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Mother’s Day Cupcakes

11th April 2017 - By Michelle Minnaar
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Why not show your mums how much you love them with making these Mother’s Day cupcakes? Are you planning something special for this upcoming Mother’s Day? I’ve always felt, that delicious sweets not only bring warmth to our tummies but also give a certain warmth to our hearts as well.  Undoubtedly, these will generate a smile and send a signal of appreciation to all the amazing mums who taste them.

Cupcakes Pretty

Is baking and decorating not your strongest suit in the kitchen? Thank goodness there are professional cake decorators who specialise in hand-crafting beautiful cakes, like Finesse Cakes. Finesse Cakes believes that cakes make a wonderful addition to any occasion.

Once I saw cupcakes from Finesse Cakes, created and decorated by Sue, it was clear that she was in in a league of her own. Just take a look at the careful craftsmanship of the icing flowers HERE.  These flowers, created by Finesse Cakes are so beautiful, they even look real! You can purchase icing flowers separately on Finesse Cakes, if you feel like trying your hand at decorating cakes yourself.

What I love about Finesse Cakes is the vast range of flavours they offer. Your Mother’s Day cupcakes don’t necessarily have to include a red-velvet sponge or a traditional sponge with red colouring. You can also choose cupcakes any of these flavours:

  • Simply sponge
  • Chocolate and chocolate chips
  • Chocolate orange
  • Raspberry and white chocolate chip
  • Cherry and coconut
  • Lemon
  • Strawberries and champagne
  • Light fruit
  • Minty choc
  • Gluten free- very handy for people you suffer with gluten intolerances
  • Or your favourite recipe – just make sure to share in advance.

For more inspiration, take a look at Finesse Cakes on Pinterest.

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is a popular holiday in various cultures around the world. More importantly, us Britons, send out the usual Mother’s Day card. Did you manage to send yours last year? Imagine, that in some cultures, it’s not very common to do that. In eastern Europe, flowers are generally the traditional gift. In the United States, daughters or sons generally purchase specific gifts or chocolates for their mums. I think it’s a great idea to start a new tradition and bake beautiful Mother’s Day cupcakes.

Cupcakes Decorating

History

Some people have suggested, that Mother’s Day has early Roman or Greek roots. Others have argued that the origins of Mother’s Day comes from Christianity. As a result, the fourth Sunday of Lent – known as the day to honour the Mother of Christ, became the day to celebrate our mums. Nonetheless, critics from the United States claim, that a lady called Anna Jarvis is to thank, for inventing this holiday. Anna Jarvis strongly believed that mothers should be celebrated in all aspects. She was an activist and a social worker, striving to make this holiday known worldwide. Believe it or not, but in 1914, the president of the United States (President Woodrow Wilson) signed a resolution declaring Mother’s Day a national holiday every May. Perhaps we should make a holiday of our own. What type of holiday would you ask for? Please leave a comment.

Frosting Cream Cheese

Your gift

What did you get your mum? Card, flowers, chocolate or scented candles? I guarantee you, once your mum sees your Mother’s Day cupcakes, she will appreciate your effort of even making them. Eat your sweet bakes with your mum with a side of coffee. Your presence along with deliciously sweet Mother’s Day cupcakes is the best gift a mother could ever ask for.

Practical information

Don’t fear the red batter. This batter is just as easy to make as any other cupcake batter you’ve made in the past. Before I get into explaining the details, first, did you select your favourite cupcake pan? Every baker has one! Second, make sure that your cupcake pan isn’t too deep or wide. Otherwise you’ll end up with ginormous cupcakes rather than delicate and colourful Mother’s Day cupcakes. Next, gather all your ingredients and mix them accordingly. I gave away great tips and tricks in my drizzled lemon curd cupcakes recipe.

You will find practical information on portioning, and mixing your batter in a way, so that the mixture is as fluffy and soft as possible – the secret lies in the eggs. Indeed, it’s very easy to overwork the batter, and if you do, you’ll immediately lose that moisture out of the cupcakes. Be careful!

That being said, make sure that you set your mixer on low. You can also use a fork or a spatula to mix all the ingredients together. It will not affect the texture of the mixtures. Just mix gently with care.

Cupcake Red Velvet

Butter or margarine

Basically, this is a common dilemma that even the most talented and experienced cupcake bakers face. The never-ending question somehow always pops up – should I use the butter or is margarine better? Margarine is slightly healthier than the butter. It’s composed of unsaturated good fats, as it’s made for vegetable oils. However, a chemical process is used to make margarine. In addition, if I compare the two in terms of baking, margarine tends to create loose batters that might burn slightly faster than the batters created with butter. Moreover, if the main ingredient should be fluffy and moist, definitely go for the butter! Thus, with butter’s high fat content, the mixture will be moister and your Mother’s Day cupcakes will turn out flawless.

Red cupcakes

Mother’s Day cupcakes are red as they represent the colour of love. They are pretty much red velvet cupcakes. Simply add the red colour paste or gel into the batter. You won’t need to worry about mixing the paste or liquid into the batter immediately. It will all happen on its own as you add the other ingredients. If you like to have fun and enjoy colour, you can make multiple batches with different colours. I highly recommend making pink cupcakes. They are just wonderful to look at and don’t seem so daring. You can also try making pink cupcakes without the addition of food colourants. You can find is an excellent raspberry and white chocolate cupcakes here.

