Hot cake. A classic cupcake recipe with step-by-step photos at home. Chocolate cake recipe

Housewives do not have to spend a lot of time or look for exotic products to prepare delicious baked goods.

Currently, there are culinary recipes that will make muffins appear on your table very quickly.

Simple cupcakes, the shapes of which can be very diverse, can be kneaded in a matter of minutes, and not so many ingredients are needed for this.

At home, try to quickly and easily bake muffins without yeast.

I guarantee that in less than an hour you will have the pleasure of seeing the final result of your labors, and it promises to be amazing.

Delicious classic cupcake recipe

The composition of the dough is as follows: 0.250 kg of sugar; 0.3 l milk; 0.6 kg flour; 2 eggs; 1/3 cup raisins; a small spoon of soda; 0.180 kg sl. butter and ¼ teaspoon of vanillin.

A fluffy regular cake can simply be baked either in a slow cooker or in an oven. If you have a microwave oven, then use it.

For the “Simply Simple” cake, start by melting the butter. Bring it to a liquid state in a bowl and set it on the table to cool.

In the meantime:

Beat the eggs with a whisk, adding granulated sugar to them. Then pour in slightly warmed milk and stir.
Add cooled butter.
Add the sifted flour, but not all at once, but in parts.
Add prepared raisins (soaked in hot water and dried), slaked soda and vanillin at the end. If for some reason you don’t like raisins, replace them with dried fruits or dried apricots, but don’t forget to finely chop them before adding them to the dough (as in the photo).
Cupcakes are usually baked in a special mold that resembles a car tire. It has a hole in the central part, thereby helping the baked goods bake better.
If your mold is made of silicone, then you only need to lubricate it with oil before the first use. Fill it 2/3 full with dough and place it in the oven.
The cake with a hole will be ready in half an hour, but to be sure, pierce it with a wooden skewer.
If it remains dry, then place the pan with the cake on the table and wait for the baking to cool at room temperature. Only after this can the cake be removed and placed on the stand.

Dust a large cake with powdered sugar, sifting it through a sieve. Now serve the cupcakes to the table.

Look for baking recipes on the pages of the site, you will definitely choose something original for yourself and bake the most magnificent and original cupcake.

Quick chocolate muffins recipe

Small cupcakes are also called muffins, and they can be prepared deliciously and easily in the microwave.

This technique is good because the cake is baked in a matter of minutes, so you can even plan tea cupcakes for the whole family for breakfast when you have very little free time.

The dough for small cupcakes, designed for one serving, consists of:

a tablespoon of starch; 3.5 tbsp. spoons of flour; 2 tbsp. spoons of cocoa; 90 ml milk; 45 ml refined olive oil; one egg and ½ teaspoon of soda.

In a large mug (as in the photo), quickly mix all the bulk ingredients. Beat the egg, butter and milk with a mixer and pour the mixture into the mug.

After kneading the thin dough from which the cupcakes will be baked, place the improvised baking dish in the microwave and microwave for 5 minutes.

It is in such a short time that the most magnificent cupcake will be ready. All that remains is to slightly cool the cupcakes and decorate them with chocolate fudge.

Serve the cake for breakfast or as a dessert with cocoa, tea or milk. In short, choose a drink that is favorite in your family.

Look for other baking recipes that can be easily and deliciously prepared in a regular mug. They are on the site pages.

Sour cream cupcake recipe

Instead of milk, I suggest putting sour cream in the cake batter. This product helps increase the porosity of the dough, so the cake turns out more airy.

If you want to reduce the calorie content of the dish and make the muffins less nutritious, choose any fermented milk product, such as yogurt or kefir.

Delicate cupcakes are prepared from:

one egg; one and a half cups of flour; 2 tbsp. spoons of sour cream; 0.250 kg sugar; 0.130 kg sl. butter and ½ teaspoon baking powder.

You will spend about 50 minutes kneading the dough and baking the dish. Cupcakes will come in handy if there are four people gathered at the table; this is the number of servings this recipe is designed for.

How to make cupcake batter:

Take a mixer and beat eggs with granulated sugar at high speed. Try to get a stable foam (as in the photo), thanks to it the cupcakes will be airy and tender.
Pour baking powder and flour into the dough after adding softened butter and sour cream.
Grease a metal mold with a hole in the middle with any fat (you don’t need to do this technique with a silicone mold).
Load the dough into it and bake, literally after 40 minutes the cupcakes can be removed from the oven.

Choose the decoration method at your discretion. Fudge or powdered sugar will work either way, but one recipe will take a little more time. See my other recipes.

Simple recipe for cake with jam

Such sweets, which can be simply prepared in a hurry, will help out busy women. Imagine how beneficial it is to know tea baking recipes that help us save time.

Jam plays an important role in the composition of the dough; it gives the baked goods a dark, rich shade and gives it an original taste.

Well, in order not to test your patience, let's study the list of ingredients that are included in the composition:

0.6 kg flour; a glass of berry jam; 225 ml kefir; half a glass of granulated sugar; vanillin; soda and one egg.

