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Date cupcakes with pandan butter frosting



date cupcakes

dry ingredients;
1 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp allspice
( sift dry ingredients and set aside )

6 tbs butter  (room temperature )
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup chopped pitted date
Preparation:
Heat oven on 350 F
on mixer bowl ,beat butter and sugar until soft add egg one at a time
add mixed flour and chopped pitted date
add vanilla
yield for 12 cupcakes
bake for 20-25 minutes

for butter frosting

6 tbs butter room temperature
3 tbs powder sugar
3 drop pandan paste
on mixer bowl beat until soft
ready to spread on cold cupcakes

Comments

  1. I had never tried pandan flavoring before I tried these. It is an interesting flavor unlike anything I have tasted in the US.

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  2. is pandan the green stuff you let me smell when I was at your house?

    see food n go

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  3. yes it is,,,smell really good isn'it ??

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  4. fabulous in both smell and taste


    see food n go

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