The easiest homemade cake recipe

It is perhaps difficult to think of a more suitable treat for tea than a cupcake made with your own hands. Some people like cupcakes made from loose dough, others like denser ones. We have made a selection of cool cupcake recipes for you - each one is tested from our own experience, so you can safely try it.

In fact, there are a lot of recipes for how to make a cupcake. You can also often see the name cupcake or muffin. Their main difference is the texture of the finished treat. The cupcakes will be the fluffiest and most spongy, the cupcakes will be a little denser, and the muffins will be the densest. To avoid confusion for our readers, we will use the name "cupcake".

Homemade milk muffins

A very simple muffin recipe that will take you 40-45 minutes to prepare. They turn out very tasty and tender.

Required Ingredients

To make homemade cupcakes we will need the following products:

Wheat flour (premium grade) – 1 ¾ cups;
Granulated sugar – 200 grams;
Butter – 120 grams;
Baking powder for dough – 5 grams;
Milk – 120 milliliters (a little more than half a glass);
Vanilla sugar – 1 teaspoon;
Egg – 2 pieces.

Simple ingredients that almost any housewife always has in her kitchen. Also, don’t forget the paper molds in which we will bake our cupcakes.

Homemade milk muffins

Cooking process

The most important thing in any muffin recipe is to mix the dough correctly. This is what we will do:

First of all, sift the flour (if possible, do this twice). Then add baking powder to the flour and mix well.
Place the butter in a mixer bowl and start beating (at high speed). Continue beating until the butter turns white. Without stopping the process, add sugar, then beat for another 2 minutes.
Add both eggs to the resulting mass, add vanilla sugar and beat again until the mass becomes white. During the beating process, remnants of our mixture will remain on the walls of the bowl - they need to be removed so that the resulting homogeneous mass is obtained.
Next, reduce the speed of the mixer to a minimum and gradually add flour and milk to the mixture (do not stop whisking). Add flour and milk in 3-4 additions.
When we get a dough that is homogeneous in structure, we can turn off the mixer.
Now you need to spread the dough into paper molds. This can be done using a special pastry bag or a simple tablespoon. Important! Fill the molds approximately 2/3 full.
Preheat the oven at 180 degrees. Place the molds with the dough on a baking sheet and place in the oven for 20 minutes.
When the cupcakes are ready, take them out of the oven and let them cool (do not remove them from the molds).

Delicious milk cupcakes according to our recipe are ready - enjoy it yourself and treat your loved ones and friends.

Is it possible and how to cook a cupcake in the microwave?

Since the principle of operation of this kitchen unit is somewhat different than that of a conventional oven or multicooker (the mixture begins to warm up not from the outside, but from the inside), you need to take into account some secrets:

1. To ensure that the mass does not lose its lightness during cooking, it is necessary to mix all the components in stages, adding products in small portions.

2. Fill the mold to a maximum of 2/3 of the total volume, otherwise the dough will “run away” over the edge.

3. Do not remove the product immediately, let it stand in the chamber for another 1-2 minutes.

4. It is preferable to bake cupcakes in small portions using special molds.

Raisin cupcakes

Many people still don’t know how to make raisin muffins at home. We have the answer: very simple. To do this, just follow our recipe for making cupcakes and everything will work out.

Required Ingredients

We will need:

Wheat flour (premium grade) – 2 cups;
Baking powder for dough – 3 teaspoons;
Granulated sugar – 0.5 cups;
Egg – 1 piece;
Milk – ¾ cup;
Sunflower oil – 1/3 cup;
Salt – 0.5 teaspoon;
Zest from one lemon;
Raisins – 0.5 cups;
Vanilla - to your taste.

Plus you will also need a little sunflower oil to grease the baking tins.

Raisin cupcakes

Cooking process

This is a very simple muffin recipe, as even someone who has never cooked anything more complicated than scrambled eggs can handle it. You just need to mix all the ingredients sequentially:

First, sift the flour into a deep bowl and mix it with baking powder and salt.
Then lightly beat the egg in a separate container and add it to the flour. We also send milk and sugar there, after which we begin to knead the dough.
In the process, add sunflower oil and knead until a homogeneous dough is obtained.
We remove the zest from the washed lemon - you should get about 1 tablespoon of zest. Wash the raisins thoroughly.
Add raisins and zest to the dough and mix again.
Grease the baking molds with sunflower oil and place the dough in them - almost to the top.
Preheat the oven at 200 degrees. Then we place the molds on a baking sheet and bake the cupcakes for a quarter of an hour.
In such conditions, the cupcakes crack a little on top - but it is precisely for these “canyons” on the surface that many sweet tooths love them.
If you want to avoid such “crackling”, then set the oven to a temperature no higher than 140–160 degrees, but you need to bake for 25 minutes.