You need to prepare according to the following scheme:

Pour one and a half teaspoons of soda into warm kefir and wait until bubbles appear on the surface.
Beat the egg with a whisk, add sugar and vanillin. Add the mixture to kefir, mix thoroughly.
After sifting the flour, add it to the mixture in parts. It is important to obtain a mixture of the desired consistency, which will resemble low-fat sour cream.
At the end of the kneading, pour in the berry jam. The dough will immediately acquire a rich color, which will be reflected in the final result.

Bake the cake in a slow cooker. To do this, pour the dough into the bowl, place it in the device and set the correct mode.

After 50 minutes, you can take out the mold with the finished dish and, after cooling, decorate the cupcake.

I also have recipes for tender and airy baked goods, and we will now study one of them.

Easy Lemon Cake Recipe

Ingredients from which you need to knead the dough for cupcakes:

2 eggs; pack of sl. oils; 0.2 kg flour; 75 ml milk; 0.175 kg sugar; baking powder; a couple of medium-sized lemons and 30 g of powdered sugar.

Soften the butter so that it can be easily mixed with the egg and lemon zest, grated from one lemon.
Add sifted flour, sugar and baking powder into the dough. Pour in warm milk, knead the dough from which you will bake a cupcake.
Line a tall baking dish with oiled paper, transfer the dough there and place in the oven.
In order for them to bake perfectly, it is important to preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Watch the baking, and as soon as it browns, remove it from the oven.
While the cupcakes are baking, make lemon syrup from powdered sugar and the juice of two lemons. You need to baste the cupcakes before they cool completely.
Serve the cupcakes to the table no earlier than 30 minutes later, during which time it will be well saturated with syrup and acquire a rich citrus aroma.

A simple milk cake recipe

In order to knead the dough for cupcakes, you need to purchase the following products:

0.1 kg of semolina and the same amount of granulated sugar; 4 eggs; a glass of flour; a pinch of vanillin and salt; 45 ml refined lean oil; 5 ml lemon juice; 10 g baking powder.
The filling is quickly prepared from: 375 ml of milk and 125 g of white sugar.

Scheme for simply baking cupcakes:

Beat the eggs in a bowl and add all the dry ingredients one at a time. The recipe recommends adding sugar, flour first, then baking powder, semolina, vanillin and salt.
Knead a loose muffin dough.
Fill the silicone mold with the prepared mixture and place in a hot oven.
At a temperature of 180 degrees, the cake will bake for 25 minutes.
While you have some free time, prepare the filling. To do this, dissolve sugar in hot boiled milk, cool immediately at room temperature, and then in the refrigerator.
Once the plain cake is baked, pour cold filling directly into the pan and leave to rest for 30 minutes. When the time is up, remove the cupcakes from the pan and divide into portions.

If you are interested, I suggest you study more recipes for simple and quick baking.

Simple raisin cake recipe

Knead the dough from the following products, they are included in the baking:

0.180 kg sl. butter and exactly the same amount of brown sugar; one and a half cups of flour; three eggs; 1 packet of vanilla sugar; a pinch of salt; 10 g baking powder; a glass of dark raisins; dessert spoon of powdered sugar.

Quickly knead the dough as follows:

Soften the butter and rub thoroughly with cane sugar.
Beat the eggs into the resulting fluffy mass, add salt and vanilla sugar.
Add flour with baking powder and knead into a thick, homogeneous mass.
Rinse the raisins, soak in boiling water for a couple of minutes and dry on a towel. After rolling the dry grapes in flour, add them to the dough and fill the rectangular form with it.
Bake the cupcakes at 170 degrees for about one hour, after cooling, remove and decorate with powdered sugar.

Looking for recipes for tender and airy baked goods? Visit my website.

My video recipe

Cupcake recipes with simple step-by-step photo instructions

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If you want to remember the taste of childhood, then try making a classic cupcake according to my recipe with step-by-step photos. This delicacy can be quickly prepared at home without spending a lot of ingredients. The cupcake turns out to be quite sweet, so lovers of delicious desserts should like it. Personally, I really love drinking tea with a cupcake, it makes the tea drinking process much more fun.

Inventory and kitchen appliances: mixer, sieve, coffee grinder, oven.

Required Products

I got the recipe for a classic cupcake baked in the oven from my grandmother. As a child, she often spoiled me with different cakes, but I loved this cupcake the most. We don’t need any exotic ingredients to prepare it. Here is the list of products we need:

Flour must be sifted with a sieve.

Features of product selection

Some people don't like to eat raisins, so you can substitute them. My friend, for example, puts nuts instead of raisins. Although the capital cupcake, according to GOST, is made with the addition of raisins, if desired, it can be changed a little. Instead of raisins, you can also add dates, candied fruits, dried apricots, almonds, and Turkish delight.

If you are a lover of alcoholic drinks, then nuts or raisins can be infused in rum. A few days before preparation, make the tincture and hide it in a dark place. Baking with rum ingredients will have its own rich and pleasant taste. Such delicacies are made in the Bahamas, attracting tourists.

Cupcake is the American name for a cupcake.

For people with diabetes, sugar can be replaced with fructose. Instead of butter, add margarine with minimal fat content. Such a product will have a minimum amount of calories, but will still be tasty.

