Bite size...Raspberry Cupcakes

One of our friend had his birthday today and he didn't want any crazy cake or party :( 

so I asked him what was his favorite dessert/pastry flavor, he said vanilla !

Vanilla itself was too boring I had to add something with it , let check in my fridge. 

BINGO ! I found some raspberries and raspberry jelly :)

So today the cupcakes are vanilla with a raspberry buttercream !

Cupcake

Serves 20 mini cupcakes                                                                                   Preheat the oven on 350 degrees.

                                                          Cream the butter and sugar together until the mixture 

1/4 cup butter (half stick)                                    is smooth and pale.Add the egg.

1/2 cup sugar                                    In a bowl, combine the flour,baking powder and salt.

1 egg                                                   In another bowl put the milk and vanilla extract.

1 1/4 cup flour                                       Add 1/3 of the flour mix and 1/3 of the milk
3/4 tsp baking powder                              to the creamed mixture and beat well.             

1/4 tsp salt                                     Repeat three time until the flour mix and milk are empty.

80 ml milk                                                 

1 tsp vanilla extract                                  If you want a Vanilla/Raspberry cupcake
                                                   fold the raspberry jelly (about 1 teaspoon) into the batter.

(optional)

Raspberry jam                         Spoon the cupcake dough into the mini cupcake pan (about 2/3).

Buttercream

1/2 cup butter (one stick)                                   Cream the butter and half of the sugar. 

1 1/2 cup powder sugar                          Add the rest of the sugar and the milk and beat well.

1 tbsp milk                                                         Then add the salt and vanilla extract.

1 pinch of salt

1/4 tsp vanilla extract 

or 1/4 tsp raspberry extract                           At this point you have different options:

(optional)                                          1. Add raspberry extract and a tiny bit of pink coloring

Puree some                                2. Add vanilla extract and fold raspberry puree into the batter

fresh raspberries

Pink coloring food

Bon Appetit !