Better-Than-Sponge Almond Cupcakes

Name: Better-Than-Sponge Almond Cupcakes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12 Cupcakes
Ingredients: 75 g ground almonds; 50 g plain white flour; 1 pinch salt; 5 ml baking powder; 125 g butter; 125 g caster sugar; 1 egg; 5 ml vanilla extract; 2 ml almond essence; 125 ml milk

Submitted by Jay.bird

"I had some left-over ground almonds from making french macaroons but not enough eggs to make an almond cake. By tweaking my faithful quick-and-easy cupcake recipe I created a deliciously moist almond cupcake which I decorated with a simple butter cream icing and scattered almond flour. When presented to my boyfriend (the ultimate foodie), he exclaimed "this is better than sponge!". This recipe makes exactly enough for a 12 cupcake bun tray."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 12 Cupcakes

ingredients

75 g ground almonds
50 g plain white flour
1 pinch salt
5 ml baking powder
125 g butter
125 g caster sugar
1 egg
5 ml vanilla extract
2 ml almond essence
125 ml milk

directions

Cream together the butter and sugar until white and fluffy.
Add egg and beat well.
Sift together flours, baking powder and salt.
Mix milk with vanilla extract and almond essence.
Mix in the flour and milk alternatively into the egg, starting and ending with the flour.
Fill 12 paper cupcake cases.
Bake at 180°C until golden and the cakes are springy.
Transfer to a wire wrack to cool and ice with plain butter icing (icing sugar, butter and hot water to make a smooth and fluffy icing).