Raspberry Meringue Rose Cupecakes

这几天又是不停的在工作，2011年接近尾声，好像有很多事都要在年终之前办完。很忙！ 前两天是我第一次和警察一起追病人，从我的病房追到另一个栋楼去，因为警察不认得病人的样子，所以派了我去一起捕捉病人（不是犯人）。病人最后还是乖乖的投降，还被上了手扣呢！哎哟,当职了这么久也是第一次看病人被上锁的，挺可怜的。虽然是上了锁，我的心还是很不安，很怕病人sot起来拔了警察的枪，向我开过来。别了，我还是让警察和病人走在前头，我在后面远远的跟着，万一有什么动静，我还是可以拔足逃离,哈哈！ 回家跟老公细诉故事的经过和我想如何逃脱的想象力，老公竟然笑说，你以为警察的枪真有这么容易拔，有上锁的啊！原来是这样的吗，下次等我去问问警察先生个清楚。

看到很多blog朋友都很怕吃上了厚厚一层frosting的cupcake。做了这个一点都不油腻的玫瑰花 meringue cupcake topping。喜欢的话也可以试试。剩下的meringue, 也可以当饼干吃。甜甜脆脆可爱玫瑰花meringue 送礼一点也不孙色喔！

Raspberry Chocolate Cupcake Ingredients:

(Makes 16)

250g unsalted butter, softened

180g caster sugar

4 eggs

1 tsp vanilla essense

185g self-raising flour, sifted

60g plain flour, sifted

30g unsweetened cocoa

185ml milk

40g raspberry chopped

Method:

1) Preheat the oven to 180°C.

2) Beat the butter and sugar and vanilla essence together with electric beaters until light and creamy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Fold in flour alternately with milk. Fold in the chopped raspberry. Divide the mixture evenly among the cases. Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until a skewer comes on clean when inserted into the centre of a cake. Transfer onto a wire rack to cool.

Topping:    Recipe Adapted From utry.it

Chocolate Dipped-Raspberry Meringue Roses:

3 large egg whites

1 package (85g) Aeroplane raspberry jelly

1/4 cup caster sugar

1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Dark Chocolate Melts

Preheat the oven to 95C. Line 2 baking pans with baking sheets.

Place the egg whites in a large bowl and with an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat on medium until frothy. Pour the Jelly, into the bowl in a slow, steady stream. Turn mixer on high and continue to beat until the egg whites are stiff and shiny, about 5 minutes.  Add vanilla extract until just combined.

Scrape the meringue into a pastry bag fitted with a medium star tip and pipe the cookies onto the lined baking sheets.  Starting in the middle and make 2 full circles, about 2-inch in diameter and 1 1/2-inch apart. 

Bake the meringues until they are firm, about 2 hours. Turn off the oven and leave them in there overnight.

Microwave chocolate melts uncovered on medium 50% for 1 minute, stir. Repeat process until chocolate just melted.  Slightly cool melted chocolate before dipping the bottom of the meringue roses and place them on top of the cupcake.

Reference :

Cupcake, a fine selection of sweet treats, pg26 and 

http://utry.it/2011/02/chocolate-dipped-strawberry-meringue.html

I am submitting this post to Aspiring Bakers #13 : Enjoy Cupcakes! (November 2011) hosted byMin of Min's Blog

就是单吃Raspberry Meringue Roses也觉得甜蜜爽口！