GOST Cupcake
Description
Homemade pastry for tea. The “Silver Label” cake is easy to make; you just need to follow the technique precisely. The egg weight is given without shells. Use butter with at least 72% fat content. The pastry turns out incredibly tender and fluffy, with a velvety texture. Cook with love. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making a cake.
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Step 2
Place the softened butter in a bowl. Beat it with a mixer for 5-7 minutes, until the mixture turns pale and becomes fluffy.
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Step 3
Add sugar. Beat for another 5–7 minutes at the mixer's highest speed. The sugar should dissolve completely.
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Step 4
Then add the eggs one at a time. Beat thoroughly so that each new egg is fully incorporated into the butter and sugar mixture.
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Step 5
In the end, you should get a fluffy butter-and-egg mixture. It is best to beat it with a mixer at high speed.
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Step 6
Add sifted flour to the prepared mixture. This is very important.
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Step 7
And sifted potato starch.
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Step 8
Using a spatula or whisk, gently mix into a fluffy, glossy, and smooth batter. In this case, you must not use a mixer or blender.
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Step 9
Put the prepared batter into a muffin tin.
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Step 10
Bake the cake in an oven preheated to 175 degrees on the middle rack for 50–55 minutes. Baking time depends on your oven. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15–20 minutes, then remove it.
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Step 11
The "Silver Label" cake according to GOST is ready. Before serving, it can be dusted with powdered sugar, sliced, and served to the table.