This recipe is very simple, but the cupcake turns out to be really festive! Tastier than cake! It is very delicate, aromatic, sweet! Be sure to try cooking it.
It is necessary
- For the cupcake:
- Flour - 1 and 1/2 tbsp.
- Sour cream or kefir - 1 tbsp.
- Vegetable oil - 6 tablespoons
- Sugar - 1 tbsp.
- Carob - 5 tablespoons
- Vanillin - 1/2 tsp
- Soda - 1 tsp
- For glaze and decoration:
- Nuts (walnuts, pistachios or good quality peanuts) - 100 gr.
- Carob - 3 tablespoons
- Sugar - 2 tablespoons
- Water - 4 tablespoons
- Butter - 5 tablespoons
Instructions
Step 1
First, sift one and a half cups of flour into a deep bowl. Add the rest of the dry ingredients - sugar, carob, baking soda and vanillin. If you want the cake to be flavorful, add other baking spices - cinnamon, cardamom.
Step 2
Add 6 tablespoons of vegetable oil to the dry mixture. Rub the oil and dry ingredients thoroughly with your fingers.
Step 3
Pour a glass of sour cream or kefir into the cake batter. With sour cream, the cake is softer. Stir and leave for 10 minutes for the dough to swell. In the meantime, you can chop the nuts at will.
Step 4
Preheat oven to 190 C. Place dough in a greased baking dish or muffin tins. Bake for about 25 minutes. Check the doneness of the cake with a match.
Step 5
When the cake is ready, remove it from the oven to cool. In the meantime, prepare the frosting. Combine all the glaze ingredients: carob, sugar, water and butter. Simmer until thickened.
Step 6
Add chopped nuts to the hot frosting. Pour the icing over the cooled cake. If you are using salted nuts like pistachios or peanuts, sprinkle the frosting over them. A delicious cupcake is ready!
