Cupcakes with a Desi Twist | Festive season goes on..

Come festive season people go for traditional sweets. Laddoos, halwa, kheer, et all appear in various avatars. Rich sweets that wow the taste buds and make the festive season more festive. Diwali especially is the time or festival where sweets lay a prominent role. We make sweets and share it with friends and family. 

But why make the same sweets again and again when we can go for something different and unique? 

Like a Kesar Khoya cream cupcake!

All this I got to know when I attended the cupcake workshop at Paparazzi restaurant, Royal Orchid Central, Bangalore.

The wonderful executive chef Hafizulla Baig explained he basic cupcake recipe(given below) and how we can add the different twist to it. He baked the cupcakes from scratch beating butter and sugar, adding eggs and finally the dry flour mix.

He divided this basic batter into three parts adding different flavours making three different types of cupcakes.

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the journey took around 20 minutes.

While we were waiting for the cupcakes to bake he also gave tips on improving the texture of cakes , the uses of different flours and art of perfecting breads.

At home we usually go for smaller measurements but here I saw cupcakes being made in bulk. This was also the first time I saw desi twists being done on cupcakes. Cupcakes are yummy but we could definitely make them yummier by adding a twist especially the desi twists.

So we can have a red raspberry cupcake with a Gulkand frosting, a vanilla cupcake with masala chai frosting. Whats more you can have jamoon frosting on cupcake as well.

I was sceptical at first when I heard of the gulkand in a frosting and that too when the chef tried it on red raspberry cupcake. But one bite and I was converted. I definitely would be trying the gulkand frosting on red raspberry one, while you can have your pick.

There were peanut butter cream, kahlua oreo frosting, jamoon and pistachio and the crowd blogger favourite ' masala chai'. Not to forget the second popular kesar khoya cream and the chili ganache frostings.

I am leaving you with the basic cupcake recipe (along with few pics),  which you can try out and enjoy with your own desi twists.Diwali will definitely go on and on with wonderful cupcakes.

BASIC CUP CAKE RECIPE

Butter -500gm

Castor sugar -500gm

Eggs -9nos

Flour -450gm

Baking powder -10gm

Milk        -250ml

Vanilla essence -2ml

METHOD

Preheat the oven to 180c 

Put the Butter and sugar in bowl and beat until pale and fluffy

Sift the flour and baking powder into the Bowl

Beat the eggs and vanilla and add to the bowl. Beat until just combined

Spoon the mixture into paper cases

Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until risen, golden and firm to the touch

Cool down to room temperature at least for 10minutes.

Pipe Desire Frosting and garnish it.

Next time instead of traditional mithais bake the unique desi cupcakes.They are perfect anytime and make any occasion special.

Drop in with friends and family at the Paparazzi restaurant,

Royal Orchid Central,
No. 47/1, Manipal Centre,
Dickenson Road,
Bangalore 560042