How to make a classic cupcake: step-by-step recipe

We will prepare this dessert in two stages. First, let's prepare the classic muffin dough. Next we will bake them. From the resulting dough you can make one large cupcake or several small ones, depending on what molds you have.

First stage: preparing the dough

We need softened butter, so it is better to remove it from the refrigerator an hour before preparing the delicacy. Or put it in a glass and place the glass in warm water, then the butter will soften faster.

Beat the softened butter together with the powder, but you can also beat it with sugar. However, then you need to make sure that all the sugar has dissolved. I make powdered sugar in a coffee grinder, but you can buy it ready-made at the supermarket.

Now beat the butter and powder into a fluffy mass using a mixer, and add vanilla sugar or vanillin. Next, add three eggs, but you need to add them one by one, while mixing.

After adding raisins to the dough, do not use a mixer.

After this, pour boiling water over the raisins. Then we squeeze it with a paper towel and add it to our dough.
Stir with a spoon until the raisins are completely distributed throughout the mixture.
Now add a pinch of salt and sift the flour using a sieve. Add flour in parts, while mixing the contents.
At the end you need to add baking powder and finally mix everything. Our dough is ready.

Second stage: baking

Now let's prepare the form. You can bake in a large pan to get a simple cupcake, or you can bake portioned cupcakes in small pans. Grease the mold with butter. This procedure can be done using vegetable oil, but it seems to me that it will be tastier with butter. After this you need to sprinkle it with a little flour.

Then you need to make a small cut in the middle. Wet a spatula or knife in water and draw a strip down the center.
Bake in a preheated oven at 160 ºC. Cooking time – 60 minutes. You can check the readiness of the cupcake using a wooden toothpick. It should come out of the cake dry. After baking, it is better to leave the cake in the oven to cool, then it will be easier to remove it from the mold.

The first cupcake recipe was written down in a cook's book in 1796.

Sprinkle the top of the treat with powdered sugar. Now the dessert is completely ready. Vanilla raisin cupcake takes about 90 minutes to prepare using the classic recipe. Everything turns out simply, quickly and tastefully.

How to beautifully decorate and serve a cupcake

If you have made small portioned cupcakes, then there are a lot of beautiful and bright decorations for them. Complex figures are made using a pastry syringe. Only professionals can make such decorations, so we will skip them. Here are some easy ways to decorate cupcakes:

Cupcake in the form of a mug with hot chocolate (the baking mold must match the size of the mug; after baking, place the delicacy in the mug and pour chocolate over it; you can put a few pieces of Turkish delight or marmalade on top).
Cream dessert (serve the cupcake with a mold; apply a layer of cream on top, which swirls like a tsunami; this is very easy to do if you use a pastry bag).
Berry cupcake (this dessert is decorated with berries: blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, etc.).

All cupcake decorations are made only after baking.

If you baked a large classic homemade cupcake, then you can decorate it simply with powdered sugar, as I did. If desired, sprinkle small pieces of walnuts or almonds on top. You can also add various berries.

To prepare this delicacy, I used 200 g of butter. Some say it's too much and the cupcake turns out a little greasy. In this case, you can put a little less butter and add more flour. Or replace the butter with margarine.

While preparing the powdered sugar, add a little vanillin, it will give it a pleasant aroma. If you want to sprinkle nuts or berries on top of the cake, you need to chop them and place them on top of the powder. Instead of 3 eggs, you can put 4 or even 5, this will not make the dessert any worse.

All lovers of this delicacy should try baking it themselves. Write in the comments about what kind of cupcake you turned out. Please indicate possible modifications or changes to the recipe. Perhaps you will slightly change the way you prepare the dough for muffins in molds and get a new and tasty recipe, better than the classic one. Don't forget to tell us about this in the comments as well.

Ingredients:

Egg - 2 pcs.;
Sugar - 100 g;
Vegetable oil - 60 ml;
Soda - 0.5 tsp.
Vinegar - 0.5 tsp.
Flour - 200 g;
Cocoa - 50 g (optional).

Step-by-step recipe with photos:

1. To make these simple cupcakes, first whisk together the egg and sugar. Beat with a blender until foamy. If you don't have sugar on hand, you can use powdered sugar. They are interchangeable, but the baked goods will not be as sweet.

2. Add vegetable oil and soda slaked with vinegar to the resulting mixture. Soda can be replaced with baking powder.

3. Add flour and beat everything well.

4. Add cocoa to the finished muffin dough so that they acquire a chocolate hue. It is necessary to use natural, sugar-free. However, this point is optional; you can make them white, just add a pinch of vanillin for flavor.

5. Place the prepared base in silicone molds and bake at 200 C for 10-15 minutes. The oven should be preheated.

When ready, take it out and let it cool. Serve dessert with tea. Every housewife should have a similar simple technology for preparing sweets.

To show off your excellent culinary skills whenever possible and please your guests and loved ones. The truth is that the muffins turn out to be incredibly simple and delicious; see simple recipes with chocolate and banana below.

Muffin recipe: orange muffins with berries

A tasty treat for tea should always be on the table, because guests can drop by at any time. If you have already tried all your desserts and want something new, orange and easy-to-prepare muffins with berries will delight you.

