Date and Walnut Cupcakes
Date and walnut are one of my favourite combinations. This recipe can be made into really good cupcakes and a fruit loaf. I doubled up the mixture and made both.
Ingredients
2cups--8 ozs--220 gm--plain flour without a raising agent. I used half white flour and half whole wheat flour to get a nutty texture.
1 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
4 ozs--1/2 cup--110 gms--soft brown sugar
4 ozs--1/2 cup--110 gms--chopped stoneless dates
4 ozs--1/2 cup--110 gms--walnuts broken into small pieces
2 eggs
4 ozs--1/2 cup--110 gms--butter or soft margarine
2--4 fl. ozs or 1/4 to 1/2 cup of milk
This will make 1 loaf or about 10 to 12 cupcakes depending on the size of cup cases you use.
Method
Put the soft butter or soft margarine in a bowl with the sugar, eggs, sifted flours, baking powder and mix altogether well with a mixer. If doing it by hand I would mix butter with the sugar, add eggs and then add the flour and baking powder. A mixer can do it all in one go and save time.
Add the walnuts, dates and milk.
If the mixture is dry add extra milk. White flour does not seem to absorb as much liquid whereas brown flour seems to soak up a lot more.
Dived mixture into cup cases.
Cook at gas 5--375F--190C for 15 to 20 minutes for muffin size.
A loaf cooks at gas 4--350F--180C for 45mins to 60 mins.
Test both with a wooden cocktail stick. When it comes out clean they are cooked.
Cool on a cake rack.
I just put on some simple icing coloured yellow and pieces of walnuts.
I like the loaf in slices with butter.
Variations
Add 1/2 grated apple to the mixture for a moist texture.
Use broken pecans instead of walnuts
Soak the dates in dark rum or a sherry to get another type of flavour.
Dates and Walnuts
The mixture
Cupcakes ready to cook
The cooked cupcakes
The finished cupcakes and the loaf.
Thanks for reading crazycupcakes.
Ingredients
2cups--8 ozs--220 gm--plain flour without a raising agent. I used half white flour and half whole wheat flour to get a nutty texture.
1 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
1/4 teaspoon of salt
4 ozs--1/2 cup--110 gms--soft brown sugar
4 ozs--1/2 cup--110 gms--chopped stoneless dates
4 ozs--1/2 cup--110 gms--walnuts broken into small pieces
2 eggs
4 ozs--1/2 cup--110 gms--butter or soft margarine
2--4 fl. ozs or 1/4 to 1/2 cup of milk
This will make 1 loaf or about 10 to 12 cupcakes depending on the size of cup cases you use.
Method
Put the soft butter or soft margarine in a bowl with the sugar, eggs, sifted flours, baking powder and mix altogether well with a mixer. If doing it by hand I would mix butter with the sugar, add eggs and then add the flour and baking powder. A mixer can do it all in one go and save time.
Add the walnuts, dates and milk.
If the mixture is dry add extra milk. White flour does not seem to absorb as much liquid whereas brown flour seems to soak up a lot more.
Dived mixture into cup cases.
Cook at gas 5--375F--190C for 15 to 20 minutes for muffin size.
A loaf cooks at gas 4--350F--180C for 45mins to 60 mins.
Test both with a wooden cocktail stick. When it comes out clean they are cooked.
Cool on a cake rack.
I just put on some simple icing coloured yellow and pieces of walnuts.
I like the loaf in slices with butter.
Variations
Add 1/2 grated apple to the mixture for a moist texture.
Use broken pecans instead of walnuts
Soak the dates in dark rum or a sherry to get another type of flavour.
Grated apple option
Dates and Walnuts
The mixture
Cupcakes ready to cook
The cooked cupcakes
The finished cupcakes and the loaf.
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