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Red Velvet Valentine’s Cake

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I´m not the biggest fan of Valentine´s Day, but it gives me a good reason to bake. So here’s my version of Red Velvet Cake, with raspberries and two versions of buttercream. Share it with someone you care about, today or some other day!

Ingredients
200 (7 oz) melted butter
200 (7 oz) sugar
3 eggs
300 (10,5 oz) plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
3 tsp vanilla sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tbsp cocoa
2,25 dl (1 cup) milk
1 tbsp red food color (no taste)

200 g (7 oz) frozen raspberries

Cream cheese buttercream
50 g (1,8 oz) butter (room temperature)
100 g (3,5 oz) cream cheese
250 g (8,8 oz) powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla sugar

Buttercream
150 g (5,3 oz) butter (room temperature)
75 g (2,7 oz) cream cheese
375 g (13,2 oz) powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla sugar
1 good squeeze of a slice of lemon

Grated dark chocolate


How to do it

  • Preheat the oven to 200ºC /390ºF.
  • Butter and line 1-3 round cake tins (22 cm/ 9 in) (and/or use parchment paper).
  • Melt the butter and let it cool down a bit.
  • In a large bowl, beat the eggs together with sugar for a few minutes until you have a thick and fluffy mixture. I use a stand mixer with a whisk, but you may just as well use an electric hand mixer.
  • Mix in about 1/3 of the melted butter, and pour it into the mixture.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and vanilla sugar.
  • Slowly add the dry ingredients and the rest of the milk to the mixture, and mix until you have a smooth batter.
  • Mix in the red food color. The batter should become bright red.
  • Transfer 1/3 of the batter to (each) cake tin.
  • Bake each layer in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes, or until a skewer put in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
  • Let the layers cool down on a cooling rack.
Make a fluffy mix of eggs and sugar, then add the melted butter
Add the dry ingredients
Add the milk
  • Heat up the raspberries until boiling point. Let it cool down.

Cream cheese buttercream

  • In a large bowl, beat the butter until smooth. I use a stand mixer with a whisk.
  • Add the cream cheese and mix well.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the powdered sugar and the vanilla sugar. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter and cream cheese.
  • Mix until you have smooth buttercream, and transfer to a separate bowl.

Buttercream

  • In a large bowl, beat the butter until it´s smooth. I use a stand mixer with a whisk.
  • Add the cream cheese and mix well.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the powdered sugar and the vanilla sugar. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the butter and cream cheese.
  • Add a good squeeze of a slice of lemon.
  • Mix until you have smooth buttercream, and transfer about half of the cake piping tool.

Put it all together

  • When the cake layers are cool, put one layer on a tray. 
  • Make a circle of buttercream around the edges of the layer (this will keep the cream cheese buttercream in place).
  • Cover the layer with half of the raspberries (see picture).
  • Cover the raspberries with half of the cream cheese buttercream (see picture).
  • Sprinkle some grated chocolate over the cream cheese buttercream (see picture).
  • Place the second layer over the first one, make a circle of buttercream around the edges, and cover it with the rest of the raspberries, the rest of the cream cheese buttercream and grated chocolate, just like on the first layer.
  • Place the third layer on top, and cover the entire cake (top and sides) with the rest of the buttercream.
  • I have decorated the cake with three balls of licorice covered in white chocolate, raspberry dust and chili. And a sprinkle heart.

Happy Valentine´s Day!

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Lars´Cupcakes

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Today I had the honor to serve cupcakes for Lars´ christening, and here’s the recipe for you. This recipe makes about 30 regular sized cupcakes and 30 small cupcakes.

