Pebble Cupcakes

Glee.

While we were on a little holiday in Sri Lanka, Juho and I had a small dinner for our family and friends and I was thinking what would be a good dessert! I decided upon chocolate cake and Pebble Cupcakes, which are basically Vanilla Cupcakes with Chocolate Frosting and Pebbles!

Now for those of you who don't know what Pebbles are, they are a Sri Lankan version of M&Ms :D And these little cupcakes were a big hit! They looked cute and they were so soft and moist and yummy!

 Ingredients:

For Cupcakes:

1 Cup Granulated Sugar
113g Butter, softened
2 Eggs
2 tsp Vanilla Extract
2 tsp Baking Powder
1/8 tsp Salt
1 1/3 Cups All Purpose Flour
1/3 Cup Butter Milk (1 cup milk + 1 tsp vinegar = 1 cup buttermilk)

For Frosting:

2 cups powdered sugar (or as needed)
4 tsp cocoa powder
60g butter, softened
1 tsp vanilla


Instructions:

For Cupcake:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F / 175 C. Line your cupcake tin with liners and set aside.

2. Cream together the sugar and butter with an electric mixture.

3. Add the eggs and vanilla and cream together until you get a smooth mixture.

4. With the speed on slow, add the dry ingredients (baking powder, salt, flour) and slowly add the milk and mix everything to combine. Do not overmix!

5. Scoop the batter into your lined cupcake tin, make sure its only filled ¾ of the way up because they will rise.

6. Bake for 20 minutes and let cool for about 45 minutes before frosting.

For Frosting:

1. Cream together the butter and vanilla

2. Add the cocoa powder and mix well

3. Add powdered sugar until desired consistency

4. Frosting using piping bag or knife

....and voila! Great for kids parties even! Although I was suprised at how much the older folk liked them ;)

Enjoy the child in you!

Love,
Keshi