Blueberry Cupcakes
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For the cupcakes;
- 275g plain flour
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 2tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 180g softened unsalted butter
- 200g caster sugar
- 3 large free range eggs
- 1tsp vanilla
- 180g soured cream
- 150g blueberries
Blueberry Cream Cheese Frosting;
- 180g softened unsalted butter
- 250g cream cheese
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 400g icing sugar
- 100g blueberry jam
Preparation Time:- 15 minutes
Cooking Time:- 20-25 minutes
Complexity:
With fresh blueberries in the sponge and a delicious blueberry cream cheese frosting, these cupcakes are the perfect addition to an afternoon tea!
Apologies for the lack of step by step photos! I made these in a bit of a hurry but didn’t want you to miss out!
Now you can top these with whatever you like, but I have taken the liberty of adding a blueberry cream cheese frosting recipe below and it is so sexy. And yes, frostings can be sexy. If you don’t believe me, make this one.
1
Preheat the oven to 140C.
2
Cream together the butter and caster sugar.
3
Add the eggs one at a time and combine.
4
Add in the flour, bicarb, baking powder and salt.
5
Add the vanilla and soured cream.
6
Mix this all together on a high speed.
7
Fold in the blueberries.
8
Spoon the mixture into a lined cupcake tin.
9
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown on top.
10
For the frosting; Cream together the butter and cream cheese.
11
Add the icing sugar.
12
Once combined add the vanilla.
13
Finally, add the jam.
You can then pop this into a piping bag with a nozzle of your choice. (I went with a closed star Jem 1J)
If the cream cheese frosting isn’t quite firm enough to pipe with, keep adding icing sugar until you get the right consistency.
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Happy baking!
Britt xo