FLUFFY SPONGE CUPCAKES

 

FLUFFY SPONGE CUPCAKES

adapted from :    anncoojournal.com

Ingredients :

4  large  eggs
1  tsp  vanilla extract
100  gm  caster sugar
140  gm  cake flour/plain flour
1  tsp  baking powder
50  gm  butter

50  gm  fresh milk

Instructions :

1.  Preheat oven to 170'C.  Line muffin pan with paper cases.  In a bowl, combine cake flour and baking powder together.

2.  In a mixing bowl, whisk eggs and sugar at high speed for 5 minutes until double volume.  Lower to speed one and whisk for 30 seconds to get rid of some air bubbles.  To test it, you can write a letter "O" on the surface of egg batter and it should stay there for a few seconds then you have the right consistency.

3.  Transfer the egg batter to a large bowl.  Sieve flours in 2 batches and fold gently well with a rubber spatula in each addition.  Do not overmix or you will deflate the batter.

4.  Melt the butter and milk together at low heat.  When you see the butter almost melted, remove from heat.  Do not boil the mixture and stir well.

5.  Scoop some batter into the melted butter and mix well.  Then pour the mixture into the remaining batter and gently fold well with a rubber spatula.

6.  Fill the paper cases with the batter to 3/4 full, then gently drop the muffin pan on table top twice to knock out air bubbles.

7.  Bake in the preheated oven for about 25-30 minutes till lighly golden or skewer inserted into cake comes out clean.