23
Jan13
O meu cupcake de aniversário // My birthday cupcake.
A semana passada cantaram-se os parabéns cá em casa.
E desta vez decidi mimar-me com o meu sabor favorito: limão.
A receita está neste livro da Hummingbird Bakery, que sugere rechear os cupcakes com um pouco de lemon curd, antes de se aplicar a cobertura.
Usei a minha receita infalível de lemon curd e o resultado foi o melhor bolo de aniversário de sempre!
Um verdadeiro 'escândalo', como diria uma amiga.
Infelizmente, esqueci-me de fotografar um cupcake aberto...
//
Last week, the Happy Birthday theme was sung here at home.
And this year I decided to spoil myself with my favorite flavor: lemon.
The recipe is in this book from Hummingbird Bakery, where they suggest to fill the cupcakes with a bit of lemon curd, before applying the frosting. I used my foolproof recipe for lemon curd and the result was the best birthday cake ever! A true 'scandal', as a friend of mine would say.
Unfortunately I forgot to photograph the cupcake interior...
Cupcakes de Limão
(receita original daqui)
Para cerca de 12
Massa:
125 g de farinha sem fermento
150 g de açúcar em pó
1,5 colher de chá de fermento em pó
2 colheres de sopa de raspa de limão
40 g de manteiga ou margarina
120 ml de leite
1 ovo
Lemon curd (a minha receita):
50 ml de sumo de limão
1 ovo L
75 g de açúcar
1 colher de sobremesa de raspas de limão
30 g de manteiga à temperatura ambiente
Cobertura:
500 g de açúcar em pó
160 g de margarina ou manteiga sem sal
4 colheres de sopa de raspa de limão
algumas gotas de corante alimentar amarelo (opcional)
50 ml de leite
Se não tiver lemon curd, comece por fazê-lo (pelo menos com 1/2 dia de antecedência, para poder arrefecer bem)
Levar ao lume o ovo bem misturado com o açúcar e o sumo de limão.
Com um batedor de varas, mexer sempre para não ganhar grumos, até engrossar.
Deve demorar cerca de 10 minutos. Retirar do lume e incorporar a margarina em pedaços e a raspa de limão. Mexer até a estar bem derretida e dissolvida no creme.
Passar para um frasco esterilizado, tapar, deixar arrefecer e refrigerar. Dura cerca de 15 dias no frigorífico.
Pré-aquecer o forno nos 180º.
Misturar a farinha, o açúcar, o fermento, a raspa de limão e a manteiga com a batedeira eléctrica numa velocidade baixa, para evitar salpicos. Quando atingir um aspecto arenoso, junte o leite e continue a bater para incorporá-lo. Junte o ovo e continue a bater até a mistura ficar macia, mas sem bater demasiado. Distribua o preparado pelas formas, até cerca de 2/3 da sua altura e leve ao forno cerca de 20-25 minutos ou até um palito sair seco do seu interior. Retire e deixe arrefecer.
Entretanto, prepare a cobertura: num robot de cozinha ou com uma batedeira eléctrica, bata o açúcar com a margarina, a raspa de limão e o corante numa velocidade baixa, até ficar bem ligado. Junte lentamente o leite e depois aumente a velocidade, batendo até ficar com uma textura muito macia e cremosa. Verifique a consistência, caso queira usar bico pasteleiro (na receita original são cobertos com a ajuda de uma espátula, o que faz que se use menos quantidade de cobertura; as quantidades que eu refiro são para decorar com bico pasteleiro). Se achar que está demasido mole, junte mais açúcar em pó, se achar que está demasiado espesso, junte um pouco mais de leite.
Quando os cupcakes estiverem frios, retire com a ajuda de uma faca pontiaguda um círculo relativamente profundo de massa, do centro do cupcake, e coloque aí dentro um pouco de lemon curd. Tape com o pedaço de massa que retirou, pressionando ligeiramente.
Decore com a cobertura, usando saco e bico de pasteleiro largo com ponta em estrela. Pode terminar com confeitos de açúcar ou raspas de limão.
