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Passionfruit Sponge Butterfly Cupcakes

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Passionfruit Sponge Butterfly Cupcakes
number of serves  serves 12
prep time 25 min prep
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ingredients

½ cup plain flour
3 tablespoons cornflour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 eggs, separated
½ cup caster sugar
1 cup whipped cream
½ cup Passionfruit Lemon Butter

instructions

step 1

Sift plain flour, cornflour and baking powder in a bowl.

step 2

Beat egg-whites until stiff. Gradually add sugar beating well after each addition. Add egg yolks one at a time and continue beating until mixture is thick and glossy.

step 3

Fold in sifted flour mixture and spoon evenly into 12 patty paper lined medium muffin pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 12 minutes.

step 4

Allow to cool on an oven rack.  Once cooled, using a sharp pointed knife, cut a 1cm deep circle from the top of each cake.  Cut the circle in half to make "butterfly wings". Fill cavities with Passionfruit Lemon Butter and whipped cream.  Place wings on top and dust with icing sugar.

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recipe tip

To check if the mixture is thick and glossy as in step 3.  Turn off the beaters, dip them into the mixture and then lift above the mixture and draw a figure 8. The impression should hold for a few seconds.

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ingredients

½ cup plain flour
3 tablespoons cornflour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 eggs, separated
½ cup caster sugar
1 cup whipped cream
½ cup Passionfruit Lemon Butter

instructions

step 1

Sift plain flour, cornflour and baking powder in a bowl.

step 2

Beat egg-whites until stiff. Gradually add sugar beating well after each addition. Add egg yolks one at a time and continue beating until mixture is thick and glossy.

step 3

Fold in sifted flour mixture and spoon evenly into 12 patty paper lined medium muffin pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 12 minutes.

step 4

Allow to cool on an oven rack.  Once cooled, using a sharp pointed knife, cut a 1cm deep circle from the top of each cake.  Cut the circle in half to make "butterfly wings". Fill cavities with Passionfruit Lemon Butter and whipped cream.  Place wings on top and dust with icing sugar.

Passionfruit Sponge Butterfly Cupcakes
 serves 12
 25 min prep

recipe tip

To check if the mixture is thick and glossy as in step 3.  Turn off the beaters, dip them into the mixture and then lift above the mixture and draw a figure 8. The impression should hold for a few seconds.

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