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Mimosa Cupcake

17/11/2023

Mimosa cupcakes are a miniature version of the classic mimosa cake and represent a cute and delicious idea to celebrate special occasions like International Women’s Day. Here’s how to make them:

Ingredients

  • 125 g of all-purpose flour
  • 125 g of sugar
  • 125 g of soft butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 sachet of baking powder
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • Grated zest of 1 lemon (optional)
  • 200 ml of fresh cream for the filling
  • 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar for the cream
  • 125 ml of milk
  • Alchermes liqueur or orange juice for soaking (optional)

For the decoration:

  • 100 g of sponge cake
  • Powdered sugar as needed

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. In a bowl, cream the soft butter with the sugar until you have a soft and fluffy mixture.
  3. Add the eggs one at a time, continuing to beat.
  4. Gently fold in the sifted flour, baking powder, and salt, mixing gently until the batter is smooth. If you like, add the grated lemon zest.
  5. Fill the cupcake liners to about 2/3 of their capacity and bake for about 20 minutes or until they are golden brown and well risen.
  6. Meanwhile, whip the cream with the powdered sugar until it is firm and put it in the fridge.
  7. Once baked, remove the cupcakes from the oven and allow them to cool completely.
  8. When they are cool, cut a small lid from the top of each cupcake and hollow out the inside to make room for the cream.
  9. If desired, soak the center of the cupcakes with alchermes or orange juice.
  10. Fill the hollow with whipped cream and replace the cupcake lid.

For the decoration:

  1. Crumble the sponge cake and pass it through a sieve to obtain fine crumbs.
  2. Sprinkle the sponge cake crumbs over the cupcakes, trying to get them to adhere well to the cream to simulate the appearance of the mimosa.
  3. Finally, dust with powdered sugar.

Your mimosa cupcakes are ready! They are perfect to serve for a spring snack or as a sweet tribute to International Women’s Day.

Curiosity

The mimosa cake is a tribute to the mimosa flower, traditionally associated with International Women’s Day in Italy, celebrated on March 8th. Its yellow and fluffy surface is inspired by the small pom poms of mimosa flowers.

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