Description
Luscious raspberry cupcakes showcase delicate flavors and elegant presentation from classic French baking techniques. Sweet raspberry notes blend perfectly with light buttercream, creating an irresistible dessert experience you’ll want to savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (227g) butter
- 1 cup (227 ml) fresh raspberries
- ½ cup (120g) raspberry coulis
- 1 can (400g) condensed milk
- 12 fresh raspberries (garnish)
Instructions
- Butter Whipping: Use a stand mixer with whisk attachment, whip softened butter on medium-high speed for 5-6 minutes, scraping bowl sides periodically to achieve a light, airy texture.
- Milk Integration: Slowly incorporate sweetened condensed milk into whipped butter, mixing thoroughly to create a smooth, uniform buttercream base with consistent creamy qualities.
- Raspberry Infusion: Stream raspberry coulis or puree into the mixture, blending until the buttercream develops a glossy appearance and vibrant raspberry flavor profile.
- Flavor Refinement: Adjust taste by adding extra raspberry coulis or a hint of vanilla extract, ensuring a balanced and sophisticated flavor dimension.
- Preparation for Frosting: Transfer the completed Russian buttercream to a piping bag fitted with a decorative tip, preparing for an elegant cupcake decoration.
- Final Presentation: Carefully pipe raspberry-infused buttercream onto cooled cupcake bases, creating artistic swirls or classic rosette patterns that showcase the dessert’s visual and gustatory appeal.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Use room temperature butter precisely at 65-70°F for the smoothest, most luxurious buttercream texture.
- Whipping Technique: Beat butter continuously for 5-6 minutes to incorporate maximum air, creating a light, fluffy base that prevents dense frosting.
- Condensed Milk Incorporation: Add sweetened condensed milk gradually to prevent separation and ensure a silky, stable buttercream consistency.
- Flavor Balancing: Taste and adjust raspberry intensity by incrementally adding coulis or vanilla extract, achieving a perfectly balanced raspberry profile.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 17 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 270
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 60mg