GLUTEN-FREE YELLOW CUPCAKES
For years, I struggled with gluten-free cupcakes. They fell flat or felt dense. Sometimes they had the texture of cornbread instead of a light and fluffy cupcake. Then, I started baking from Joanne Chang's brilliant baking book, Flour. A former chemist, Chang became a beautifully persnickety baker. Her recipes always work. Her yellow cake was fluffy for the careful interplay of eggs, egg yolks, creamed butter and sugar, and buttermilk. With a few changes, the recipe made for some great gluten-free cupcakes.
Provided by Shauna Ahern
Categories dessert
Yield 2 dozen cupcakes
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preparing to bake: Heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease two 12-cup muffin tins. (For best results, use cupcake liners here.)
- Combining the dry ingredients: Whisk together the flour mix, the psyllium, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- Creaming the butter and sugar: Put the butter into the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment at medium speed, whirl the butter and sugar together until they are thoroughly combined, creamy, and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula once in a while.
- Combining the wet ingredients: Whisk together the eggs, egg yolks, and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- Finishing the batter: With the stand mixer running, add the egg mixture, one tablespoon at a time, to the creamed butter and sugar. When the entire mixture is incorporated into the butter and sugar mixture, add 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the bowl. When there is no visible sign of flour, add 1/2 of the buttermilk. When that is incorporated, repeat this process, ending with the dry ingredients.
- Baking the cupcakes: Using a small ice cream scoop, spoon enough cake batter into the prepared muffin tins to fill each one 2/3 of the way. Put the tin into the oven and bake until the cupcakes are slightly firm to the touch and a toothpick inserted into the cupcakes comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool in the tins for 15 minutes. Run a butter knife around the edges of the cupcakes, then turn them onto a cooling rack.
- Pour all the flours into a large container. (Restaurant supply stores sell large plastic containers that fit this purpose well. You could also use a large glass jar.) Shake and shake and shake harder until all the flours have become one color.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 243 calorie, Fat 13.5 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Cholesterol 78 milligrams, Sodium 129 milligrams, Carbohydrate 30 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 3 grams, Sugar 18 grams
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