You won’t believe how silky these cupcakes are!
Sydney and I have gone Sakura (Cherry Blossom) crazy; I have come to the conclusion that cherry blossoms are addictive. The flavor is as delicate as the flower blossom; we have been trying all sorts of recipes with the goody bag of cherry blossom ingredients our friend brought from Japan!
Even the liqueur is delicate
Baking with floral ingredients adds a sense of romance to your pastries; the cherry blossom is intriguing as well. I have tried to articulate the taste of sakura, I feel I haven’t quite captured it’s prodigious tones. Surprisingly the cherry blossom does not have the floral punch like roses or lavender, it is subtle first there is a slight cherry tone as the tone settles a very light floral tone is left.
Cherry Blossom Cupcake:
They are as fun to create as they are to eat!
If you would like to make a layer cake instead of cupcakes, divide the batter between 2 (8×2-inch) round cake pans and bake the layers for 30 to 40 minutes.
Cupcakes:
- 180 grams/1 ½-cups of all-purpose flour
- 150grams/1 ½-cups of cake flour
- 15 gram sakura cherry blossom sugar
- 385 grams/ 1 3/8-cups sugar
- 9 grams/2-teaspoon baking powder
- 20 grams/3-Tablespoons cake enhancer
- 1-teaspoon salt
- 20 grams/4 eggs, at room temperature
- 227 grams/1-cup butter, softened
- 244 grams/1-cup milk, at room temperature
- 244 grams/1-cup milk, room temperature
- 1 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1-Tablespoon Sakura cherry blossom extract
Prepare your mise en place.
Mise en place
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C/ 350 degrees F. Line 2- cupcake pans with cupcake liners, set aside.
In a medium bowl whisk eggs, 244 grams/ 1 -cup of milk, sakura, and vanilla.
In the bowl of a standing mixer, with the paddle attachment, sift all the dry ingredients (including the sugars) and mix on low speed just to blend. Add the butter and the plain 244 grams/1 –cup of milk.
Continue to mix on low speed till the dry ingredients are moistened, raise the speed to medium and beat for about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides and gradually add the egg- milk mixture in thirds, beating for 20 seconds after each addition. Scrape down the sides.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until tops are golden brown and spring back when pressed lightly in the center.
Decorating:
“Pretty In Pink”
- 1- recipe Cherry Blossom Crème Frâche Frosting
- 235 grams marizpan, knead
- 380 grams natural fondant, knead
- Vodka
Beware highly addictive!
- 400 grams Gum Paste
- Petal luster/ dust
- Art brushes
- Bone tool
- Ball tool
- Small fondant rolling pin
Directions for the cherry blossoms will follow in another post.
Have sweet time baking!
Voila!
This is beyond gorgeous. I mean out of this world. I love cherry blossoms. We put in two Kwanzan trees in our yard a couple of years ago. They are just small but so pretty.
Thank you, I would love to see the Kwanzan trees!
Bobbie the cupcakes are beautiful, your work continues to take my breathe away!
I am speechless. Thank you
The cupcakes looks beautiful. The marzipan tops looks way easier to decorate than with frosting.
LP, I find the marzipan gives a cleaned smooth finish to finale topping! Thank you for your sweet words.
These cupcakes look beautiful! But I have a question about the recipe, the cup of milk at room temperature is listed twice, so does that mean two cups of milk or is it a typo?
Yes, it is 2 cups of milk; for the two stage method. The fist cup is poured after the butter, the second is mixed with eggs and flavoring and then pour as the the last step.
I have a question , Where can i buy/find sakura extract and/or sugar ?
Sakura is sold mostly in Japan, you can try Amazon.co.jp. If you still cannot find the extract we sell it.
Hi,
Is there any way to make this vegan? Usually the less eggs in a recipe the easier it is to convert to vegan, but there are 4 in this recipe! do you have any suggestions?!
And another question- why do you use all purpose AND cake flour instead of just cake flour?