Lush, moderately sweet, with a pleasant sourness - they will not leave anyone indifferent. The dish is prepared from simple ingredients, the cooking process is easy and does not take much precious time. You will undoubtedly appreciate this masterpiece!

Ingredients:

1 glass of milk;
half a glass of sugar;
half a glass of sunflower oil;
flour;
two eggs;
slaked soda;
orange zest;
any berries;
powdered sugar.

Preparation:

Place in the oven. Time - 30 minutes, and temperature - 160 degrees. Sprinkle the finished orange muffins with powder. There are other simple recipes for making such amazing sweets. Bon appetit!

Video recipe:

How to make banana muffin in a Redmond multicooker

Making banana cake in the Redmond multi-kitchen will be easy even for those who are not usually good at baking. Thanks to the coating of the bowl and thoughtful temperature conditions, the dough does not burn, rises and bakes evenly. Using simple recipes, you can create incredibly delicious dishes using this technique.

Ingredients:

flour - 500 g
eggs - 3 pcs
bananas - 2 pcs
sugar - 1 glass
butter - 150 g
baking powder - 1 sachet

Preparation:

If you don’t eat it in one sitting, you can put the rest back into the bowl and put it in the Redmond multi-kitchen. There it will remain warm for at least another six hours. Read also other cupcake recipes that even an inexperienced cook can prepare at home.

How to make cupcakes at home: the easiest recipe for cupcakes with chocolate

The simpler the ingredients, the faster and easier homemade baking is. Cupcakes in silicone molds are so easy to prepare that you can make them every day.

Fluffy muffin dough with the aroma of vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg goes well with chocolate, especially milk. Portions grow well without adding special baking powder or baking soda.

Therefore, simple homemade cupcakes with chocolate will soon become your favorite pastry, because you can prepare it in 5 minutes. Simple, step-by-step recipes to help you.

Preparing cupcakes, prepare all ingredients.

Ingredients:

100 gr. Sahara;
15 gr. porous milk chocolate;
130 gr. oils;
100-10 gr. flour;
50 ml. milk (low-fat);
5 gr. vanilla sugar;
2-3 gr. nutmeg powder;
5 gr. cinnamon powder;
2 homemade chicken eggs
5 gr. salt

Preparation:

Video recipe on the topic:

How to make cupcakes: simple chocolate Easter eggs baked in eggshells for Easter

An unusual and original execution of chocolate sweets will please everyone. Try this quick and easy Easter baking recipe. Chocolate cupcakes in eggshells can be prepared not only for Easter, but also for other holidays, especially children's ones.

Time: 20 min + preparation 45 min.
Yield: 7-8 pcs.

Ingredients:

eggs - 2 pcs.;
sugar - 100 g;
butter - 62 g;
dark chocolate - 50 g;
flour - 62 g;
cocoa - 1.5 tbsp. l.;
baking powder for dough - ½ tsp;
salt.

Preparation:

“Easter eggs” - how to make cupcakes? There are different recipes for making Easter eggs, simple and not so simple. We prepare the egg shells in advance. Wash the chicken eggs under running water and wipe dry.
Now carefully make a small hole at the tip of the egg with the sharp end of a knife or a corkscrew. Also carefully (so as not to crack the egg), we pinch off the edges of the hole, making it a little larger so that you can insert a pastry syringe into it. We pour the contents out of the eggs, and then wash the empty shells inside under running water.
Now we make a saline solution at the rate of 100 g of salt per 1 liter of water. Place all the washed eggshells in a bowl of saline solution. We immerse the forms one by one in water at the bottom of the bowl, holding them with our hands under the water so that the shells are completely filled with the salt solution. To prevent them from bursting while baking in them, leave the shells in water with salt for 30 minutes. After the time has passed, remove them from the solution and rinse them with clean water, inside and out. Then, turning the shells upside down, we place them on a terry towel to drain the remaining water from them.
Then we leave them on a plate to further dry out the moisture inside the egg shells.
When the egg shells are dry, pour a little odorless sunflower oil into each shell. After twirling the shell in your hands, lubricate it inside with this oil. Pour the remaining oil out of the egg shells.
Place simple shells prepared in this way into molds. For stability in the molds, we use foil, having previously placed it in the molds.
Using a mixer, beat 2 eggs with sugar.
After melting the butter, remove the bowl from the water bath and add the dark chocolate pieces.
Stir in the chocolate pieces to melt the chocolate in the hot butter.
Sift the measured flour.
Sift the powder into the flour, since according to the recipe, in addition to chocolate, the cake batter contains cocoa. Adding a pinch of salt and ½ tsp. baking powder for dough, mix everything thoroughly.
Combine melted butter with chocolate and eggs beaten with sugar, mix.
Now pour the simple, mixed liquid ingredients for the muffins into the sifted flour and mix the ingredients of the dough.
Fill the egg shells with the resulting chocolate dough using a pastry syringe. You can simply place the dough in a bag, cut off the small tip of the bag, and then insert that tip into the hole in the eggshell and squeeze the dough out of the bag into the eggshell. We fill our improvised eggshell muffin tins with dough no more than halfway. The dough rises well during baking. If we fill more than half of the mold with dough, the excess dough will flow out. If there is any dough left, you can put it in regular cupcake and muffin tins. We bake chocolate cupcakes at a temperature of +180 ⁰С. Preheat the oven and place the cupcakes for 20 minutes. Check the readiness of the cupcakes with a wooden toothpick. If they are ready, then take them out of the oven, carefully scrape off any run-out dough from the eggshells with a knife, and then wipe them with a damp linen napkin. We do this right away, as the frozen dough will be more difficult to remove later.

