Tutti Fruity Cupcakes With Sugar Glaze

The recent craze of tutti fruity in dessert has created a storm among kids. Be it in ice cream,smoothies,popsicles or baking, you name it. Since the star ingredients easily available in my local supermarkets i grabbed one of those colurful bag and headed home to do something with it. How about cupcakes with sugar glaze? Colurful cut fruits popping here and there in the cupcakes and topped with sugar glaze instead of classic buttercream frosting. I like the idea and decided to put into an action. I replaced vanilla essence in the batter with orange essence to enhance the fruity flavor in the cake but, if you prefer vanilla essence by all means go for it.

While i'm preparing the batter, my gals are busy smuggling the tutti fruity. They have been sneaking in and out of the kitchen and that very moment i knew the cupcakes will become a hit among my two angels. True enough, the girls love their tutti fruity cupcakes to the extend of saving some to share with their equally tutti fruity fans in their school.


Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup butter,room temperature
1/2 cup tutti frutti, dust with 2 tbsp flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup granulated white sugar
4 eggs, room temperature
3 tbsp milk,room temperature
1 tsp orange essence
1/3 tsp salt



Methods

Preheat oven at 350'F or 180'C. Line a 12 mould cupcake tray with cupcake liners.

Sift flour,baking powder,baking soda and salt. Keep aside

Using a stand or hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar till creamy. Add the eggs and beat till fluffy. Gradually add the flour,milk and orange essence. Beat till well combined. Using a spatula, gently fold in the tutti fruity

Using an ice cream scooper, scoop in the batter into the prepared cupcakes baking tin and bake for 20-25 minutes or till a skewer inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean.

Cool on the wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove from baking tin and cool the cupcakes completely

Sugar Glaze

1 cup confectioner's sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
3-6 tbsp milk

In a bowl add all the ingredients and mix well till it forms a thick and creamy paste. Dip the surface of the cooled cupcakes into the sugar glaze and garnish with more tutti fruity


Notes

• Do not overfill the cupcake liners as the cake bakes it will rise and spill. Only fill in the batter 90% to get a evenly baked cupcakes