Daily Cupcake Recipe

Recipe for Friday, June 28th, 2012:
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes

Requested by legitimatizeyourmind.

Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart.
(via Martha Stewart Living)

Prep time: unknown
Cook/bake time: 20 minutes

Serves: 24 cupcakes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup whole milk
• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, cut into 1/2-inch chunks

(A conversion table can be found here.)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line 2 standard 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners; set aside.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.

Put butter and sugars into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, and mix on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in eggs, 1 at a time, and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with the milk. Stir in chocolate chunks with a rubber spatula.

Spoon 1/4 cup batter into each muffin cup.

Bake until pale golden and a cake tester inserted into centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

Transfer cupcakes to wire racks; let cool completely.

Recipe for Friday, June 28th, 2012:
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes

Requested by legitimatizeyourmind.

Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart.
(via Martha Stewart Living)

Prep time: 80 minutes
Cook/bake time: 18-20 minutes

Serves: 36

Ingredients [Chocolate Chip Cookie Cupcakes]:

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• Salt
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups whole milk
• 2 1/4 cups Chocolate Chip Cookie Base (see below)
• 36 small cookies for garnish *
• Vanilla frosting (see below)

Ingredients [Chocolate Chip Cookie Base]:

• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Salt
• 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups packed light-brown sugar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 12 ounces semisweet chocolate chips or chunks (2 cups)

Ingredients [Vanilla Frosting]:

• 4 1/2 sticks room-temperature unsalted butter
• 6 3/4 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 1 tablespoon plus 1 1/2 teaspoons whole milk
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

(A conversion table can be found here.)

Directions [Cookie Base]:

Sift flour, baking soda, and 1 1/4 teaspoons salt into a bowl.

In another bowl, beat butter and sugars with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. On low speed, beat in eggs, 1 at a time. Add flour mixture in 3 additions. Beat in vanilla. Mix in chocolate chips.

Directions [Cupcakes]:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line three 12-cup muffin tins with baking cups.

In one bowl, whisk together flours, baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.

In another bowl, beat butter and sugar with a mixer on medium-high speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Add eggs, 1 at a time, then vanilla. Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour.

Press 1 tablespoon cookie dough into bottom of each baking cup. Top each with 2 tablespoons batter. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes.

Transfer tins to wire racks; let stand for 5 minutes. Transfer cupcakes to racks. Let cool completely.

Directions [Frosting]:

Beat butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to medium-low; gradually add an additional 5 1/4 cups sugar. Raise speed to medium-high. Add milk and vanilla. Continue to beat until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Store at room temperature until ready to use (up to 2 days).

Transfer frosting to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip. Pipe frosting onto cupcakes, and top each with a cookie.

Recipe for Thursday, August 19th, 2011:
Triple-Citrus Cupcakes with Citrus Glaze

Recipe via Martha Stewart

Prep time: unknown
Bake time: 20 minutes

Serves: 36 cupcakes

Ingredients [Triple-Citrus Cupcakes]:

• 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons coarse salt
• 1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest (from 3 lemons)
• 3 tablespoons finely grated orange zest (from 2 oranges)
• 3 tablespoons finely grated lime zest, plus more for garnish (from 3 limes)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 9 large eggs, room temperature

Ingredients [Citrus Glaze]:

• 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 1/4 teaspoon finely grated citrus zest, such as orange, lemon, or lime
• 3 tablespoons fresh citrus juice, such as orange, lemon, or lime

(A conversion table can be found here.)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners.

Whisk together flour and salt. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, scraping down sides of bowl every few minutes. Add citrus zests. Reduce speed to medium, and add vanilla.

Add eggs, three at a time, beating until until incorporated, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in four batches, beating until completely incorporated after each.

Divide batter evenly among lined cups, filling each three-quarters full; tap pans on countertop once to distribute batter. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Transfer tins to wire racks to cool 10 minutes; turn out cupcakes onto racks and let cool completely.

Make glaze: Whisk all ingredients until smooth and combined. Use immediately.

Dip tops of cupcakes in glaze, then turn over quickly and garnish with zest. Cupcakes are best eaten the day they are glazed.