Cherry Bakewell Cupcakes

August 11, 2014 by Lisa | Sweet 2 Eat Baking 132 Comments

These Cherry Bakewell cupcakes are beautifully British and inspired by the cherry bakewell tart. They have both ground almonds and almond extract in them, a raspberry conserve core, and covered with smooth glace icing, then topped off with a sweet glace cherry.

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Since The Great British Bake Off is back now for its 5th series (yay), I’m feeling very British. I mean, who can get enough of the reality of 12 amazing bakers all fighting to be crowned the star baker? Me, oh me, pick me!

And let’s not even talk about the show stoppers. They’re all ah-maz-zing. And could it get even better for the contestants working alongside the baking queen that is Mary Berry and the bread master, Paul Hollywood?

But Paul Hollywood’s pin-eyed stare makes me go weak at the knees, and not in a good way. I think I’d break down sobbing my heart out if he were to give me the death stare. Scary!

And this year we even have a contestant from my home city, Nottingham. Do us proud Jordan!

I had everything all set to go for watching The Great British Bake Off when my TiVo decided not to record. It clashed with another program. That had to be rectified immediately, but now I don’t get to see the first episode of series 5 as I refuse to watch in standard definition. Can we say TV snob mucho? My eyes!

Skip to the cherry bakewell cupcakes recipe.

And with the Great British Bake Off on a TV screen near you [those of you in the UK, obvs], there’s no better time to team up with OXO and giveaway their some of their fabulous Good Grips baking tools. Are you excited? I am!

As you know already, I suffer with chronic arthritis. There’s more details on my about me page, but basically my arthritis has spread to pretty much all my joints in my body. I started this blog due to my lack of mobility and needing a home-based hobby, but wow sometimes it really is hard to bake having arthritis. I have limited movement and arthritic hands, some of my fingers are even fused.

The OXO Good Grips range have been a lifesaver to me. They help to make things possible for me that other people without arthritis would take for granted. And, did you known the OXO founder, Sam Faber’s wife had arthritis. He noticed her struggling to hold/grip things and specifically developed the Good Grips range. How sweet is that?

OXO have generously agreed to giveaway the following items to one lucky winner. (Giveaway now closed.) The set will include the following tools:

3x spatulas – 1x medium spatula, 1x medium ‘spoon’ spatula and 1x small spatula,
Hand held mixer,
Cupcake icing knife,
Cupcake Corer,
OXO 2.8L stainless steel mixing bowl.

That’s 7 items, and basically e.v.e.r.y.t.h.i.n.g. you need to make these beautiful delicious cherry bake well cupcakes. 😉 It’s like a marriage made in heaven. Want more details? Of course you do…

OXO 2.8L Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl

Mix doughs, fold batters and whisk vinaigrettes with the OXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl. The bowl has a non-skid base that makes them extra sturdy and resistant to slipping, even when surfaces are wet.

REVIEW: This bowl is the bomb! I’m quite the messy baker so you can expect to see flour all over my work surfaces. Other bowls slip and slide around with flour, not this bowl. As stated by OXO, it stays put, it’s really sturdy and can take a good beating (pun intended).

At one point I had a wet surface – stayed put, the other time I had a floured surface – again, the bowl didn’t slip an inch. This bowl is big enough to make a sizeable mixture too. This has quickly become my new favourite bowl for batters that need mixing by hand.

Colourful Spatulas

The extended range of colourful spatulas are made from silicone and are heat resistant up to 600°F/315°C, meaning that they wont discolour, warp or melt. Plus, they are safe to use with coated or non-stick cookware. Sturdy yet flexible to easily contour the edges of saucepans, bowls or containers, each spatula will see you through all manner of kitchen tasks.

REVIEW: Yet again, these spatulas stand up to the OXO’s description. They’re sturdily made unlike some of the cheaper spatulas that tend to bend after being washed and don’t scrape the sides properly. Certainly not a problem with these spatulas.

They’re also absolutely fantastic for other cooking jobs. I’m a midnight pancake person [don’t judge], and these spatulas really stand up to the heat of a hot frying pan. I’ve already used them numerous times for helping turn pancakes over, cooking fried eggs, and to scrape the mixing bowls down, of course. Absolutely no warping or melting action going on here, they’re fab. Did I mention they make turning pancakes a breeze?

Cupcake Icing Knife

OXO’s cupcake icing knife will ensure any baker can create a seamless finish when icing their cupcakes. Smaller than your average icing knife, OXO’s new baking tool has a stainless steel blade that combines both stiffness and flexibility to give you extra control while icing.

REVIEW: Yet another winner here. This icing knife is perfectly suited for cupcakes alone, and could be used on larger cakes for details too. The knife itself is sturdy and holds up to scraping excess frosting/icing off on the bowl. The handle is very nice and easy to grip too, and seems to be the same excellent quality you would expect with OXO’s products.

Hand Held Mixer

Combining practicality and ease of use with bags of clever hidden features, this innovative new tool is so safe and straightforward to use that keen bakers of any age won’t want to leave the kitchen. Unlike electrical versions, OXO’s hand held mixer is hand operated and includes a non-slip turning arm and contoured handle that even small hands can hold.

REVIEW: I love this hand held mixer. It’s absolutely perfect for whisking or beating thinner batters, like pancake batter (can you tell it’s almost time for me to have pancakes yet?) It’s also great for cupcake batter too. I managed to cream the butter and sugar together with this hand held mixer alone. The main handle on the body has the non-slip covering, and the handle does too. I wasn’t straining at all to mix the batter, and certainly no sore joints after using.

CUPCAKE CORER

Give your cupcakes that added ‘wow’ factor with OXO’s cupcake corer. This new tool allows you to remove the centre of your cupcakes so you can fill your creations with a range of surprising fillings. The hand-held device expertly cores and removes the centre in one piece, while the soft, non-slip grip is comfortable to use no matter how many delicious cupcakes you are baking.

REVIEW: I have to I admit, I’ve never been much of a fan of cupcake corers in the past, they just never worked for me. I have owned a few and all they did to my beautifully light and airy cupcakes was tear into them. I ended up resorting to a melon baller. That was until I tried the OXO cupcake corer. It’s the perfect size to core cupcakes and doesn’t tear into them. The plastic casing is clear too so you can see exactly how far into the cupcake you’re coring. The cakey core is so easy to remove too, just push the top down and it slips out [for you to eat].

Now, let’s talk about these cherry bake well cupcakes. They’re inspired by the delicious traditional cherry bakewell [tart]. The cherry bake well tart consists of a sweet shortcrust pastry shell, spread with raspberry jam, covered with frangipane, glace icing and a sweet glace cherry on top.

These cherry bakewell cupcakes taste just like the cherry bakewell tart but in cupcake form. The cake in these cherry bakewell cupcakes is enriched with both ground almonds and almond extract, then cored and filled with raspberry conserve, covered with glace icing and topped off with a sweet glace cherry to give that traditional cherry bakewell look and taste.

How to enter

For a chance to win all of the above baking tools by OXO to make your own cherry bakewell cupcakes, all you need to do is read through the simple rules below, then enter using the rafflecopter form.

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