Let the eggs cool. We free the simple cupcakes from the shell by carefully breaking it with the blunt end of a knife. Place in a vase or basket and serve. By the way, you can treat your friends to unusual cupcakes without removing the shell from them.

Cupcakes can be decorated with Easter sprinkles or frosting on top if desired. Decorated with icing, simple chocolate cupcakes will look like small chocolate Easter cakes.

How to bake cupcakes - homemade version: (from the series - cupcakes, simple and delicious recipes)

Homemade plain cupcakes are a great idea for a simple and delicious dessert. To prepare them you will need products that are in the arsenal of every housewife.

Ingredients:

eggs in the amount of 3 pcs.,
sugar - 200 gr.,
butter - 200 gr,
starch - 100 gr.,
flour - 200-250 gr.,
baking powder - 10 gr.,
candied fruits or raisins - 100-150 gr.

Preparation:

The easiest cupcake recipe. Beat the eggs. This can be done manually with a whisk or use a mixer at medium speed. Once the eggs begin to turn into a homogeneous mass, you can add sugar. For greater convenience, this can be done in parts. Then the sugar will dissolve faster and better.
Melt the butter. This can be done in a water bath or in the microwave. It is not necessary to bring the liquid consistency to ideal - lumps of oil will dissolve on their own when mixed.
Mix the butter with the egg and sugar mixture. At this stage, it will help melt those grains of sugar that did not dissolve earlier.
Sift starch and baking powder into the resulting mixture. After this, mix everything thoroughly until smooth. This can be done with either a whisk or a mixer.
Sift the flour. At this point, you do not need to strictly follow the dosage - flour comes in different forms. You need to focus directly on the density of the liquid. It should resemble liquid sour cream. In this case, you need to take into account the addition of filling. If you want muffins without additives, the dough should be thicker.
Mixing with filling. Moreover, it can be different: dried apricots, candied fruits, raisins. You can use not only dry fillings, but also fresh or frozen fruits. It is important to remember that fruit mixtures produce juice. As a result, the cakes may rise less. The amount of filling may also vary. It all depends on taste preferences. The main thing is not to overdo it, because if there is too much, the cupcakes may turn out clogged.
Preparing dough for baking. Simple muffin tins can be of different structures (metal, silicone, paper). When filling out the forms, you need to take into account that the cupcakes will increase in size. It is recommended to fill them not to the brim, but a little more than halfway, otherwise they may leak.
Baking. The oven can be preheated to 180°C. Before putting the cupcakes in the oven, you can tap a little on the bottom of the baking sheet or on the bottom of the molds so that the mass is distributed more evenly.
Bake the cupcakes for 25-30 minutes. Check readiness with a toothpick. If, after inserting the toothpick into the cupcake, the toothpick is clean, without traces of dough, simple and delicious cupcakes are ready.

Once cooled, you can decorate them with powdered sugar.

Bon appetit!

Festive chocolate cupcake: simple baking recipes

And the ingredients are all simple, natural. No flavorings and no corn syrup. This recipe is good because the baked goods are prepared very quickly. And it turns out incredibly tasty. Moreover, there is room for culinary imagination. By combining recipes, you can get your own unique recipe. You will understand this as you cook.

All the necessary ingredients are readily available. Given its simplicity and speed, this recipe can be indispensable when you urgently need to prepare a dessert dish for a holiday (New Year, Christmas, Birthday, etc.). Finally, all lovers of chocolate and chocolate desserts will definitely like this cupcake. I have probably made this pastry at least two hundred times. And, as they say, he got his hands on it. Therefore, I want to not only tell you the recipe, but also give some subtle recommendations, nurtured by long practice.

Of course, I attach step-by-step photographs to the text, which reflect all the stages of preparing my chocolate cake. So, here's what we need from the products. This is premium wheat flour, cocoa powder (I usually buy “Russian”, which is shown in the photo), milk (preferably 3.5% fat), a couple of chicken eggs, margarine or butter, sugar and baking soda.