Ingredients
400 g (14 oz) melted butter
400 g (14 oz) sugar
6 eggs
600 g (17,5 oz) plain flour
6 tsp vanilla sugar
4 tsp baking powder
4 tbsp cocoa
4,5 dl (1 3/4 cup) milk

Buttercream
350 g (12,25 oz) unsalted butter (room temperature)
100 g (3,5 oz) cream cheese
750 g (26,5 oz/ 1 lb 10,5 oz) powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp milk
A good squeeze of a thick slice of lemon

How to do it

  • Melt the butter.
  • In a large bowl, mix together the eggs and the sugar until you have a white and fluffy batter. I use a stand mixer with a whisk.
  • Stir in half of the milk to the melted butter, and add it to the batter.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, vanilla sugar and cocoa.
  • Add the mixed dry ingredients to the batter using a strainer. Mix well.
  • Slowly add the rest of the milk to the batter, and mix until you have a smooth batter.
  • Let the batter cool down a bit.
  • Preheat the oven to 200 ºC/ 390 ºF.
  • With a couple of spoons, transfer the batter to cupcake liners in a cupcake form.
  • Bake the cupcakes in the middle of the oven until a skewer put in the middle of the cupcakes comes out clean. Regular cupcakes take about 15-17 minutes, small cupcakes about 10-12 minutes.
  • Take the cupcakes out of the oven and the cupcake form, and let them cool down on a cooling rack.

Buttercream

  • In a large bowl, beat the butter until it´s smooth.
  • Mix in the cream cheese.
  • Slowly mix in the powdered sugar.
  • Mix in the vanilla extract.
  • Mix in the milk.
  • Add a good squeeze of a large slice of lemon, and mix until you have a smooth mixture.
  • When the cupcakes have cooled down, cover them with the buttercream using a cake piping tool, a knife or a spatula.
  • Decorate the cupcakes with figures made from sugar fondant, sprinkles, berries…

Congratulations to Lars!
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Cooling Minty Moments – Mint Chocolate Cupcakes

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Winter is here, and it´s cold outside. These cupcakes and their mint chocolate buttercream are perfect for the winter season, and maybe even as a fresh treat during the upcoming Holidays.

Ingredients
175 g (6,2 oz) softened butter
150 g (5,5 oz) sugar
3 eggs
250 g (8,8 oz) plain flour
2 tbsp cocoa
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla sugar
2,5 dl (1 1/4 cup) milk

Mint Chocolate Buttercream
200 g (7 oz) After Eight Mint Chocolate Thins (melted)
0,5 dl (1/4 cup) milk
100 g (3,5 oz) softened butter
250 g (8,8 oz) powdered sugar
1 tbsp cocoa

Decoration
Silver pearl sprinkles, candied mint.

How to do it

    1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC / 390ºF.
    2. Beat together the butter with the sugar in a large bowl. I use a stand mixer, but you may just as well use an electric hand mixer.
    3. Add the eggs, one by one.
    4. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and vanilla sugar.
    5. Slowly add the mixed dry ingredients to the mixture.
    6. Add the milk to the mixture until you have a smooth batter.
    7. With a couple of spoons, transfer the batter to cupcake liners in a cupcake form.
    8. Bake the cupcakes in the middle of the oven until a skewer put in the centre of the cupcakes comes out clean. Regular cupcakes take about 15-17 minutes, small cupcakes about 10-12 minutes.
    9. Take the cupcakes out of the oven and the cupcake form, and let them cool down on a cooling rack.

Mint Chocolate Buttercream

    1. Slowly melt the After Eight chocolates with the milk and some of the butter.
    2. Beat the rest of the butter with the powdered sugar and cocoa in a bowl. Use a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer.
    3. Slowly add the melted chocolate mix, and mix until you have smooth mixture.
    4. Let the buttercream cool down.
    5. When the cupcakes and the buttercream have cooled down (about room temperature), cover the cupcakes with the buttercream using a cake piping tool, a knife or a spatula.

Decorate the cupcakes with silver pearl sprinkles, candied mint…

Enjoy!

Raspberry Cupcakes

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As you may have noticed, I’m a big fan of raspberries. They are sweet, but still have some bitterness to them. Thus, perfect for baking. Here are some raspberry cupcakes, before it´s time to really get into the festive season.

