds and bake in the preheated oven for approx. 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool.
  6. For the cream: ligthly whip the cold QimiQ Whip until completely smooth, ensuring that the entire mixture is incorporated (especially from bottom and sides of bowl).
  7. Add the remaining ingredients and continue to whip until the required volume has been achieved.
  8. For the sugar glazing: whisk the icing sugar with the lemon juice until smooth. Cut the top off of the cupcakes, slice in half and glaze with the sugar glazing.
  9. Pour the cream into a piping bag with star nozzle and pipe onto the cupcakes. Place the wings in position and decorate with the coloured sprinkles.
Some doughy looking food

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