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Neapolitan Cupcakes
Sapana Behl
Three layered cupcakes with vanilla, chocolate and strawberry flavours.
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Prep Time
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
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Total Time
30
minutes
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Course
Cupcakes, Dessert
Cuisine
Italian
Servings
6
People
Ingredients
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For chocolate
3/4
cup
all-purpose flour
1/2
teaspoon
baking soda
2
tablespoon
cocoa powder
1/4
cup
milk
2
tablespoon
olive oil
1/4
cup
boiling water
4
tablespoon
sugar
For vanilla
3/4
cup
all-purpose flour
1
tablespoon
corn starch
1/2
teaspoon
baking powder
1/2
cup
milk
2
tablespoon
olive oil
1
teaspoon
vanilla extract
4
tablespoon
sugar
For frosting
1
cup
cream cheese
at room temperature
2
cups
icing sugar
sifted
1/4
cup
strawberry puree
Instructions
Make chocolate batter:
Preheat oven to 350 ° F and line two muffin trays with cupcake liners.
In a mixing bowl sift together flour, cocoa powder and baking soda. In another bowl whisk sugar and olive oil.
Add in milk and boiling water. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and gently whisk to combine.
Pour a spoonful of chocolate batter into the cupcake liners and set aside.
Make vanilla batter:
In a mixing bowl sift together flour, cornstarch and baking powder.
Combine milk, olive oil, sugar and vanilla in another bowl.
Fold in the dry ingredients into the wet and whisk until combined.
Pour the vanilla batter on top of the chocolate batter.
Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
Cool the cupcakes completely on wire rack.
Make frosting:
In a large mixing bowl add softened cream cheese and icing sugar. Whisk with an electric mixer until it reaches soft peaks.
Fold in strawberry puree and gently whisk again.
Pipe the frosting onto the cool cakes.
Notes
Alternatively, you can make three layered cupcakes with strawberry, vanilla and chocolate layered batter.
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