Chocolate cake recipe

You need 200 g of margarine, or the same amount of butter. Usually, this is just one pack. Here's my first tip. If you are limited in finances, then try to purchase Zhar-Pechka margarine. If you prefer creamy, then you need to buy something expensive. With a maximum content of animal fats (84% or more).
The fact is that most varieties of margarine and butter with a fat content of 72%-74% can give an unpleasant aftertaste or odor when cooked. The same applies to all kinds of spreads, margarine with added butter, etc. By the way, an off-flavor may appear after the cake has been in the refrigerator.
This is probably due to all sorts of fillers that are added to almost every margarine and cheap types of butter. They give off a foreign smell and taste after heat treatment. Zhar-pechka margarine has not let me down so far. Practice has shown that this is one of the best options.
I have never tried to make the most delicious cake using expensive butter. Recipes involve the use of different bases. So, completely melt 200 g of margarine in a saucepan. For speed, you can first turn on high heat, but for those who have never done this before, it’s better not to risk it, but to cook everything over moderate heat.
Then immediately add one full glass of sugar (glass volume 230-250 ml). Pour in about 150-200 ml of milk. And add cocoa. Those who like a rich chocolate flavor should add three heaping tablespoons. If you want it to have a softer and less pronounced taste, then you can get by with two full tablespoons of cocoa.
Using simple, familiar movements, you need to stir constantly. The mixture must be brought to a boil. Again, for speed, you can turn on high heat, but as soon as it boils, immediately reduce it to moderate. You need to cook for 7-9 minutes. You will get hot liquid chocolate.
Remove the pan from the stove. Cool for a couple of minutes. Then pour some of the liquid chocolate into a separate plate - 6-7 tablespoons. Cover the plate with a lid to prevent dust or other debris from getting into the liquid chocolate. This part of the chocolate is needed for icing.
Pour the remaining liquid chocolate into a clean container. I use a large enamel dish. Then add two glasses of wheat flour (the volume of the glasses is still the same). Two chicken eggs and a teaspoon of quicklime soda (without a slide). Mix all this until smooth. This is where space opens up for culinary exploration.

Chocolate goes well with many other foods. You can crumble walnuts into the resulting dough. This time. You can add grated fresh orange. That's two. Or pitted cherries. That's three. Not to mention vanilla and cinnamon. There are many options. But in this recipe we will have a classic chocolate cake.
Place the resulting baking base in a frying pan, previously coated with oil. Vegetable or creamy – it doesn’t matter. You just need to take a little more butter, as it burns out faster. It is necessary to coat not only the bottom, but also the walls, since the baked goods will rise during baking.

The dough should spread all over the bottom. It’s easy to speed up this process by simply shaking the frying pan in your hands, making circular movements with it. If the dough turns out to be too thick, then, as a last resort, you can lightly compact it with your palm. What are your dough recipes?
Place in a preheated oven. Bake for 20 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius. You need to choose a baking mode that is uniform on all sides. Do not open the oven for the first 17 minutes, otherwise the cake will “fall”. In general, this dessert bakes well and quickly.
Remove from the oven. Place it on a prepared clean dish, turning the pan upside down. It should lie upside down on the dish. Let the baked goods cool (15-20 minutes). Then coat with the previously set aside liquid chocolate. It is advisable to distribute the glaze evenly, but if it flows towards the center, it does not matter.

Anyway, then you can add more to each piece with a teaspoon. Additionally, you can sprinkle with walnuts or chocolate chips. It is not recommended to place finished baked goods in the refrigerator. Until it is eaten, it will remain perfectly preserved at room temperature.

This is how you can make delicious cupcakes, the recipes are simple - don’t forget to bookmark them. And also share with friends using the buttons below. Bon appetit!

A little history to whet your appetite

The history of eating cocoa beans goes deep into the past. Recent archaeological evidence suggests that the cultivation of the “chocolate tree” began in the rain forests of Peru. However, they received their first truly large-scale economic distribution in Central America. The Mayans and Aztecs gave it sacred meaning. The Mayans believed that beans crushed in water were the blood of the gods. The Aztecs associated it with the earth and the feminine principle.

In both of these civilizations, the cooking recipes were approximately the same. Grind raw or roasted beans, add water, pepper, vanilla, cinnamon and other spices. This drink was considered exclusively elitist. The Spaniards were the first Europeans to become acquainted with "brown gold". Until the 19th century, cocoa was considered an attribute of the elite in Europe. In the 17th century, Europeans learned to combine the product with sugar, after which hot chocolate became widespread among aristocrats.

The first simple recipes and technologies for producing powder and oil (1828, thanks to the Dutch scientist Conrad van Heuten) began the production of solid chocolate bars. Since the mid-19th century, chocolate and other chocolate desserts have taken on a modern appearance. They are becoming more and more accessible to wider sections of the population.

It is no coincidence that since ancient times it has been given sacred meaning. Simple and primitive recipes appeared a long time ago. It contains a large amount of flavonoids, especially epicatechin. These are antioxidants that eliminate destructive elements in the body - free radicals. Epicatechin improves cerebral circulation, which significantly enhances memory. Recent clinical studies have demonstrated a link between regular cocoa consumption and a reduction in plaque levels in brain tissue.

Benefits for the body

This is especially true for older people. Cocoa and products with a high content of it perfectly restore muscles after intense physical exertion. More and more athletes choose cocoa as their second drink after water. Whether the drink is cold or hot is a matter of taste. The high content of the microelement magnesium helps strengthen bone tissue.

Cocoa also promotes the production of endorphins – joy hormones. In general, regular and long-term consumption of cocoa in food greatly reduces the risk of major ailments in the modern civilized world. These are myocardial infarction, diabetes, stroke and cancer.

