Red Velvet Cup Cakes-Microwaved

Finally!

The operating word seems to be ,Finally!

Nice Na??No frosting this time!

I had been instrumental in hosting a "do" for about 85 ladies,all very pretty,with pretty discerning palettes all.And all the food was from baketitude...

Save this last one....and after making 180 cup cakes....making another batch seemed to be a DAUNTING prospect.The "Mess Maker" was piling all sorts of emotional baggage on me...."You can do it for the ladies...but not for your only child!"

It had to be EASY,this time round,it had to be zap"pable"...wanted to be like Sabrina...The Teenage Witch-Not Hilda or Zelda....I'm not that old ,puhleese!!!!!!!

See the little bite sized red jewels...

Ruby Red...only thing missing is the setting in maybe platinum.

Yes...that's Buddha No.3!

BTW ,the guy who cleans and dusts all the brass and crystal I have outside ,calls Buddha ."Buddhi Baba-बुद्धि बाबा"...as if we need any more "Buddhi"or Intelligence to get us by!
Close up view!
Pretty!
Pretty Tempting too!
This is an adaptation of the Red Velvet Cup Cakes recipe from the Better Homes and Gardens magazine.

for the
Red Velvet Cup Cakes-Microwaved...

you need

250 gms flour
175 gms caster sugar
2 tspns red food colouring
2 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp baking soda /bicarbonate of soda
1  1/4 tsp baking powder(skip if you use cake flour)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
115 gms of butter
2 eggs
1 cup 240 (mils) cold milk

Lets start with the milk.
In a glass,pour half the vinegar and then pour in the milk and the food colouring.Mix to get this pretty colour, and set aside.

That's the butter -softened ,add to this the sugar and then beat well.Cream,well and add the eggs one by one...

Beat in the eggs one at a time...egg in....one hand ,admit it,impressed aren't you??

Whip it all together.

Sift the flour the baking powder and the salt with the cocoa powder twice.Now alternately add the flour and the milk mix in three batches.

The batter should be a little more liquidy than the normal cake batter.Microwaves need a little more liquid.
Don't panic if the butter looks split.Here ,the heat will bring it all together.

Now for the fizz!
That was the remaining vinegar to which you need to add the bicarbonate of soda.......when it is fizzing add it to the batter.Make sure you leave no lumps of the soda.Gently stir it into the batter.Couldn't photograph and mix the batter at the same time.so....

The batter spooned into cups.Don't add more than half the cup...your batter will over flow"eth"...the love of the cup cake will make the cup soggy....my first batch was like that.So wiser in the second batch!Age does bring wisdom...never deny that.
One recipe will give you about 25 cup cakes and if you go mini...like sweet little sister of mine,,,,you'll get about 60.

OK,in the microwave,70% power. If you are blessed with good voltage...or do not know what high or low voltage means,be sure to keep a cup of water with your cup cakes.That will ensure that your cup cakes do not dry out.
7-8 minutes.You need to bring them out when a pick comes clean ,but the surface looks kind of wet.
As they cool they cook even more.You don't want dry hard discs of cake....so take care.

Peace offering!Chrysanthemums are in bloom here.

little hearts beating in sync with each other!....love ..what it does to you?

Well hello!Let your kids help...its worth it,even if they make a mess.My babe loves to lick the batter of the bowl...so its always one cake sushi for him!

So what are you baking today????