Crème Brulée Cupcakes
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Total: 106minPreparation: 48minCooking: 28minWait: 30min
- Portions: 18
- Difficulty: Intermediate
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Ingredients
Instructions
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For Pastry Cream
In a medium heavy bottom pot, whisk cornstarch, ½ cup sugar and ¼ teaspoon salt together.
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In a separate bowl whisk 2 cups Evaporated Milk and egg yolks to combine thoroughly.
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Add milk mixture to the pot and place pot over medium heat stirring constantly to prevent lumps from forming. Bring mixture to a boil and continue to boil for about 1 minute.
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Remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon vanilla essence and 2 tablespoons butter. Cover completely by pressing plastic wrap onto top of pastry cream to prevent skin from forming and refrigerate.
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For Cupcakes
In an electric mixer cream 1 cup of butter and 2 cups granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
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Add eggs one at a time, beating well in between additions.
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Sift flour, baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt in to a medium bowl.
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Add 2 teaspoons vanilla extract to 1 cup Evaporated Milk and set aside.
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Add flour mixture and milk mixture to creamed butter alternating the additions. Beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
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Beat until ingredients are combined thoroughly. Pour batter into lined cupcake pans.
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Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (180°C) for 15 – 20 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean when inserted.
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Leave to cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Using a small knife, cut out a hole about one inch deep in the centre of each cupcake.
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Pipe pastry cream into hole and continue to cover top of each cupcake with pastry cream. Sprinkle sugar onto pastry cream topped cupcakes generously.
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Using a kitchen torch or broiler, caramelize the sugar on each cupcake.
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- Plastic Wrap
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- Refrigerator
- Handmixer
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- Bowl
- Sieve
- Glass Measuring Cup
- Measuring Spoons
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- Muffin Pan
- Paper Cupcake Liners
- Oven
- Toothpicks
- Knife
- Pastry Bag
- Plastic Storage Bag
Nutritional information 395kcal = 1,653kj /per portion
- 395.19 Calories Energy
- 226.51 Milligrams Calcium
- 6.90 Grams Protein
- 0.42 Milligrams Vitamin C
- 0.93 International unit Vitamin D
- 53.90 Grams Carbohydrates
- 0.58 Grams Fiber
- 305.72 Milligrams Sodium
- 17.18 Grams Fats
- 10.20 Grams Saturated Fats
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