Ingredients
175 g (6,2 oz) softened butter
150 g (5,5 oz) sugar
3 eggs
250 g (8,5 oz) plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla sugar
200 g (7 oz) frozen raspberries
0,5 dl (1/4 cup) milk

Buttercream
125 g (4,4 oz) softened butter
250 g (8,5 oz) powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla sugar
juice from 1/2 lemon
1-2 tbsp milk
red food colour

Decoration
Licorice marshmallows, fresh or dried raspberries, sprinkles, white chocolate…

How to do it

    1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC / 390ºF.
    2. Beat together the butter with the sugar in a large bowl. I use a stand mixer, but you may just as well use an electric hand mixer.
    3. Add the eggs, one by one.
    4. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar.
    5. Slowly add the mixed dry ingredients to the mixture.
    6. Add the frozen raspberries to the mixture.
    7. Add the milk to the mixture until you have a smooth batter.
    8. With a couple of spoons, transfer the batter to cupcake liners in a cupcake form, or into cupcake “cups”.
    9. Bake the cupcakes in the middle of the oven for about 15-20 minutes, until a skewer put in the middle of the cupcakes comes out clean.
    10. Take the cupcakes out of the oven, and let them cool down on a cooling rack.

Buttercream

    1. In a large bowl, beat the butter with the powdered sugar and vanilla sugar until smooth. Use a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer.
    2. Slowly add the lemon juice and then the milk, and mix until you have smooth mixture. Keep an eye on the mixture, so that it doesn’t get too fluid.
    3. Add some red food color to make the buttercream pink.
    4. When the cupcakes have cooled down, cover them with the buttercream using a cake piping tool, a knife or a spatula.

I have decorated the cupcakes with some licorice marshmallows from The Mallows, but you may just as well Decorate the cupcakes with berries (fresh or dried), white chocolate, sprinkles…

Bon appétit!

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Bittersweet Dreams – Lemon Cupcakes

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When life gives you lemons, make lemon cupcakes. As it´s getting colder outside, these bittersweet cupcakes are perfect with a warm cup of tea. This recipe will give you about 15-20 regular cupcakes, or about 25-30 small cupcakes.

Ingredients
175 gram (6,2 oz) softened butter
200 gram (7 oz) sugar
3 eggs
250 gram (8,8 oz) plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp vanilla sugar
2 lemons (juice and zest)
0,25 dl (2 tbsp) milk

Buttercream frosting
75 gram (2,6 oz) softened butter
190 gram (6,7 oz) powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla sugar
1-2 tbsp milk
juice from 1/2 lemon

Decoration
Blueberries, raspberries, white chocolate, sprinkles…

Cupcakes
Zest and juice
Buttercream

How to do it

    1. Preheat the oven to 215ºC / 420ºF.
    2. Beat together the butter with the sugar in a large bowl. I use a stand mixer, but you may just as well use an electric hand mixer.
    3. Add the eggs, one by one.
    4. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and vanilla sugar.
    5. Slowly add the mixed dry ingredients to the mixture.
    6. Zest the lemons, and then squeeze the lemon juice (the lemons should be cleaned before you zest them).
    7. Add the zest and juice to the mixture.
    8. Add the milk to the mixture until you have a smooth batter.
    9. With a couple of spoons, transfer the batter to cupcake liners in a cupcake form.
    10. Bake the cupcakes in the middle of the oven until they have a golden surface. Regular cupcakes take about 15-17 minutes, small cupcakes about 10-12 minutes.
    11. Take the cupcakes out of the oven and the cupcake form, and let them cool down on a cooling rack.
    12. For the buttercream frosting, beat the butter with the powdered sugar and vanilla sugar in a bowl until smooth. Use a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer. Slowly add the milk and then the lemon juice and mix until you have smooth, but not too soft, mixture. Keep an eye on the mixture, so that it doesn’t get too fluid.
    13. When the cupcakes have cooled down, cover them with the buttercream using a cake piping tool, a knife or a spatula.
    14. Decorate the cupcakes with berries (fresh or dried), white chocolate, sprinkles…

Bon appétit!

Btw…
Why not be a little crazy and decorate the cupcakes with licorice.

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