Hi there, it's Emma. I was really excited to bake my sister's wedding cupcakes, so I decided to create an original recipe just for the occasion! Now anytime we make these cupcakes they will always remind us of Elsie and Jeremy's big day.
Here's the recipe...
This recipe will make 22-24 regular size cupcakes.
For the cake batter: 2 1/2 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2/3 cup oil (I use vegetable or canola), 2 cups water, 2 teaspoons vinegar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
In a bowl combine all the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, baking soda and salt). In a seperate bowl combine all wet ingredients (oil, water, vinegar and vanilla extract). Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the wet until just combined and no visible lumps are left in the batter.
Fill cupcake pan (with liners) 2/3 full. Bake at 350 F for 20-22 minutes, until a tooth pick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
For the filling: 1 packaged softened cream cheese and 1/2 cup raspberry jam.
Mix cream cheese and jam together until combined, spoon filling into a pastry bag.
For the frosting: 1 1/2 cups softened butter, 1 1/2 to 2 cups powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon raspberry extract.
With an electric mixer beat the butter until creamy. Add 1 cup powdered sugar and beat until creamy. Keep adding bit more sugar at a time (beating in between) until you reach your desired sweetness. Then add in the extract, mix and spoon into a pastry bag fitted with whatever pastry tip you like (or none at all).
Using a sharp knife cut out small upside down cones from the center of the cupcakes. Fill this little hole with the raspberry/cream cheese filling. Pipe on frosting to cover the hole and the rest of the cupcake. Garnish with a real raspberry or a raspberry candy (we used candies).
These are my favorite cupcakes of all time! Next week we'll share Emma's recipe for pink lemonade cupcakes. We had a fun little cupcake party last night. It was so nice to have a little bit of girl time and use my new kitchen aid mixer. Have a lovely weekend! Elsie
These sound wonderful! I'm excited to try them!
Posted by: Violet | July 09, 2011 at 12:51 PM
I'm so glad you posted the recipe! These cupcakes look absolutely delicious (the frosting looks even better ;]). I'm going to try and make these now :)
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Posted by: Jada | July 09, 2011 at 12:52 PM
I am so glad you shared the recipe for those. I have been wondering how Emma made them. They look beautiful!
Posted by: Miranda | July 09, 2011 at 12:55 PM
Oh wow, these look amazing. I'm not sure mine would come close to looking this pretty, any plans to have a cupcake counter at Red Velvet?
Posted by: Jenn | July 09, 2011 at 12:58 PM
Thanks so much!
Jenn, Emma hasn't made these for her cupcake shop yet, but I'm sure she will someday. They're the best!!
Posted by: elsie | July 09, 2011 at 01:00 PM
Yummy! I can't wait to give them a bake:) Isn't a kitchen aid the best? I bake just to use it! xo.
Posted by: CharmedEarth | July 09, 2011 at 01:08 PM
yum! these sounds so delicious!! i'm definitely pinning these to make in the future.
Posted by: Megan Lane | July 09, 2011 at 01:20 PM
Those sound absolutely delicious! It makes me want to through a party and make them :)
Love and Turtledoves,
Jacqueline
Posted by: Jacqueline | July 09, 2011 at 01:34 PM
These are the prettiest cupcakes ever! Thank you for sharing the recipe. <3
Posted by: Mandy @ Miss Indie | July 09, 2011 at 01:37 PM
They look yummy! I love that Emma used that raspberry candy. I used to get that from my grandma as a child and I used to eat all the little nonpareils one by one before moving on to the chewy centre.
Posted by: Annika | July 09, 2011 at 01:42 PM
They look so pretty and perfect! Love your wrist tattoo very cute
Posted by: Lindsay @ Delighted Momma | July 09, 2011 at 01:49 PM
Hello Elsie, I am a Brazilian newspaper reporter and would like to interview you for a bridal magazine. My email is nuria.oliveira@liberal.com.br. I await your return. Thank you.
Posted by: Núria de Oliveira | July 09, 2011 at 03:24 PM
I love your deer plate!! Where did you get it?
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Posted by: Rachel | July 09, 2011 at 03:47 PM
Mmm, they look delicious! Lost in the Haze
Posted by: Jo - Lost in the Haze | July 09, 2011 at 03:52 PM
I love raspberries. These look amazing! I'm going to have to give them a try.
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Posted by: Gina Michele | July 09, 2011 at 03:53 PM
Yummy! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Michele | July 09, 2011 at 03:55 PM
oo they look lovely! totally need to buy a piping bag!
Katie x
Posted by: katie | July 09, 2011 at 04:07 PM
These look so tasty, I might have to give them ago, which is fine as I seem to be mastering the cooking of sweet things lately :)
Posted by: Lil' | July 09, 2011 at 04:22 PM
delicious
Posted by: Tete | July 09, 2011 at 04:23 PM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM. <3
Posted by: Shannon Marie | July 09, 2011 at 04:49 PM