CAKE - White Chocolate and Macadamia Cupcakes

By Aemelia

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 65 g Butter
• 65 g Granulated sugar
• A pinch of salt
• 1 Egg
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 65 g Cake flour
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 1 tbsp Milk
• 2 tbsp Whipping cream
• 40 g White chocolate, chopped
• 30 g Macadamia nut, roasted and chopped
• 150 g Whipping cream
• 15 g Icing sugar
• White chocolate, shaved

Details

Adapted from dailydelicious.blogspot.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Line cupcake tin with paper cup.
Sift the cake flour with the baking powder.
Mix the milk and the whipping cream together.


Beat the butter, sugar, and salt together until light in color, beat in the egg, and vanilla extract.
Pour half of the flour mixture into the bowl, fold to combine.
Pour the milk mixture into the bowl, fold to combine, the add the rest of the flour with the macadamia nut and white chocolate, and fold to combine.
Scoop the batter into the prepared cup and bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the top of the cake spring back when touch lightly. Let the cake cool completely on the wire racks.
For topping
Whip the whipping cream with the icing sugar until firm peaks form.
Pipe the whipped cream on the top of the cake and sprinkle the white chocolate over the cake.