Cupcakes Mothers Day

Icing

Do you love icing? I have a great trick to making your icing beautiful. Add three colours of icing into the icing bag and just let your creative side shine. With this technique, you can fool anyone that your Mother’s Day cupcakes were created by a professional! This cool technique was used in this Creme Egg Cupcake recipe.

Toppings

As you can see, little flowers and bits of cake crumbs were used as decorations to create that elegant effect of special Mother’s Day cupcakes. You can also use sugar pearls and sprinkles. If you’re planning on eating the cupcakes quickly, you can even top the sponge with ice cream instead of icing!
You can also find more cupcake recipes:

Chocolate Orange Cupcakes

Salted Caramel Cupcakes

Raspberry and White Chocolate Cupcakes

Carrot Cupcakes with Vanilla Buttercream

Creme Egg Cupcakes

How do you treat your mother on Mother’s Day?

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Mother’s Day Cupcakes


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  • Author: Michelle Minnaar
  • Prep Time: 60 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hours 20 minutes
  • Yield: 12 1x
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Ingredients

  • 130g (4½oz) self-raising flour
  • 130g (4½oz) caster sugar
  • 130g (4½oz) butter or margarine
  • 2.5ml (½ tsp) baking powder
  • 2 large eggs
  • Red food colour paste or gel
  • 125g (4½oz) cream cheese
  • 250g (9oz) icing sugar
  • 50g (2oz) unsalted butter

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 175°C/350°F/gas mark 4 and place appropriate number of muffin cases in a muffin tray.
  2. Measure out butter and sugar into same bowl and cream together until well mixed and turns lighter in colour.
  3. Take a small scoop of the red food paste, about the size of a pea, and add to the mixture.  Don’t worry about stirring in at this stage as the colour will incorporate as you mix in the eggs and flour.
  4. Measure out flour into a separate bowl and add the baking powder. Gently stir together.
  5. Add 1 egg to the creamed butter and sugar along with a tablespoon of the flour and mix well. Repeat this part of the process 1 egg at a time to give a lighter mix.
  6. Gently fold in the remaining flour, and add a little more red food paste if necessary to achieve the desired depth of colour.
  7. Scoop mixture into cases, about half-full. An ice cream scoop is very handy for doing this.
  8. Place the mixture in the oven for approximately 15-20 minutes. Check after 15 minutes to see if cooked. Cakes will be cooked when they are springy and return to shape when lightly pressed on top.
  9. For the cream cheese frosting, soften the butter.
  10. Carefully add icing sugar to avoid clouds of icing dust along with the cream cheese.
  11. Mix until fully incorporated and frosting becomes whiter and a little fluffy. You can do this by hand but a mixer makes it much easier – just keep the mixer on a slow speed.
  12. Before icing, slice a little section off a couple of the cupcakes and reserve for later or create little wells in the tops of each cake using an apple corer. Using a large plain nozzle, pipe swirls of the frosting icing onto the cakes.
  13. Decorate with a few cake crumbs from the tops of the cupcakes to create pretty red sprinkles. You can also add icing pearls, sugar crystals or even a little icing flower if you want.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 serving
  • Calories: 287
  • Sugar: 31.3 g
  • Sodium: 106 mg
  • Fat: 13.4 g
  • Saturated Fat: 8.1 g
  • Carbohydrates: 40.3 g
  • Protein: 3.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 66 mg

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  1. cheryl hadfield says

    11th April 2017 at 10:58 pm

    I love to make carrot cake cupcakes for mothers day, my mums favourite

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  2. Katie Bryson says

    12th April 2017 at 8:49 am

    These are glorious Michelle… I’m so partial to red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting….

    ★★★★★

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  3. Jo of Jo's Kitchen says

    12th April 2017 at 9:32 am

    I would love these for Mother’s Day especially if my boys made them!

    ★★★★★

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  4. Ceri Jones says

    12th April 2017 at 11:05 am

    These look lovely, I am sure any mother would enjoy these any time of year!

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  5. Tracey Peach says

    12th April 2017 at 1:08 pm

    usually buy some flowers & a cake but making my own cupcakes is a great idea I’m sure she would love them too 🙂 x

    ★★★★★

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  6. Tracy Nixon says

    12th April 2017 at 1:14 pm

    We usually treat her to a bar lunch out and some flowers or a plant.

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  7. Mary N says

    12th April 2017 at 1:42 pm

    I usually treat her to some plants for the garden.

    Reply
  8. laura banks says

    12th April 2017 at 7:41 pm

    we always take the mother in law out for a lovely meal

    Reply
  9. sallyann Johnston says

    13th April 2017 at 3:33 pm

    Buy flowers as she loves them usually lilies, also take her out for dinner x

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  10. Camilla Hawkins says

    13th April 2017 at 9:21 pm

    What pretty cupcakes, I would love these for Mother’s Day:-)

    ★★★★★

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  11. Solange says

    16th April 2017 at 4:17 am

    Chocolates and flowers.

    Reply
  12. Sally angel says

    26th April 2017 at 12:45 pm

    I usually get her a card with chocolates, and we go out for a meal in the evening or get a takeaway at home. 🙂

    Reply
  13. Natalie Crossan says

    30th May 2017 at 11:58 pm

    breakfast in bed xxx

    Reply

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