Blueberry Mini Cupcakes

I had some leftover blueberries and decided to try out one of the recipe that I had for the longest time (it happens all the time). I tried to add in some sweetcorn in replace of the blueberries but it did not turn out nice. Blueberries somehow give the cupcakes an enhanced taste and make it very flavorful.

Here's the source and below is adapted recipe.
Makes 16 mini muffins.

1-1/2 cups cake flour

1/2 cup sugar
1 /2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 pinch salt
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1/2 cup sour cream

1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cups blueberries, (1 pint)
 

1. Preheat oven to 175 degree.
2. Sift all dry ingredients into a large bowl and set aside. In a small bowl toss blueberries with about 1 tablespoon of flour mixture and set aside.
3. Whisk all wet ingredients together and mix well.
4. Add wet ingredients to flour mixture and mix with a wooden spoon until just barely combined. add blueberries and mix lightly. Do not over mix.
5. With an ice cream scoop fill muffin pan almost all the way to the top. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

Blueberry Buttermilk Cupcake

Yes, I had leftover of buttermilk. So found this delicious recipe from Nosh With Me. Her original was strawberry buttermilk cake. I baked them into cupcakes instead. But I think I was too generous with the blueberries, throw in the whole packet. Hence can't really taste the cake.





Makes 10.

1cup plain flour
1/2tsp baking powder
1/2tsp baking soda
1/4tsp salt
60g unsalted butter, softened
120g plus additional sugar for sprinkling
1/2tsp vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/2cup buttermilk
1/2-2/3 pack of blueberry (corrected amt)

1. Preheata oven to 190 degree.
2. Combine flour, salt, baking powder and soda together. Sieve.
3. Beat butter and sugar together till pale and fluffy. Add in vanilla
4. Add in the egg and beat well
5. Add in flour and buttermilk in 3 separate alternate sequence
6. Spoon batter till about 2/3 full and sprinkle some sugar on top.
7. Bake fpr about 15-20 minutes.

Chocolate Blueberry Cupcake

Last weekend, I had hubby to take care of Atalie so that I can do some baking. Been sourcing around, with ideas from here and there, I came up with this. Sorry, I didn't take any pictures as I was too tired after a few hours of baking.

The cupcake was good and refreshing. Something different from what I would usually bake. Texture wise, it's soft and crumbly. Will definately bake this again. Probably will try out a few other more blueberry recipes, so I can quickly use up the blueberry filling that I have. I bought the blueberry filling from Phoon Huat, I must say that it is quite good. Not too sweet, taste is just right.

If you see from my to-bake-list, I'm going to also attempt to bake some cut-out cookies/shortbread. I have some recipes that I have baked before, but it's good to try more recipes. And as I've just bought a new gadget, a lettering imprint set from Germany, suppose it will turn out to be interesting. =) Will update soon ya.

Ps: Some time last year, I had baked some white chocolate cookies. After trying out, I had the combination that I like which I find it close to Subway cookie, will post the recipe here soon too.

Chocolate Blueberry Cupcake

Makes 12 regular
100g Self-raising flour
1/2 tsp Baking soda
25g cocoa powder
75g chocolate, chopped
100g unsalted butter, at room temperature
60g caster sugar
40g brown sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
12 tsp of blueberry jam/filling

Preheat oven to 180 degree.

Melt chocolate block, either microwave or water bath and leave to cool.
Beat butter and sugars together till pale and fluffy. Then beat in 1 egg at a time.
Sift flour, soda and cocoa powder into the mixture and fold well.
Stir in melted chocolate.
Scoop mixture in the cups, add in the blueberry, follow by another scoop of mixture to about 3/4 full.
Bake for about 20 minutes or till skewer comes out clean.