A prize for you

by ysolda on June 12, 2008

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I’m about to go to the post office with a huge bag of packages and send the prizes from the blogiversary contest on their way. I wish I could send one to everyone who entered, but instead I have a little thank you gift for everyone reading

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I baked these cupcakes for my friend Joanna’s birthday along with some extras for tonight’s knitting group at K1. Totally winged the recipe, but I did have the forethought to measure things just in case they were good, and I’m so glad I did. The perfect balance between dense and spongey, with the addition of lassi helping to keep them moist and cutting the sweetness with a little tang. I hope you like them too.

Joanna’s Cupcakes

Made 40ish mini muffin size cupcakes and I’m guessing about a dozen full size muffins.

Melt together 4oz / 115g butter + 4 oz / 115g dark chocolate.

Beat together 3 eggs, 3oz / 85g light muscavado sugar, 2oz / 55g agave nectar, 6fl oz / 170ml lassi. Mix in the chocolate butter mixture and then fold in 6oz / 170g flour, 2tsp baking powder and 1oz / 30g cocoa.

Bake at 180 degrees c / 350 degrees f until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean. About 10-15 mins for this size.

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Joanna’s loved Turkish delight for as long as I can remember so I was trying to go for that sort of flavour with these. It wasn’t perfectly sucessful but the rose water spiked buttercream was certainly very good and at least a little reminiscent of that treat.

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So ridiculously pretty.

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{ 24 comments… read them below or add one }

Mai-Huong June 12, 2008 at 2:57 pm

Oh, those look so lovely! I always adore your recipes and the pictures- they’re always so quaint and cheery.

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hadley June 12, 2008 at 3:10 pm

I couldn’t imagine a cuter “thank you”. Maybe you should have Elijah and his banner printed off into cards.

Also, I wish I were eating one of those cupcakes. Yum.

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joan June 12, 2008 at 3:10 pm

How sweet, and thoughtful. And best of all, there are no calories in those pretty pictures!

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Lin June 12, 2008 at 3:35 pm

Lovely, thank you! If I bake those I will end up eating the lot before my husband comes home so I am only allowed to bake when others are here to share!!

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soknitpicky June 12, 2008 at 3:54 pm

Oooh, I am very excited! The cupcakes look soooo good

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Caitlin June 12, 2008 at 4:09 pm

Mmm… those look delicious! Thank you for posting the recipe.

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maria June 12, 2008 at 4:15 pm

Awww:)

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yoel June 12, 2008 at 4:42 pm

Yum! Those cupcakes look amazing! Thanks for the recipe!

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Judy June 12, 2008 at 4:46 pm

Thanks for the two cheery pictures of your knitted buddy with banner and those wonderful looking cupcakes.

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Emily June 12, 2008 at 6:24 pm

Those look amazing! Question: is lassi available as such where you are, or do you whip up your own with yogurt and ….?

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Jolanda June 12, 2008 at 6:55 pm

Yummie! that looks absolutely delicious.

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Alice from france June 12, 2008 at 6:56 pm

Awww! You’re welcome Elijah! Defenitely too cute!!
The cupcakes are cute too! How do you made the pink cream?

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genna June 12, 2008 at 9:29 pm

I am going to have to try making those cupcakes… the picture of the frosting alone is making me quite hungry.

Only recently have I discovered your blog and am very sad that I never knew about your store when I lived in Edinburgh last fall! Someday I will go back and definitely check it out.

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Marie June 13, 2008 at 1:12 am

What is it about cupcakes that makes them so charming? I think its their little crimped paper skirts!

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Debbie June 13, 2008 at 1:19 am

I love Elijah! He’s definitely alive! The cupcakes are so simple and elegant!

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Shelly June 13, 2008 at 2:01 am

It is so cool that your little creatures are taking over…they are SO cute! Today is my birthday and I made cupcakes..yours look so much better..trade you (white chocolate wasabi)!

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Cornflower June 13, 2008 at 9:56 am

These look and sound wonderful! Thanks for the recipe.

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Joanna June 13, 2008 at 11:23 am

A recipe named after me!!! Yay! I can confirm that these were some of the very best cupcakes I have had ever. Although two of the tiny things was as much as I could handle in one evening – soooo rich :) I wish I hadn’t been so generous with them… I want one now!

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Jane in London June 13, 2008 at 9:08 pm

Are those really wheat free?! They look gorgeous, and I want to bake now! Oh well. I shall bide my time until I’m next On Call, which is my night for sitting home and baking. ~x~

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Laura June 14, 2008 at 12:51 am

i love your blog, the patterns and the finished pieces are lovely. and that cupcakes look tempting indeed!!!!!

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Bloemenjansje June 14, 2008 at 8:37 am

Just doubling up the question about the lassi, and do you use sweet or salty lassi?

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