Monday 30 November 2009

Lemon Lime Meringue Cupcake

Here at home my daughter and I love biriyani, but hubby is not that wild about it.
He likes it but he remarks what is the use in mixing the chicken and rice and then serving, instead isn't it better to serve them seperate.

Satuday I planned a biriyani evening, making biriyani just for three of use I think is a bit too much, so I asked my inlaws to come and enjoy the biriyani and also askes hubby's uncle and wife as anyway biriyani is made in bigger quantity.
So i serve them biriyani, cutlets, raita , papadom and then fried few curd chillies as that is something hubby is wild .

My in laws only started eating Indian food after me comming to the family.
So they are not that used to spicy food. So my MIL saw these fried chillies and she took one and took a huge bite ( almost half) you can imagine she was in fire and while she was hugffing and puffing she said ohh!!!!!!!!! I can't feel my lipp anymore and we all were laughingand laughing while she was suffering. Here face was like a fully ripe tomato. But after the whole commotion she told she loved the expirence of eating half a chillie.
This has nothing to do with the recipe I am posting, i just wanted to share the incident.

Now to the recipe.
From the time I saw this cupcake in Tartlette's I have been wanting to make this. As i fell in love with these cuties , I have to admit I always fell in love with the sweets she whipps up in her place.
You can find her recipe for the cup cake and the lemon curd here
After the disaster I had with my lemon curd , i used this time from a bottle.

1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
3 large eggs
1½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons lime oil
½ cup buttermilk
1/4 cup fresh lime juice
zest of one lime

In the bowl of an electric mixer with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well in between each addition. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add flour mixture and milk alternatively to the butter/eggs mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Add the lime juice and zest. Fill cupcake tins 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean.

Lime Meringue Frosting:
1 cup egg whites
2 cups sugar
1 tsp. lime juice

Combine egg whites and sugar into the mixing bowl of your stand mixer and set over a water bath. Whisk by hand for a few minutes until the sugar is dissolved or preferably until the mixture reaches 110F . Transfer bowl to electric mixer, beat on medium speed for 10 minutes. Add lime juice Beat on high speed until stiff glossy peaks form, about 2 to 5 minutes more.

To fill the cupcakes: with a sharp knife cut a small hole in the cupcake, not cutting all the through. Fill the cavity with the lemon curd, and put the top back on. Spread the meringue and brown with a blow torch.


I make cakes for sunday and take them in boxes like this to my inlaws home

44 comments:

  1. Who can say no to those beauties.

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  2. I imagine her face after having half of the chilli! Poor she will never forgot that experience!
    The meringue cupacake are quiet elegant!

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  3. You wicked girl-)

    I am sure this pie brought back the smile on her face :) Aren't curd chilis supposed to be mild ?

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  4. I just lov to make meringue than eating..looks so good,light and airy cup cake...yummm

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  5. Bring on the chili =P I happen to looove spicy food. The cupcake looks great! A nice change for frosting.

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  6. Love meringues...those cupcakes look delicious.

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  7. Ooohh, lovely meringue, that looks gorgeous... yummy!!

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  8. OMG!! I can imagine the burn of chili...!!!

    Those cupcakes are so gorgeous...lovely!!

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  9. Wow wat a beautiful meringue cupcakes...Lovely!!

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  10. Cupcakes look really delicious.

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  11. Hubby dear always love to have chilli with curd rice...cupcakes look beautiful HC!

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  12. Hubby dear always love to have chilli with curd rice...cupcakes look beautiful HC!

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  13. Oh gosh, you all laughing while the woman is in pain :)

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  14. I fell in love with those beauties..soooo yummy!!! I am drooling all over now

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  15. The meringue cupcakes look and sound excellent!

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  16. I love all your bakes and this one looks like another winner !

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  17. omg thy must be so happy to get this,..

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  18. beautiful cup cakes,looks delicious..

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  19. i am speechless....its sooo elegant

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  20. Wow,nice cup cakes! And hope she remembers life long of the chilli bite ;)

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  21. Wow! This is one of my personal favs! They look great!

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  22. I'm not a big fan of lemon but i love meringue.

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  23. Hahaha, funny to picture your MIL... and I kinda thought like your husband about biriyani, but once you make it you realize there is something so special about it. Cupcakes sounds lovely :)

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  24. Oh my, I just really want to make it.... right now.

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  25. Mmm very toasty meringue! Looks nice!

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  26. Mmmmm, nice way to revenge your MIL :) Just kidding. I had a similar experience eating wasabi!!

    Your cupcakes are beautiful and I just love anything with lemon in them.

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  27. Creative! I love meringue top a lot!

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  28. These look wonderful Happy Cook! I adore lemon meringue, whether as pie or cupcakes.

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  29. That meringue on top is perfect. What a great sweet dessert.

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  30. oh wow these are adorable tweeting it Rebecca

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  31. Ooh, you poor mom-in-law. Admire her spirit, though. Your husband loves spicy food, I can see. :)

    Never seen meringue cupcakes before. They look lovely. I must have missed them at Helen's.

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  32. "But after the whole commotion she told she loved the expirence of eating half a chillie." - How funny!

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  33. Your poor MIL!!

    There you go with another delicious bake!!

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  34. loved reading your post...what an unforgettable incident! :)
    the cup cakes would have tasted heavenly...!

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  35. an award waiting for u on my blog..plz collect it..

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  36. That meringue looks wonderful dear.
    Have an award waiting for u in my blog.Please accept it.

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  37. OMG! Poor old MIL! But you have made it up with these beautiful cup cakes

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  38. had a laugh reading your post...half a chilli...I cant imagine having one myself.
    these meringue cups must have soothed her somehow burnt tongue

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  39. what a very original idea!! hubby loves lemon meringué pie this is such a beautiful twist to this patisserie!! cant wait to try the recipe dear :-)

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  40. LOL.. at the incident ;-) I made biryani yesterday.

    Love the meringue and the lemon. beautiful.

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