Strawberries pair well with almost any kind of cake. Pound
cake, vanilla cake, chocolate cake, coconut cake…You get the point. I had just
finished the show Cupcake Wars on the
Food Network when I was inspired to bake something yummy. After looking at
several pictures of gorgeous cupcakes, I decided to make strawberry cream cupcakes.
These strawberry cream cupcakes taste as good as they look.
It all starts with how you mix it all together. It is important that when
baking anything that you follow the recipe or general outlines according to the
order the ingredients are mixed.
Think of it like a chemistry experiment. You can mix a few chemicals together,
but you may get different reactions, depending on the order you combine them. The
order and time that you mix the ingredients can affect the density, flavor, and texture of your cake. To avoid over-mixing a cake,
just mix until the ingredients are just well blended.
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| It is normal for these cupcakes to come out pale. |
When these cupcakes come out of the oven, they look very
pale. The worst thing to have is a dry overdone cake! It is important to check to
see if the cupcakes are done after about 15 minutes of baking. To check to see
if they are done, inert a toothpick in the cupcake in the center while still in
the oven. Do not take the cupcakes out of the oven before you check to see if
they are done or else they may collapse. After
you take the cupcakes out of the oven, let them cool on a wire rack.
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| A simple presentation is always neat. |
When the cupcakes are cooled completely, began the presentation.
A nice neat presentation is always a must. Make it look well enough that you
would want to “eat it with your eyes.” My motto when it comes to food presentations
are that, simple is always better. Go ahead and try these cupcakes. I promise you
want be disappointed.
Cooking Tips:
Sources:
"10
Secrets to Baking Pefect Cakess." Cooking Light . Web. 21 Jan. 2013.
<http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking-101/techniques/cake-baking-00412000067467/page8.html>.
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Sarah . "Cakes - The Baker's Dozen Tips for Success ." Baking911.
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