Just remember that the cocoa content in the dessert should be high. For example, in a chocolate bar there is at least 56%. In addition, it is worth considering that modern chocolate desserts add a lot of sugar and milk, which reduce the effectiveness of cocoa. In cheap chocolate (and milk chocolate in general) and bars, the benefits of cocoa are reduced to almost nothing. The percentage of this product there is very small (less than 30%), but there are a variety of trans fats, corn syrup and palm oil.

If you want to prepare something interesting for tea or coffee, then a cupcake is one of the possible options. This type of baking does not require any special ingredients and can be made very quickly and easily. If you take simple cupcake recipes, even a culinary novice can handle them. Let's consider the best proven methods for preparing such a dessert in different types of equipment (bread makers, microwaves, pressure cookers, ovens).

Quick and delicious step-by-step recipes for making cupcakes

There are many options for making cupcakes. For some, special forms are used, for others it is possible to take a simple mug or ceramic glass. Among the varieties of this type of baking are cupcakes with banana, carrots, apple muffins or sponge cakes. Let's look at the most unusual and simple cupcake recipes.

Cupcake Stolichny recipe according to GOST

Such a Capital Cupcake can be easily bought at any baking store, but preparing it at home will give you not only pleasure in the process, but also an excellent result. This pastry looks like a small long loaf of bread with a lot of raisins, but its taste is noticeably different from the classic loaf.

Ingredients:

White sugar – 180 g;
Natural butter, from 80% – 180 g.
Small raisins, the smaller the diameter, the better – 180 g.
Medium-sized chicken eggs – 3 pcs.
White flour, first grade – 250 g.
Vanillin, sugar - according to taste, about half a tsp.
Baking powder – 0.5 tsp.

Preparation:

In a small bowl, beat room temperature butter, sugar, vanilla and salt. You are allowed to use a mixer or spoon for this.
Gradually, 1 pc. add all the eggs and knead the dough well.
In a separate bowl, mix flour and baking powder.
Gradually knead the egg dough and prepared flour with baking powder. Beat until you get a homogeneous, pliable mixture.
Pour raisins into a glass, rinse under running water and pour boiling water. After a few minutes, drain the hot liquid and dry the ingredient on a dry cloth.
Add raisins to the dough, knead it well for 10-15 minutes until all the berries are distributed evenly throughout the dough.
Place all the dough into a greased pan and make a shallow long hole in the center. If there are open highlights, it is better to hide them.
Bake the cake for 1 hour 15-20 minutes at 175 C. To check readiness, you need to pierce the cake with a toothpick or wooden rod.

Chocolate fondant (cupcake) with liquid filling in the microwave in 5 minutes

If we consider simple cupcake recipes, their preparation time should not exceed 10-20 minutes. This time is necessary to make an amazing chocolate lava cake with liquid filling. An ideal dish for treating guests, which can be served with a small circle of ice cream and orange pulp.

Ingredients:

Butter – 150 g.
Bitter dark chocolate – 230 g.
First grade flour – 120 g.
Sugar or powder – 55-60 g.
Chicken eggs, large – 3 pcs.
Vanilla - according to taste.
Egg yolks – 3 pcs.

Preparation:

You should immediately prepare the cupcake molds (grease them with butter and lightly flour them).
In a small container in a water bath you need to dissolve the chocolate and butter. The consistency should be very homogeneous, like sour cream.
Next you need to add flour and powdered sugar to the chocolate.
After stirring vigorously, add eggs, yolks, and vanilla. At this stage, mix everything completely until smooth.
Divide the dough into baking dishes and microwave for 7-15 minutes, depending on the size of the containers.
The cake crust should be baked 1.5 - 2 cm, the inside will be liquid.
It is recommended to serve this dessert warm.

How to make kefir cake with raisins in silicone molds

Silicone molds have recently been very often used by caring housewives, since the dough does not stick to them, and the dessert is baked evenly and quickly. Dessert with raisins will be an excellent option for tea drinking, for receiving long-awaited guests and dear people. Consider a proven and simple cupcake recipe.

Ingredients:

White sugar – 190 g.
Fresh kefir, any fat content – 230 g.
Butter - about 180 g.
Baking powder – up to 1 tsp.
Premium flour – 300-350 g.
Large chicken eggs – 3 pcs.
Large dark raisins – 100 g.

Preparation:

Using a sieve, sift the flour so that it absorbs oxygen.
We sort out the raisins, wash them under running water, pour boiling water over them and dry them on dry napkins.
Melt the butter in a water bath.
In a large container, beat eggs, kefir, sugar. After obtaining a homogeneous mass, add oil.
Pour baking powder and flour into the resulting liquid. When the dough becomes difficult to mix with a spoon, you can knead it with your hands.
Distribute the raisins over the dough; to do this, rub them a little with flour and add to the mixture.
Place a small circle of dough into each silicone mold, which will take up 2/3 of the space in the glass.
Bake the cupcakes in the oven until done, about 20 minutes at 180 C.

A simple recipe for curd-lemon cake in a bread machine

Lemon curd cake has an unusual taste, which is why many gourmets love it. In large restaurants they try to include this dish on the menu; it is served with sour cream and green tea. Preparing this option in a bread machine is not difficult, so this simple cake recipe is recommended even for beginners.

