mango cupcakes part deux
So, I spent my glorious day off on Thursday making the mango cupcakes. I finally opted on following this recipe but changed it a bit. I didn't have mango extract (they didn't sell it here and I wasn't going to go out and buy it). I left out mango juice because they didn't sell it here except for this strange huge ass bottle of mango drink and it looked sugary and gross. I used this recipe, but changed it a bit. I did Martha Stewart's mango puree instead. And I chopped little bits of mango inside. Since it was a birthday present, I decorated it with mango cream cheese frosting (adapted from Martha ) and lightly drizzled with a mango coulis and a slice of mango and very cute star candy that I found while picking up a box of low fat cream cheese.
Did I mention I bought a Bamix hand blender lately? Yeah. Making purees are sexiliciously awesome now.
By the end of this cooking adventure, I would like to say that my kitchen and my hands smelled of mango. I ate mango, cupcake, frosting and syrup all day long. I was so mango'd out by the end of the day! But what did it taste like? Well ... the mango cupcakes did lose the mango flavor. But they still tasted great. Lovely buttery goodness. The mango coulis was delicious. But the frosting. OMG! Is it horrible you want to squirt it straight from the piping bag? This cupcake was a lot of work and well ... I think I did a pretty good job. I could probably sell this in a store.
Mango Puree
Makes 2 -3 cups depending on size and type of mango
Ingredients:
2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, and cut into chunks
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water
Directions:
1. Combine mangoes, sugar, and water in a blender and puree until smooth.
Mango Cupcakes
Makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cups butter, room temperature
2/3 cups sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cups plain yogurt (I used Greek yogurt because it's thick and creamy)
1 cup mango puree
1 cup of diced mango
Directions:
1. Sift flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl. Whisk to mix.
2. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in eggs, yogurt, and mango extract until blended.
4. Alternately fold in flour mixture and mango juice, beginning and ending with the flour.
5. Fold in the diced mango.
6. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full.
7. Bake at 350 F for about 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the cupcake clean.
Mango Coulis:
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups diced mango
1 tsp lemon juice
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
Directions:
1. Put everything into a sauce pot and bring to a boil.
2. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the mango is very tender.
3. Pour mixture into a blender and puree until smooth.
4. Strain mixture through a sieve to remove the pulp
5. Put into the fridge to cool.
Mango Cream Cheese Frosting:
Makes 2 cups
Ingredients:
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
8 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup of mango puree
Directions:
1. Place cream cheese in a medium mixing bowl. Using a rubber spatula, soften cream cheese.
2. Add butter, and continue beating until smooth and well blended.
3. Sift in confectioners' sugar, and continue beating until smooth.
4. Add vanilla and mango puree, and stir to combine.
I did not forget .. happy (belated) birthday oohasparklie! I know it's late but I've been suckered into playing facebook games and Words With Friends on my phone. It's sad. I know. And happy birthday to wickedcherub! *smuches*
Did I mention I bought a Bamix hand blender lately? Yeah. Making purees are sexiliciously awesome now.
By the end of this cooking adventure, I would like to say that my kitchen and my hands smelled of mango. I ate mango, cupcake, frosting and syrup all day long. I was so mango'd out by the end of the day! But what did it taste like? Well ... the mango cupcakes did lose the mango flavor. But they still tasted great. Lovely buttery goodness. The mango coulis was delicious. But the frosting. OMG! Is it horrible you want to squirt it straight from the piping bag? This cupcake was a lot of work and well ... I think I did a pretty good job. I could probably sell this in a store.
Mango Puree
Makes 2 -3 cups depending on size and type of mango
Ingredients:
2 ripe mangoes, peeled, pitted, and cut into chunks
1/3 cup sugar
2 tablespoons water
Directions:
1. Combine mangoes, sugar, and water in a blender and puree until smooth.
Mango Cupcakes
Makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
3/4 cups butter, room temperature
2/3 cups sugar
2 eggs
2/3 cups plain yogurt (I used Greek yogurt because it's thick and creamy)
1 cup mango puree
1 cup of diced mango
Directions:
1. Sift flour, baking powder, and baking soda in a bowl. Whisk to mix.
2. Beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Beat in eggs, yogurt, and mango extract until blended.
4. Alternately fold in flour mixture and mango juice, beginning and ending with the flour.
5. Fold in the diced mango.
6. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full.
7. Bake at 350 F for about 20 - 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the cupcake clean.
Mango Coulis:
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups diced mango
1 tsp lemon juice
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
Directions:
1. Put everything into a sauce pot and bring to a boil.
2. Simmer for 5 minutes or until the mango is very tender.
3. Pour mixture into a blender and puree until smooth.
4. Strain mixture through a sieve to remove the pulp
5. Put into the fridge to cool.
Mango Cream Cheese Frosting:
Makes 2 cups
Ingredients:
8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
8 tbsp unsalted butter, cut into pieces, room temperature
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup of mango puree
Directions:
1. Place cream cheese in a medium mixing bowl. Using a rubber spatula, soften cream cheese.
2. Add butter, and continue beating until smooth and well blended.
3. Sift in confectioners' sugar, and continue beating until smooth.
4. Add vanilla and mango puree, and stir to combine.
I did not forget .. happy (belated) birthday oohasparklie! I know it's late but I've been suckered into playing facebook games and Words With Friends on my phone. It's sad. I know. And happy birthday to wickedcherub! *smuches*