Apricot curd and white chocolate cupcakes are the perfect bake for afternoon tea in the garden. Not only are they delicious, but there's no need to mess around with plates, forks and slicing cake. No apricot curd? Just swap it for lemon curd.
Prep Time25 minutesmins
Cook Time22 minutesmins
Course: Afternoon Tea
Cuisine: British
Keyword: cupcakes, fruit curd, mascarpone, white chocolate
180gflour(I used 80g wholemeal, 80g plain white and 20g coconut)
1tspbaking powder
70gGreek yoghurt(I used 0% fat)
50mlwater
12tspapricot curd
Mascarpone Icing
4tbspapricot curd
125gmascarpone cheese
Instructions
Cakes
Melt the butter and white chocolate in a large heatproof bowl suspended over a pan of hot, but not boiling, water.
125 g unsalted butter, 50 g white chocolate
Remove from the heat and stir in the sugar.
150 g golden caster sugar
Preheat the oven to 180℃ (160℃ fan, 350℉, Gas 4).
Beat the eggs into the bowl, one by one until fully incorporated.
2 large eggs
Sift in the flours and baking powder and stir until just combined.
180 g flour, 1 tsp baking powder
Add the yogurt and water and stir again until just combined.
70 g Greek yoghurt, 50 ml water
Spoon roughly half the batter into a tin of 12 cupcake holes lined with cases.
Place a tsp of apricot curd on top of the batter then spoon in the remaining batter to cover.
12 tsp apricot curd
Bake in the centre of the oven for 22-25 minutes or until the cakes are well risen and firm to the touch.
Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.
Mascarpone Icing
In a small bowl, stir the curd and mascarpone together until just mixed. Try not to over mix as the mascarpone has a tendency to go runny.
4 tbsp apricot curd, 125 g mascarpone cheese
Spread over the top of the cooled cupcakes and decorate with orange stars, if liked.
Notes
Swap the apricot curd for any fruit curd you like. Lemon curd is always a sure fire winner.If you fancy a hint of cardamom, but don't have any cardamom sugar, add just a pinch of ground cardamom along with the flour. Alternatively, add half a teaspoon of vanilla extract instead.Please note: calories and other nutritional information are per serving. They’re approximate and will depend on serving size and exact ingredients used. Please refer to my nutrition disclaimer for further information.