Queen Cakes

"1, 2, 3, 4, I declare a cake war!"

Precursors and early cupcakes have had a wide range of names including baby cakes, fairy cakes, queen cakes, a cup cake, tiny cakes. Are cupcakes tiny cakes? Are they cakes in a cup? Are they cakes whose ingredients have been measured using a cup? Root for your definition of a cupcake in this sweet and fun episode all about this favorite handheld treat.

Assortment of empty colorful cupcake liners

Cupcake Recipe

Equipment

• Stand mixer

• Cupcake tins

• Cupcake liners

• Double boiler (for frosting)

• Electric hand mixer

Ingredients

For Cake:

• 1 cup butter

• 2 cup sugar

• 3 cup flour

• 4 eggs

For Frosting - enough for roughly 2 dozen cup cakes

• 2 egg whites

• 1 1/2 cups sugar

• 5 tablespoons water

• 1 tsp vanilla

• 1 tsp honey

Mise en place

• Allow butter and eggs to come to room temperature - roughly one hour

• Line cupcake tins

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. Beat eggs

3. Beat in sugar in a stream

4. Add eggs one at a time beating 30 sec between each

5. Fold in flour

6. Pour into lined cupcake tins

7. Bake 15 minutes.

While cupcakes cool, make frosting

1. Boil water in double boiler

2. Combine egg whites, sugar, water, and honey in top of a double boiler

3. Beat constantly until thoroughly mixed for 7 minutes (or until frosting stands in peaks)

4. Remove from boiling water

5. Add vanilla

6. Beat until thick enough to spread

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Lisetn to the Episode

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Historic Recipes:

1. Seven Minute Frosting from All About Home Baking Consumer service department general goods corporation - third edition, June 1935

Historic Recipe - Frosting

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