Ella and Ezra's First Cupcakes =P

Ezra, 10 years old and Ella, 6 years old are my nieces... always ecstatic about the stuffs I bake, I decided to let them give a hand on my today's agenda. -- Girl scouts should know their basic baking to get their baking badge =P

Ella's work; A batch of Red Velvet Cupcakes

Ezra's work; A batch of Moist Tsokolate-Eh

My recipe is not actually weird, it's just that people are not used to using and eating vinegar with their desserts. Yes, vinegar. Cane vinegar to be exact, what I love about cane vinegar is the tanginess and right balance it gives. Acid is an ingredient in Pastries in order to get that balance of sweetness and a little kick. Other acids used in baking are cream of tar tar, lemon juice, lime juice, sour cream, buttermilk, yoghurt, etc.

I was pleased with the end result as I get good comments about this recipe I made in one try. I was able to sell each cupcakes for 35 Pesos. hehehe

• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
• 1 cup fresh milk
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons red food coloring --omit for the Tsokolate-Eh cupcakes
• 1 teaspoon cane vinegar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Tsokolate-Eh is a famous Filipino hot chocolate concoction described as rich and thick chocolate drink, it was even featured in Dr. Jose P. Rizal's Noli Me Tangere. The key to a good Tsokolate-eh is fresh milk and tablea or cocoa. nom nom nom

The secret to a moist cake is Imbibing. For a batch of cupcakes about 1 cup of warm Tsokolate-Eh will do.The glaze is made with the same mixture but made thicker, as it cools down it will thicken more enough to glaze the cupcakes.

Taddaahhhh!!!! 

 Moist Tsokolate-Eh cupcake 

Cream  cheese frostings tend to be loose and hard to pipe, if you add to much sugar you will then lose the flavor of Cream cheese. A Cream cheese frosting should taste like it is with Cream cheese, Sugar is not a flavor.

450g Powdered sugar
1/2 c butter
1cup Creamcheese
to taste Cane Vinegar

nom..nom..nom..

 Red Velvet cupcake with Cream cheese and Cane Vinegar frosting and Cherry pop rocks 

waaaa.. a cupcake monster