strappleberry cupcakes!

made use of the yummy freshly picked strawberries to make cupcakes. all hail my virgin efforts at baking in melbourne!

here are the ingredients (see? i can remember them offhand! cuz they're insanely easy to make!)
makes 24 drool-worthy cupcakes
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 eggs
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 cups sugar (i used caster sugar)
1/2 cup shortening (or veg oil)
1 cup fresh strawberries, diced and mixed with 3 tbsp sugar
1/4 apple, diced
it helps to have a cake mixer. but it's ok to hand-whisk it too. i did. *pant pant*

step 1
mix flour, baking powder, sugar and cinnamon.

step 2
in separate bowl, beat eggs, shortening and fruit together. don't mash up the fruits! leave fruity bits visible!

step 3
go preheat the oven to 175degC.

step 4
pour in the flour+etc. mixture bit by bit into the eggy mixture. whisk thoroughly.

step 5
now dollop the mixture into the cute little paper cupcake "cups". fill to HALF, or the mixture will expand and drip onto the oven and you'll have a headache cleaning up!

step 6
stick 'em in the oven for about 15-20 mins, or until a satay stick inserted in the middle comes out clean.

step 7
take them out to cool, and TUCK IN!!!
oh, this is also where you can put some decoration/icing/whipped cream/chocolate bits etc. on the tops!
but i couldn't be bothered.
the whole house smelled too good!

taDAH! all done within the hour! can go impress friends! :)