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hii people,

sUbh0 n0b0b0rsH0 to all of you!!!!!!!!!!! i had an awesum begining to this year, thanks to a couple of people for that. And also SHANTINIKETAN, where i had spent the first day of this bengali new year. My gud friend Parineta & her family fo taking me along, my boss for giving me holiday & myself, that i finally decided to go out for a vacation, thus search the "me" in myself, needs to be thanked. they tasted the cupcake in the train on our way to shantiniketan, and luvd it............ ami sottii bolchii!!!!!!!

d red cupcake

me & pari

i had decided to bake a batch of some goodies for Pari & her family, as a gesture of thanks for not only tolerating me, but showing great pleasure in doing that. so i  decided to bake a batch of cupcakes. and in keeping with the theme of noboborsho, i decided to colour them red. as always these were pretty easy to make, and also gave me the idea to add some food colour to cupcakes, thus to make them more interesting. the recipe is here for you to try, if you wish to.

INGREDIANTS:

• 60g butter, at room temp
• 150g caster sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 tbsp red food colour
• 120ml yoghurt, beaten
• 250g flour
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tbsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla essence

METHOD:

the mixture before adding flour

after the flour has been added to the butter & colour mixture

d red babies before entering the furnace

ymmyy babies!!!!!!!!!! gorge in!!!!!!!

• pre-heat oven @ 170 degree C
• mix together flour, baking soda & baking powder and sieve it, so as to get rid of any kind of lumps.
• in another bowl, beat together butter & sugar, & then slowly add in the egg & beat everything properly.
• mix the food colour, vanilla & cocoa powder in another bowl. add this to the butter mixture & mix well.
• add to this 1/3 flour, 1/2 yoghurt & mix well. follow this for the remaining flour & yoghurt. you can mix the last part of flour with hand also, fold well.
• pour in the mgreased moulds & bake for 20- 25mins @ 170 degree C.

d box in which i carried these babies

this might prove to be a good Valentine's day gift also for your loved ones, and one can also surprise kindergarten students on earth day, by replacing the red with green. i didn't use any frosting but think the cream cheese one will suit it the best, not only for colour combo, but also taste. this as most, is one of those quickly made recipes. try it, for best results, make it a day before.

it adds colour to your vacation............
m not sure whether it adds colour to life also or not, didn't add for me though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!