Cupcake
Description
The bake is easy and quick to make. A colourful cake with a bright mandarin aroma is a wonderful New Year’s dessert. You can make it ahead of time and let it cool before your guests arrive. It keeps for about a week, but believe me, it never lasts that long.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the specified ingredients. Choose tangerines with airy, soft peel, not dense ones.
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Step 2
Cut the mandarins into pieces, peel and all, and remove all seeds.
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Step 3
Put the sliced citrus in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
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Step 4
Melt the butter in a saucepan or cauldron and let it cool slightly until warm.
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Step 5
Whisk a chicken egg with sugar and a pinch of salt, pour in orange juice or kefir of any fat content, and whisk again.
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Step 6
Add the wheat flour and baking powder. It is very important to use fresh baking powder so it will leaven the dough! Gently mix everything together.
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Step 7
Line the pan with parchment paper and grease it with oil. Put the dough in the pan.
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Step 8
Bake the cake in the oven at 180°C for about 40–45 minutes. If the top starts to burn, cover it with parchment paper. Then take the pan out and cool the cake in a cool place.
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Step 9
Then remove the paper from the cake and dust it with powdered sugar or soak it with syrup — as desired. Slice into portions and serve.