Caramel Magazine

BAKING

. LIVING . LOVING

WARNING: YOU WILL EAT THE ENTIRE TRAY!

APRIL 2013 . ISSUE 6 . VOLUME 2 . CARAMEL.COM

TECHNICAL

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Summers here!

Entertaining at home will never be more easy. Impress your party guests with these colorful and creative summer table settings and centerpieces.

KITCHEN BASICS

Colorful kitchen equipment from RICE, from silicone scoops to icing syringes, their new product charming items.

13 tips that every baking newbie should know when entering the kitchen and getting hands dirt.(pre heating the oven is required!)

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FEATURES TIPS & RECIPES

17 BAKING NEWBIE

EATING OUT

Find out the places where the best mouthwatering cupcakes sold! Chill out here and make this Summer the best!

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IN THIS ISSUE

Gourmet Summer Join in the cupcake craze and use these baking tips to whip up a tray of perfect little cakes.

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GIFT PACKING Let your creativity come out through these cute boxes, amazing ideas for baby showers.

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BOOK SHELF

Beat the stress and afternoon heat with cupcakes coffee and a perfect book. Our favorites from the new releases

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BIRTHDAY BLUES?

Make the birthday extra special by following these quick cake recipes that will cheer up even the gloomiest birthday girl.

44 FUN FACTS

What is your cupcake personality?These tiny treats can offer a lighthearted glimpse into personality types, check out what your fav says about you!

49 OUR PEOPLE

Interview with the lal Owners: Mrs lal. Her success story, what made her start and her personal life

GOURMET SUMMER LOVING Cupcakes, like other classic desserts, can be pretty simple to make. If you have the ingredients, and an hour to spare, it would seem you are pretty well equipped for the job. Thanks to the help of some baking gurus, Caramel has gathered some great recipes to make your cupcakes the best you’ve ever baked!

Since their early creation, cupcakes have become a pop culture trend in the culinary world. There are dozens of bakeries devoted entirely to them. While classics remain fudge can be found on all of the menus.

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ptil now food historians have yet to pinpoint exactly where the name of the cupcake originated, according to the Food Timeline Web .There are two theories: one, the cakes were originall cooked in cups and two, the ingredients used to make the cupcakes were measured out by the cup.

In the beginning, cupcakes were sometimes called “number” cakes, because they were easy to remember by the measurements of ingredients it took to create them: One cup of butter, two cups of sugar, three one cup of milk, and one spoon of soda, this led to the name being kept “cupcake” Clearly, cupcakes today have expaned to a wide variety of ingredients, ingreadient, measurements, shapes and decorations. Cupcakes today have expaned but this was making what we now know today as cupcakes.

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Red Velvet CUPCAKES

Serving: 4-5 people Time 30-35min Ingredients: a box of white cake mix 1/3 cup of melted chocolate red food coloring

Frosting: 85g of cream cheese 1/4 cup of butter 450g of powdered sugar 2 tablespoons of sour cream 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

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Follow the directions on the box, Mix together all of the different ingredients, adding the melted chocolate at the end.

Start adding red food coloring.

Just keep adding coloring until you get the color you desire.

Scoop batter into cupcake tin, for 15-20 minutes.

After baking, let cupcakes cool completely. Beat cream cheese,

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vanilla cream cheese frosting.

Gradually add the powdered sugar until smooth and creamy, later freeze it to get soft peaks.

Frost the cupcakes! To do this, either use a spatula or a Ziploc bag to pipe on frosting.

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Chocolate Cupcakes Serving: 4-5 people Time 30-35min Ingredients: 100g butter 2/3 cup caster sugar 2 eggs, lightly beaten

1/2 teaspoon soda 1 tsp vanilla essence 125ml (1/2 cup) milk Buttercream frosting 60g unsalted butter 1 1/4 cups icing sugar 1 tbsp cocoa, sifted 1 tbsp milk

1/3 cup cocoa, sifted

Directions

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Preheat oven to 180°C conventional or 160°C fan-forced. Line cupcake tins with cases to start the preparation.

Using a mixer, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy and until just combined.

Spoon mixture into liners until each case is one third full. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Cool it out completely before frosting.

To make the chocolate butter cream. Beat butter until light and and combine well.

carbonate soda. Add to creamed mixture with milk. Beat until it is just combined.

Frost the cupcakes! For this, either use a spatula or a Ziploc bag to pipe on frosting and decorate as you wish.

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Use these baking tips to whip up a tray of perfect little cakes. You’ll feel good about sharing these scrumptious treats with everyone you love.

Join in the cupcake craze and use these baking tips to whip up a tray of perfect little cakes. Ideal for cooks of all ages and of all baking experience, cupcakes are easy to make and even better to eat. You’ll feel good about sharing these scrumptious treats with everyone you love. Try these recipes to get a quick-start for making cupcakes that will ensure your cookout ends on a sweet note. “Use these baking tips to whip up a tray of perfect little cakes. You’ll feel good about sharing these scrumptious

treats with everyone you love.” said our very own chef Sara Khan.

Try these recipes to get a quick start for making cupcakes that will ensure your cookout ends on a sweet note. Join in the cupcake craze and use these baking tips to whip up a tray of perfect little cakes. Ideal for cooks of all ages and of all baking experience, cupcakes are easy to make and even better to eat. You’ll feel good about sharing these scrumptious treats with everyone you love, so go and try them on today.

a little bird told us......

We love reading your tweets about Caramel, here are some useful tips are readers gave about baking.

{1} Mixing ingredients at room temperature avoids lumps from forming which can lead to unnecessary extra mixing. {2} Setting your timer a few minutes early is another great way to avoid over baking.

{3} Using an ice cream scoop to distribute batter will keep cupcakes the same size.

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