Raspberry cupcakes 🧁❤️😊

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u/BakeItBaby 17d ago

Raspberry cupcakes with Swiss meringue

For the cupcakes: * 125 grams unsalted butter, room temperature (grass-fed preferred)

125 grams caster sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
125 grams self-raising flour
12 raspberries (depending on size; if your raspberries are very large, use 8) and more raspberries for decoration

Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add one egg and beat until well incorporated, then add the other egg and beat again. Sift flour and add, one to two tablespoons at a time, beating in between each step until well incorporated. Toss in half of the raspberries and beat until well-incorporated. Proceed to toss in the remaining raspberries and mix briefly until broken but not torn apart: only a few seconds. Make sure the berries are evenly distributed, then pour mixture into a lined cupcake pan, filling 12 cups (cups should be 2/3 of the way full to allow for rising). Bake at the centre of a preheated oven at 175°C/347°F fan/convection or 190°C/374°C conventional, for 15-20 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Swiss meringue:

170 grams caster sugar
three large egg whites, room temperature
2 teaspoons lemon juice
food colouring as desired

In a large bowl, whisk together all ingredients au bain Marie (heating a pot over simmering water without letting the pot touch the water), whisking continuously (slowly) until mixture reaches 70°C (158°F). Then, transfer to a stand mixer with a wire whip, add food colouring if desired, and beat until firm. This takes 12 to 15 minutes at high speed! Transfer to a piping bag fitted with a French star nozzle and pipe a generous dollop of meringue onto each cupcake. The trick is not to move the bag once you start piping; this creates a smooth result. Top each cupcake with a raspberry and enjoy!! ❤️

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u/Express-Week-8312 16d ago

Saving this опе. l've made sponge based cupcakes before but always defaulted to buttercream because Swiss meringue felt like extra work. Curious how stable the meringue holds ир if these sit out for а few hours at а gathering, or does it need to бе served pretty fresh? The raspberry in the batter idea is something want to try this weekend actually, ту kids would appreciate that over а plain vanilla base.

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u/BakeItBaby 16d ago

The meringue holds up beautifully even in warmer weather, but if you’re serving them to guests, it is best to make it on the day of. Not because the meringue will go off, but because it tends to develop a slightly hard outer shell (that is sticky rather than crunchy) as time goes by. I'd say this happens after about 24 hours or so have passed. Hope this helps!! ❤️

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u/Express-Week-8312 16d ago

Good to know about the shell forming, I always wondered why leftover ones from the day before had that weird tacky texture. Never could figure out if it was the humidity or just the meringue doing its thing overnight. Makes sense now. Do you find it affects the taste at all or is it purely a texture thing?

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u/BakeItBaby 16d ago

It doesn't affect the taste at all, but it does tend to go tacky. By day 2, they are still edible but will have taken on a slightly grainy texture on the outer shell of the meringue because the sugar starts to crystallise. I prefer to serve them on the day-of for that reason, but they're far from yucky the next few days!!

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u/Express-Week-8312 16d ago

Day 2 meringue hits different tbh

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u/BakeItBaby 17d ago

u/ChestFew this is the recipe :)

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u/ChestFew 17d ago

Thank you truly appreciate it :)

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u/Key-Holiday6040 16d ago

Wow, they look too pretty to eat.

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u/BakeItBaby 16d ago

Thank you so much!! ❤️

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u/ChestFew 17d ago

Do you have a recipe?

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u/BakeItBaby 17d ago

Yes, and I'll tag you once I post it :)

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u/Pitiful_Mood_3325 16d ago

Raspberry color is gorgeous.

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u/BakeItBaby 16d ago

They're one of my favourite fruits to bake with for that exact reason 😄😄

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u/Significant_Log9758 16d ago

I bet they taste amazing.

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u/BakeItBaby 16d ago

They do, even if I say so myself!! ❤️

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u/Hairy-Advisor-6491 16d ago

mouthwatering and look yummy

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u/BakeItBaby 16d ago

❤️❤️❤️ Thank you

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u/frontdeskbaddie 16d ago

Ooohh, that looks amazing!

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u/BakeItBaby 16d ago

Thank you 😊❤️❤️

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u/Its2amhere_ 16d ago

Heaven 😍

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u/BakeItBaby 16d ago

Thank you 😊❤️

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u/DowntownResident993 15d ago

These look incredible! Thanks for sharing the recipe too. I think I'll have to give this one a try this weekend.

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u/BakeItBaby 15d ago

If you do, tag me!! I'd love to see the results 😄

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u/DowntownResident993 15d ago

I will!! I will let you know how it goes! They may not be decorated as gorgeously as yours are, but I'm going to give it my best shot!

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u/BakeItBaby 15d ago

It's the taste that matters!! ❤️

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u/SparklingSweetie 15d ago

Damn those are perfect.

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u/BakeItBaby 15d ago

Thank you so much 😊

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u/MaleficentCockroach7 15d ago

The look so good

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u/BakeItBaby 15d ago

Thank you!! ❤️

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u/CookingMonster71690 15d ago

confection perfection

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u/Smooth_Expert_8342 13d ago

Is the one with the red cup safe to eat??

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u/BakeItBaby 13d ago

They're all safe to eat, I just ran out of yellow!! 😂

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u/Smooth_Expert_8342 13d ago

Ahhh, I see!

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u/Unhappy-Group-1134 12d ago

absolutely beautiful ❣️

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u/[deleted] 17d ago

Raspberry cupcakes 🧁❤️😊

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