How to Make Friendship Day Cupcakes Your Best Friend Will Love
Friendship Day is the one day on the calendar when we celebrate the bond that is probably the most important to us after family. This bond is one that we share with our best friend. Many people express their appreciation for this bond through thoughtful gifts.
But if you wish to do something even more meaningful, then you could bake friendship day cupcakes for that friend.
Which Ingredients Will You Require For Friendship Day Cupcakes?
Cupcake Ingredients
You will need to gather the following ingredients for making these special cupcakes:
- Cherries
- Cocoa
- Oil
- Sugar
- Leavening and Salt
- Eggs
- Flour
- Yogurt
- Vanilla Extract
- Vegetable oil
- Baking Soda
- Baking Powder
- Salt
Icing Ingredients
For the icing, or frosting, you need to gather these ingredients:
- Butter and Vegetable Shortening
- Cornstarch
- Vanilla Extract
- Powdered Sugar
Making Friendship Day Cupcakes For Your Best Friend: The Cupcake Recipe
Preheat The Oven
Start with preheating the oven to 165 degrees Celsius for 15-30 minutes, until it is hot. You can consider placing an oven thermometer and then preheating.
After 15 minutes, you can check whether the temperature has reached the desired level. After that, line up two muffin pans with cupcake liners.
Prepare The Wet Ingredients
You should mix the eggs, vanilla extract, yogurt, and vegetable oil in a bowl to form the wet mix. After adding all the ingredients, you can use a manual or electric whisk to whisk them thoroughly. During the whisking process, ensure that the eggs have been mixed well and that no lumps remain.
Prepare The Dry Ingredients
Take out another bowl for the dry mix, then mix cocoa powder, flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Ensure that the bowl that you take out is larger than the previous one.
Once the ingredients are added, use the whisk to mix them properly and ensure the mixture is well combined.
Mix The Wet and Dry Ingredients
This stage is important as you prepare the batter by combining the wet and dry ingredients. To do so, first make a well in your dry ingredients mix, then pour the wet ingredients mix into it.
Mix both of them properly, and then add hot water to form the batter. After the batter is ready, you can pour it into the cupcake liners.
Prepare The Cherry Filling
After preparing your batter, you should focus on the cherry filling. You will need to first add all your cherries to a saucepan with lemon juice, ¼ cup of water and sugar. Heat this mixture over low or medium heat on your stove until the sugar has dissolved.
Once you see that the sugar has dissolved, take a separate bowl and mix the cornstarch and another ¼ cup of water. Mix these two mixtures thoroughly and add them to the saucepan.
Keep cooking the mixture on a low flame until the filling is thick enough to stick to your ladle or spatula. Afterwards, wait for it to cool before using it.
Prepare The Frosting
To prepare the frosting, you will need a standing mixer. In the standing mixer bowl, mix vegetable shortening and creamed butter until the mixture is light and fluffy. After that, you can add water mixed with cornstarch to the shortening and butter mixture.
Keep mixing until the entire mixture is smooth again, then add vanilla extract and sugar to the cups. Whisk this mixture for 3-5 minutes, until it reaches a light, fluffy buttercream consistency.
Prepare and Serve
For the last step, add 1 teaspoon of the cherry filling to each cupcake after making a hole in its center. Once this is done, use a piping bag and fill it with the frosting. Then use the bag to create swirls on each cupcake, and add some cherry filling lightly on top.
When it's done, garnish with a cherry and serve the cupcakes.
Conclusion
Baking friendship day cupcakes for your best friend will let them feel loved, and they will always cherish the memory. Moreover, you could also arrange for the two of you to watch a fun movie or TV series episode together while enjoying the cupcakes. This shared activity can help strengthen your bond.
