Filming this episode was so much fun. Zaara loves slime & getting dressed up, so you can imagine her excitement when I told her that we were going to film Slime Cupcakes for our Halloween episode.
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cupcakes
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Ingredients
For the lime slime:
- 100 gr granulated sugar
- 1/2 tbsp lime zest
- 120 ml lime juice approx. 4 medium limes
- 2 egg yolks lightly beaten
- 60 gr butter cubed
- yellow and green gel food colouring
For the lime cupcakes:
- 200 gr gr granulated sugar
- zest of 2 limes
- 170 gr butter at room temperature
- 3 eggs at room temperature
- 200 gr flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 120 gr buttermilk
- 120 gr dessicated coconut unsweetened
For the frosting:
- 220 gr cream cheese at room temperature
- 120 gr butter at room temperature
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 450 gr confectioners' sugar
- yellow and green gel food colouring
Ingredients
For the lime slime:
For the lime cupcakes:
For the frosting:
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Instructions
For the lime slime:
- Bring the sugar, lime zest and lime juice to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan.
- Remove from heat, and gradually whisk about one-fourth of the hot juice mixture into egg yolks; add egg yolk mixture to remaining hot juice mixture, whisking constantly until well blended.
- Place sauce pan over medium to medium-low heat, and cook whisking constantly until mixture reaches a custard like thickness (about 10 minutes).
- Add butter in 6 batches whisking constantly until butter melts and mixture is well blended after each addition.
- Remove from heat and pour mixture through a fine strainer into a bowl.
- Add yellow and green gel food colouring.
- Mix until well combined. Place plastic wrap directly on warm lime slime (to prevent the slime from drying).
- Chill in the fridge for 3 hours.
For the lime cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 180°C. and line a cupcake tin with paper cups.
- In a medium bowl, combine the sugar and lime. Mix it until the sugar is moistened and fragrant.
- Cream together the butter and sugar on high until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs one at a time. Make sure to scrap down the sides of the bowl and mix until well combined.
- In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Alternate the dry ingredients and the butter milk into the butter mixture.
- Fold in the dessicated coconut.
- Fill each cupcake paper cup with batter. Bake 20 minutes or until tops are brown and a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan.
For the frosting:
- In a standing mixer, cream together the cream cheese, butter and the vanilla sugar/vanilla extract until well combined and fluffy.
- Slowly add the sifted confectioners' sugar, 1 cup at a time . Mix until smooth.
- Add yellow and green gel food colouring.
- Beat until the frosting is evenly combined.
To assemble the cupcakes:
- Put the lime slime in a piping bag. Cut off the tip of the bag.
- Using the back of a teaspoon, make small holes in the cupcakes.
- Fill with cooled lime slime.
- Using a teaspoon, frost the filled cupcakes.
- Decorate with sugar decorations.
- Enjoy!
