Find tried and tested recipes from McCarthy Stone homeowners, teams and the restaurant chefs in our assisted living (Retirement Living PLUS) developments
150g (5 1/4 oz) strawberries, hulled and quartered lengthways
200ml (6 3/4fl oz) double cream
2 tbsp icing/confectioners sugar
2 tbsp cornflour
12 fresh strawberries, sliced
Method
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/ Gas Mark 5.
In a jug, combine the milk, oil and eggs.
To a large bowl, or the bowl of a free- standing mixer, add the flour, baking powder, salt, xanthan gum, sugar and butter.
Using a handheld electric whisk, or the free-standing mixer, slowly mix the dry ingredients and butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. Continue on a slow speed and add the wet ingredients. Once combined, turn the speed to medium and mix for 3–5 minutes or until thickened.
Divide the mixture evenly between the cases, so they are just under two-thirds full.
Take 3 or 4 strawberry pieces per cake and push them into the cupcake batter, evenly spaced apart. Ensure they are upright so they won’t sink to the bottom.
Bake in the oven for 18–20 minutes or until they are risen, golden and spring back when pressed lightly on the top.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before taking the cupcakes from the pan and allowing them to cool completely on a wire rack.
Once the cupcakes have cooled, whisk together the double cream, icing sugar and cornflour. When the cream has reached soft, fluffy peaks and is just stiff enough to be piped, transfer to a piping bag.
Pipe luscious swirls of cream atop the cupcakes and, just before serving, garnish with the sliced fresh strawberries. Store in fridge and eat within two days.
A recipe for a happy retirement
With their glossy contemporary kitchens, our retirement apartments and retirement bungalows are perfectly designed for your to cook up a storm. And, if you live in a Retirement Living PLUS property and fancy a hearty meal without the faff, you can pop to the subsidised, stylish and sociable restaurant/bistro when you want to, too.
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