Ingredients:

Butter – 100 g or margarine – 120 g.
Fresh, soft cottage cheese – 220 g.
Premium flour - about 220 g.
Salt, soda, vanilla - on the edge of a spoon.
Baking powder - 1.5-2 tsp, according to the instructions.
Sugar – 170 g.
Chicken eggs – 3 pcs. small.
White raisins – 100 g.
Lemon zest – 20-30 g.

Preparation:

Melt the butter over low heat, add eggs and stir.
Place the cottage cheese into the container of the bread machine, then pour in the resulting liquid.
Next add flour, soda, salt, sugar, baking powder.
Set the bread maker to the special “Cupcake” mode and start baking.
Prepare the zest.
Rinse the raisins and dry them on paper towels. Mix with lemon zest.
After a special signal from the bread machine, add the prepared dried fruits to a special container. Bake until the end of the mode.

How to bake a sponge cake with condensed milk and sour cream in a slow cooker

A multicooker becomes an integral part of the work of a housewife who wants to get a lot done. This device helps you create an unusual, delicious masterpiece without much effort. The multicooker cake turns out very tender, fluffy and delicious. If you follow all the recommendations, every housewife will get an amazing dish to treat her guests. Sponge cake with condensed milk served with cocoa, coffee with milk or milkshake.

Ingredients:

Condensed milk, not boiled - 1 can.
Sour cream 15% fat (or fermented baked milk) – 3 tbsp. l.
Large chicken eggs – 3 pcs.
Premium flour – 300 g.
Soda - about 1 tsp.
Vegetable or olive oil - 1 tbsp. l.
It is allowed to add flavors, essences and flavor enhancers.

Preparation:

In a small container, mix sour cream with soda and wait until the mixture goes out.
Add eggs, butter, condensed milk. Mix everything well.
Add flour to the liquid and stir well until it reaches the consistency of sour cream.
Grease the multicooker mold with oil and pour out the dough.
Set the “Baking” mode for 30-40 minutes and go to rest (or prepare cream for decoration).
After the end of the mode, remove the cake from the mold, sprinkle with white powder and cool. Serve decorated pieces of dessert with tea!

Delicious muffins with apple and cinnamon in the oven

The advantage of this type of baking is that you don’t need to use a mixer. Just mix all the ingredients well with a spoon and the final result will be very good. English muffins with apples and cinnamon have a very strong taste, so do not add sweet jam, cream or other additions to them when serving. It is necessary to sprinkle such pastries with powder and enjoy them with tea.

Ingredients:

Butter – 290 g.
White sugar – 290 g.
Premium flour – 580 g.
Chicken eggs, not very large – 9 pcs.
Baking powder - according to instructions, about 5-6 tsp.
Large sweet apples – 3 pcs.
Ground cinnamon – 1 tsp.

Preparation:

Before using, put all ingredients out of the refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
Mix sugar and butter, add eggs and bring until smooth.
Add flour and baking powder to the resulting liquid, mix everything well.
Peel the apples, grate them, add cinnamon and mix.
We put a little dough into the mold, then the filling and cover it with dough again. Bake for about 25 minutes at 180 C.

Recipe for marble cake with chocolate glaze

This simple cupcake recipe is great for both adults and little ones. Every child will be interested in unusual baked goods, so they will eat sweets with great appetite. And to make the vanilla cake even tastier, you should serve it with a coffee drink or non-sour yogurt. This type of baking can be considered dietary, since its calorie content is extremely low.

Ingredients for a simple cupcake recipe:

Butter – 200 g.
Vanilla – a pinch.
Powdered sugar – 1 tbsp.
Flour – 2 tbsp.
Milk (whey) – 100 g.
Cocoa – 1 tbsp. l.

Preparation:

Beat butter, vanilla and powdered sugar until smooth.
Add eggs, flour, milk and mix well.
Divide the dough into 2 parts, mix cocoa into one of them.
Place both types of dough into a greased pan and mix them lightly with a spoon.
Bake at 172-175 C for about 18 minutes. After that, pour chocolate glaze over it.

How to decorate a cupcake beautifully

Fruits, berries. These additions to cupcakes will always work. They are allowed to be placed on the sides, next to the plate or on top of the baked goods. Oranges, bananas, kiwis, cherries, blueberries, strawberries and raspberries are often used for decoration. Such fruit additions are not only beautiful, but also add zest to the taste.
Nuts, powdered sugar. Such decorations are suitable for pumpkin cupcakes, honey, cottage cheese, and Lenten varieties. It is worth choosing walnuts, hazelnuts, hazelnuts and combining them with white or brown powder.
Cream and cream. White or colorful options are suitable for such decoration. The cream can be butter, custard, butter or others, depending on the structure and composition of the muffin dough.
Images of plants, animals, birds. If the cupcake is intended for children, then it is allowed to decorate it with the most incredible characters and creatures. These could be bunnies, squirrels, owls, hippos, elephants, flowers, trees, leaves. Such decorations are made from boiled vegetables, fruits, colorful creams or other ingredients (even mayonnaise).