//
Lemon cupcakes
(recipe from here)
About 12
150 g of icing sugar
125 g plain flour
1.5 tsp baking powder
2 tablespoons of lemon zest
40 g of butter or margarine
120 ml milk
1 egg
Lemon curd (my recipe):
50 ml lemon juice
1 large egg
75 g sugar
1 tablespoon of lemon zest
30 g of butter at room temperature
Frosting:
500 g of icing sugar
160 g of unsalted butter or margarine
4 tablespoons of lemon zest
A few drops of yellow food coloring (optional)
50 ml of milk
If you don't have any lemon curd left in the fridge, start making it (at least 1/2 day in advance, so it can cool down).
Mix together the egg, sugar and lemon juice. Bring to boil, wisking continuously to avoid lumps, until it is thickened. It should take about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the butter chunks and lemon zest. Stir until it's dissolved in the lemon cream.
Transfer to a sterilized jar, cover it, cool and refrigerate. Lasts about 15 days in the fridge.
Preheat the oven to 180 º.
Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, lemon zest and butter with an electric mixer on low speed to avoid splashing. Add the milk and keep beating to incorporate it. Add the egg and continue to beat until the mixture is soft but don't over beat. Divide batter evenly among moulds, filling each halfway, and bake about 20-25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Remove and let cool.
Meanwhile, prepare the frosting: in a food processor or with an electric mixer, beat the sugar with the margarine, lemon zest and coloring in a low speed, until well mixed. Slowly add the milk and then increase the speed, beating until you get a very soft and creamy texture. Check the consistency: if you want to use a pastry tip (in the original recipe the cupcakes are just covered with a spatula, which calls for less frosting; the quantitities I give is to decorate with pastry tip). If you think it's too soft, add more powdered sugar, if you think it's too thick, add an extra splash of milk.
With a sharp knife, remove a quite deep circle of the center of each cold cupcake, and then fill with a bit of lemon curd. Cover again with the piece of cake you've removed, pressing lightly.
Decorate with the frosting, using a pastry bag and a large pastry star tip. Finish with sprinkles or lemon zest.
1.5 tsp baking powder
2 tablespoons of lemon zest
40 g of butter or margarine
120 ml milk
1 egg
Lemon curd (my recipe):
50 ml lemon juice
1 large egg
75 g sugar
1 tablespoon of lemon zest
30 g of butter at room temperature
Frosting:
500 g of icing sugar
160 g of unsalted butter or margarine
4 tablespoons of lemon zest
A few drops of yellow food coloring (optional)
50 ml of milk
If you don't have any lemon curd left in the fridge, start making it (at least 1/2 day in advance, so it can cool down).
Mix together the egg, sugar and lemon juice. Bring to boil, wisking continuously to avoid lumps, until it is thickened. It should take about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the butter chunks and lemon zest. Stir until it's dissolved in the lemon cream.
Transfer to a sterilized jar, cover it, cool and refrigerate. Lasts about 15 days in the fridge.
Preheat the oven to 180 º.
Mix the flour, sugar, baking powder, lemon zest and butter with an electric mixer on low speed to avoid splashing. Add the milk and keep beating to incorporate it. Add the egg and continue to beat until the mixture is soft but don't over beat. Divide batter evenly among moulds, filling each halfway, and bake about 20-25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean. Remove and let cool.
Meanwhile, prepare the frosting: in a food processor or with an electric mixer, beat the sugar with the margarine, lemon zest and coloring in a low speed, until well mixed. Slowly add the milk and then increase the speed, beating until you get a very soft and creamy texture. Check the consistency: if you want to use a pastry tip (in the original recipe the cupcakes are just covered with a spatula, which calls for less frosting; the quantitities I give is to decorate with pastry tip). If you think it's too soft, add more powdered sugar, if you think it's too thick, add an extra splash of milk.
With a sharp knife, remove a quite deep circle of the center of each cold cupcake, and then fill with a bit of lemon curd. Cover again with the piece of cake you've removed, pressing lightly.
Decorate with the frosting, using a pastry bag and a large pastry star tip. Finish with sprinkles or lemon zest.
