Blueberries Jubilee Cupcake

by annahowardshaw in Cooking > Cupcakes

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Blueberries Jubilee Cupcake

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Cherries seem to be the only ones who get to have a jubilee, but there is no reason blueberries can't have a fire party if they want to...

This dessert of lemony cake, fresh blueberries and ice cream make a great finale to any summer picnic or BBQ!

Tools
Mixing bowl
Mixer
Cupcake pan
Saucepan
Wooden spoon
Pastry bag with 1/4" round tip

Cupcakes
1 cup white sugar
1 stick of butter
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon zest
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup almond milk
1 Tbs lemon juice
1/4 tsp salt

Cream sugar and butter.  Add all other ingredients and blend.  Fill cupcake pans and bake at 350oF for 25 - 30 minutes.

Blueberry Sauce
1/4 water
2 Tbs cornstarch
1/2 cup sugar
1 Tbs lemon juice
1 Tbs orange juice
1/2 tsp lemon zest
1/4 cup cognac + 1 tsp per cupcake
1/2 tsp vanilla
1 pint blueberries

In saucepan, dissolve cornstarch in cold water. Add sugar, lemon juice and zest, orange juice and vanilla.  Mix in blueberries.  Stir on medium heat until sugar is dissolved.  Turn off heat and stir in 1/4 cup cognac.

Frosting
2 cups powdered sugar
1 Tbs butter
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp vanilla
1 to 3 tsp water

Mix butter, lemon juice and water in powdered sugar.  Add one teaspoon of water at a time...until a smooth consistency is reached.

Assemble and Serve
  • Apply a thin layer of icing to the top of the cupcakes
  • If used, remove cupcake wrapper
  • Pipe a large tube of icing around the top of the cupcakes
  • Top with blueberry sauce
  • Add a teaspoon of cognac to blueberries just before serving
  • Light with a long match
  • Do not catch on fire
  • Do not light anything else on fire
Serve with ice cream and additional blueberries.

Enjoy!