Almond Cupcakes

Almond Cupcakes ... These are soft, moist & light. Perfect with tea or coffee.

Almond Cupcakes

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* Prep. Time : 15 minutes
* Cook Time : 18 minutes
* Makes : 12 cupcakes

Ingredients :

• 6 oz. butter, softened
• 6 oz. castor sugar
• 6 oz. plain flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. almond extract
• 3 eggs
• 1 oz. almonds, finely chopped / sliced
• 2 tbsp. milk

Method :

• Preheat oven at 180 C. Grease or line 12 cup muffin pan.
• Cream the butter and sugar until light and creamy.
• Add the eggs, one at a time and beat well after each addition.
• Add the almond extract and beat again.
• Sieve in the flour and baking powder. Beat until well combined.
• Add milk, if the mixture is thick & mix well.
• Add 3 tbsp. chopped almonds and mix gently together.
• Using a tablespoon, divide the batter into the cupcake cases, filling till 3/4 full.
• Sprinkle remaining 1 tbsp chopped almonds on top of each cupcake.
• Bake at 180 C for 18 minutes.
• Remove from the oven, leave for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire-rack to cool.

Sending this to the event Show Me Your Muffin , an event held by Divya Vikram at Dil Se..

Also this goes to Breakfast Mela , an event by Srivalli at Cooking 4 all Seasons

 I've received an award from Akila of Learning-to-cook for participating in the event Dish name starts with G . Thank you so much Akila!

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