Pear And Anise Cupcakes With Star Anise
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Cupcake recipe with pear and anise, decorated with whole star anise: an aromatic version of the tiny classic American dessert
09 August, 2012
serves for
1
total time
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ingredients
Pears
1 small can (180 g drained weight)
All Purpose Flour
100 g, all purpose
Rolled oats
100 g
Almonds
50 g, finely chopped
Lemon Zest
10 ml, grated
Anise
5 ml, ground
Baking Powder
7,5 ml
Bicarbonate of soda
2,5 ml
Eggs
1
Brown sugar
80 g
Vegetable oil
60 ml, neutral tasting
Sour Cream
150 g, 10 % fat
Butter
for the tin
Cream
75 g, 30 % fat, suitable for whipping
Cheese
100 g, 14 % fat
Icing sugar
50 g
Lemon Zest
5 ml, grated
Star anise
48, whole
Almonds
As needed, whole, shelled
Preparation
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan) 375F, gas 5.
Drain the pears (catching the juice) and cut into small pieces.
Carefully mix the flour with the rolled oats, chopped pears, almonds, lemon rind, ground anise, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda.
Lightly beat the egg in a bowl.
Add the sugar, oil, sour cream and 80 ml pear juice and mix well.
Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and mix just long enough to moisten the dry ingredients.
Butter the muffin tin or place a paper baking case in each cup.
Spoon the mixture into the tin or the paper cases.
Bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 15 minutes.
Take out of the oven, leave the muffins in the tin for a further 5 minutes, then take out and cool.
Whip the cream, mix the whipped cream with the soft cheese, confectioners' sugar, 2 tbsp pear juice and the lemon rind and spread roughly on the muffins.
Decorate the cupcakes with star anise and almonds.
