A trial with the super duper tedious rainbow cake and two rounds of experimenting with rainbow cupcakes, I can say I am quite proud of my final product *beam with pride*.
So far, those who have tasted it likes it.. Soft and spongy and not too oily (shall share a little revision I did to the recipe later on)
For the cupcakes (I changed the proportion cos I only needed to make 12):
Rainbow Cupcake:
Serving size: 12
I was lazy to use my usual cupcake recipe so decided to go instant this time round. The instant mix requires just oil, water and eggs, but I changed the propotion and it tasted even better :)
For the cake:
1 yellow cake mixture
3 eggs
1 cup Meiji yoghurt (I chose the strawberry flavour)
50 ml vegetable oil
125 ml water
Food colourings
Frosting (adapted from Selene Zhang ):
150ml fresh milk
1 tbsp plain flour
150 g butter, leave it at room temperature
120 g sugar
It is pretty similar to how I made the rainbow cake. Divide the batter into 5 portions and add in food colouring to achieve the desired colour.
Set to bake at 175 degree celcius. It is done when a toothpick is able to come out cleanly when we poke it through the cupcake.
While the cupcakes are baking in the oven, we can start preparing the frosting for the cupcake.
Whisk the flour and milk until well combined in a non-stick pan. Place over medium-high heat and cook the mixture until it starts to bubble and turns into a thick paste. Stir occasionally and make sure the mixture does not burn. Leave it to cool to room temperature.
Cream the butter until it is smooth and creamy. Gradually add in the sugar and beat till light and fluffy. Add in the vanilla extract and mix well.
Reduce the speed of your mixer to low and add in the milk/flour mixture. Increase the speed to medium high and beat the frosting until you see that it is gradually turning whiter and well combined. Refrigerate the frosting for 15mins (no more, no less!) and use immediately.
I used the piper I got a piper from Daiso and it works perfectly well!
Anyways, the cupcakes is for the best friend who is getting married next year:)
Wanted to make something special yet meaningful so rainbow cupcake it shall be! And it turned out that it was her wish to get a rainbow cupcake for birthday! What a coincidence!
A close- up shot of the cake
Love the bright colours! :)
Surprise visit to her house on the Saturday morning and she was all dressed up to go out! Luckily we liaised with Cornelius before that!
Happy Birthday danjakk! Hope you love your surprise! <3<3
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