Passion Fruit Cupcakes With Avocado Buttercream Frosting Food

CUPCAKES WITH AVOCADO BUTTERCREAM

Steps:

• Make the cupcakes: Position an oven rack in the center of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line one 12-cup standard muffin tin or one 24-cup mini muffin tin with cupcake liners, and spray with cooking spray.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk the eggs and sugar in a large bowl until light and foamy, about 1 minute; while still whisking, gradually add the butter, then the vanilla and orange zest. Add half the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and stir with a spoon to combine. Add the milk, then the remaining dry ingredients, and stir to combine, but don't overmix.
• Divide the batter evenly among the cups in the prepared tin. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean, 18 to 20 minutes (10 to 12 minutes for minis), rotating the tin halfway through. Let the cupcakes cool in the tin on a cooling rack for 10 minutes, then remove them from the tin and let them cool completely on the rack.
• Meanwhile, make the frosting: Process the avocado flesh and the butter in a food processor until completely smooth. With the processor still running, slowly pour in the cream. Add the confectioners' sugar, and pulse until light green and completely combined, about 1 minute. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. Spread the frosting on the cooled cupcakes.

AVOCADO BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Peel and pit the avocado. Place the avocado into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment along with the lemon juice and beat until lightened in color, approximately 2 to 3 minutes. Add the powdered sugar a little at a time and beat until smooth. Add the lemon extract and mix to combine. If not using right away, store in the refrigerator.

PASSIONFRUIT CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to moderate (180C/160C fan-forced).
• Line 12-hole standard muffin pan with paper cases.
• Beat butter, sugar, eggs and flour in small bowl with electric mixer on low speed until ingredients are just combined.
• Increase speed to medium, beat until mixture is changed to a paler colour.
• Stir in passionfruit pulp.
• Divide mixture among cases, smooth surface.
• Bake cakes about 20 minutes.
• Turn cakes onto wire rack to cool.

TRADITIONAL CUPCAKES WITH PASSIONFRUIT ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180°C Prepare 12 cup muffin pan lined with patty cases.
• Beat butter and sugar until pale.
• Beat in vanilla essence and eggs.
• Fold in sour cream and sifted flour.
• Spoon mixture into cases and bake for 25 minutes.
• Allow to cool.
• To prepare icing just beat all ingredients together.
• Spread over cooled cupcakes.