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If you are under the impression that learning how to make cup cakes is both time and labor consuming, think again.

The fact is, the entire process of making cup cakes can be learnt and practiced and it really does not require a University course in rocket science to master this art. In fact, there are several work-from-home moms who have become small business entrepreneurs after they learned the simple art of how to make cup cakes!

Many people today fancy cakes from large departmental stores or the small bakery round the corner and yes they are doing a good trade however; stun your family and friends by starting to bake your own masterpieces by learning the simple “How To” of baking delicious Cup Cakes.

Glance through the simple recipe below of how to make toffee cupcakes with butter frosting and you will know immediately how simple and hassle-free the whole game is.

First of all make sure you have all the ingredients. Just a warning though – ditch your diet for this afternoon feast!

You will need:

2 cups all-purpose flour – sifted twice

1 tsp baking powder – sifted with the flour

1/2 tsp baking soda – sifted with the flour

1/2 cup softened butter,

3/4 cup granulated sugar,

1/4 cup brown sugar,

3 eggs, beaten well

1 tbsp molasses,

2 tsp vanilla,

1/2 cup buttermilk

1/2 cup regular cream soda

3/4 cup toffee pieces.

Incidentally all these ingredients are easily available at any neighborhood grocery.

Below the step-wise cooking formula:

1. Grease and flour muffin baking tray (makes 12 muffins) set aside.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Beat the butter in a large mixing bowl with the help of a mixer and run at medium speed for about 30 seconds.
4. Add the granulated sugar and the brown sugar beating thoroughly until very light, fluffy and creamy.
5. Take the eggs and mix until they are all blended well.
6. Mix in the vanilla and the molasses.
7. Add the flour mixture the buttermilk and cream soda to the butter mixture alternately. While mixing on low speed after each addition.
8. Mix in the toffee pieces

Fill muffin cups to about ¾ full.

Bake for 18 minutes or till the tops spring back when touched lightly.

Cool on wire rack for about 10 minutes before removing from the pans.

Your cup cakes are ready for icing when they are COMPLETELY cool.

A delicious Brown Butter Icing goes fantastic with this – Brown butter cream icing can be made by heating ¼ cup butter in a saucepan over low heat for about 6-8 minutes and then cooling it.  (You will know when to take off the heat – when it turns brown!)

Now take a mixing bowl and mix ¼ cup softened butter at medium speed for 30 seconds, add the cooled brown butter to the whipped butter and beat them together then add 2 cups powdered sugar, ½ tsp vanilla, dash of salt, 1/8 tsp nutmeg. Whip the mixture until it has the right consistency. Spread it immediately on the cupcakes.

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The author lives on 1.5 acres of beautiful untouched bushland about 120km North West of Sydney Australia. We enjoy a sub-tropical climate and receive daily visits from a myriad of native birds which lasts from first light until dark. (Then the owls and possums come out)

We buy as much of our produce as we can from local farmers realizing the importance natural methods of growing food and the crucial element of mineral rich soils.

I hope you enjoy my work, as much as I have in presenting it.
My knowledge of cooking comes from my grandparents whose old fashioned but tried and tested ways live on through me and

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No matter what kind of a party you’re hosting – be it a child’s birthday party, a wedding anniversary, a marriage reception, the launch of a film or a book, an afternoon tea party, a Christmas get-together or a send off to a colleague or friend– the one thing that you ought to include in your party is a delicious cake.

People love parties that have cakes. Cakes can transform even the simplest get-together into a meaningful and fun-filled celebration. They add deliciousness and sweetness to any occasion.

The type of cake that you serve at your party should compliment the rest of the menu and more importantly the occasion. For instance, a festive plum cake is the best cake that you could serve at a Christmas celebration. It is a traditional Christmas favorite and significant to the festive season.

If you’re having an afternoon tea party, your guests will obviously look forward to a cake along with the other goodies you’re serving. Cakes served at tea parties should preferably be light. It is best never to serve cakes that have layers or cakes that have thick cream or are rich in frosting at such parties. Lemon sponge cakes, Dundee cakes and Madeira cakes are the best loved cakes for afternoon tea parties.

Birthday cakes are the most attractive parts of a children’s birthday party. Children wait to see the cake’s design and once the cake cutting ceremony is over, they wait to get their hands (and mouths!) on the cake. Such cakes should be both attractive and delicious. Wedding cakes should be both delicious and ornate. They need to compliment the beauty of the wedding ceremony. You also should ensure that the cake will be large enough to serve all the guests.

A cake that marks an occasion like the release of a book or the launch of a film launch can be designed to look like the book’s jacket or the film’s poster. These cakes create great photo opportunities especially when such events are being covered by the press. A cake with a favorite flavor like chocolate or vanilla and an appropriate message in icing can be used to congratulate a colleague on his promotion or give a farewell to someone who is retiring.

Dessert cakes can polish off the meal at an anniversary party. Once the couple celebrating the anniversary cuts the cake, it can be served to the guests as dessert. So no matter when your next party is or what it is about, please your guests by making sure that you give them a piece of cake.

The author is an entertainment, gifts, foods editor and works for many websites related to event, bollywood, gifts, foods, cakes, chocolates, music, movie, concerts and theater. Visit: Birthday Cake or http://www.monginis.net/happy-birthday

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