This simple step-by-step cupcake recipe is a real lifesaver when you want to please your family or guests with delicious baked goods, but you are very short on time.

LEMON CAKE

Ingredients:

Margarine 200 gr
Lemon 2 pcs
Sugar 150 gr
Baking powder 1 pc
Wheat flour 2 tbsp
Chicken egg 4 pcs
Milk 200 ml

How to cook:

The set of products is very simple and not expensive!

Grate the margarine on a coarse grater. Margarine can be replaced with butter, it will be a little more tender.

Mix margarine with sugar and eggs. Next, pour in the milk, add baking powder, add flour and knead the dough until it has the consistency of thick sour cream.

You don’t need to try to grind the margarine until smooth, this is necessary so that during the baking process you get delicious holes in our cupcake!

Using a fine grater, remove the zest from the lemon. We also need lemon pulp; we will grate it on a coarse grater.

Mix the lemon mixture into the dough, pour the finished dough into a greased springform pan. And put it in a preheated oven to bake for 30-40 minutes.

Check the readiness of the cake with a splinter.

Since baking powder and lemon will immediately begin to make friends, everything needs to be done very quickly so that the process of rising the dough takes place in the oven. It is also advisable to prepare the mold in advance. Lubricate it with a piece of margarine or butter.

And don’t rush to take the lemon cake out of the mold right away, let it cool a little and enjoy your tea with the lemon cake! You can decorate with powdered sugar and fruit.

Homemade chocolate cupcakes

Of course, we can't do without delicious chocolate cupcakes. Our collection has a recipe on how to make chocolate cake step by step with photos. All you have to do is follow it and then simply enjoy the culinary pleasure.

Required Ingredients

To prepare this chocolate treat we will need:

Wheat flour (premium grade) – 200 grams;
Granulated sugar – 180 grams;
Baking powder – 9 grams;
Milk – ¾ cup;
Cocoa powder – 65 grams;
Egg – 2 pieces;
Margarine – 60 grams;
Chocolate drops – 100 grams.

Traditionally, you will also need sunflower oil for frying.

Homemade chocolate cupcakes

Cooking process:

Why housewives love our cupcake recipes is the ease of their preparation. Chocolate cupcakes are no exception:

Melt the margarine in a deep bowl - this can be done in the microwave or using a “water bath”.
Add both eggs to the margarine and pour in the milk.
Sift the flour into a separate bowl, which is then mixed with cocoa and sugar.
Then add flour with other dry ingredients to the liquid ingredients. Knead the dough thoroughly - it should end up homogeneous in composition.
Add chocolate drops to the dough and mix again - this will be our surprise for your loved ones.
We will bake in special muffin tins - paper or silicone. Fill the molds with dough, but not completely, as it will still rise a little.
Preheat the oven at 180 degrees. Place the molds with the dough on a baking sheet and place in the oven for 15 minutes.

A quarter of an hour later you have the most delicate chocolate muffins on the table. Let them cool a little and invite your loved ones for tea.

How to make mini curd cupcakes?

There is a tent near my house that sells baked goods. I often buy sweets there for my girls (cheese muffins). And I often wondered: where can I find a recipe for mini cupcakes made from curd dough? And recently, on the Internet, I found a recipe for “How to make mini curd cupcakes.” As the author of the recipe assured, it’s simply delicious. I decided: I’ll try it, bake it, and evaluate it.

Curd mini cupcakes.

I baked them... and I really liked them. I offer you the recipe for these mini cupcakes. Give it a try.

We will need:

250 g softened butter (margarine);
200 g granulated sugar;
300 g cottage cheese (any fat content);
5 g (1/2 sachet) baking powder;
4 eggs;
vanillin on the tip of a knife;
zest of 1 lemon;
powdered sugar for sprinkling.

1. Mix 250 g of softened butter (margarine) + 100 g of granulated sugar and grind until white.

Mix butter and sugar

and grind until white.

2. Grind 300 g of cottage cheese (any fat content) + 100 g of granulated sugar.

granulated sugar and cottage cheese

Grind thoroughly

Now let’s combine: butter and granulated sugar, pounded until white (1) + thoroughly mixed cottage cheese with granulated sugar (2).

Grate the zest (yellow peel) of one lemon on a fine grater, put half a bag of baking powder (5 g) and vanillin (on the tip of a knife).

Grate the zest of 1 lemon.

Now add 4 eggs one at a time, stirring each added egg well. The eggs can be slightly salted.

Add 4 eggs one at a time.

Pour 300 g of flour into the curd dough, previously sifted through a fine sieve. It is better to add flour in small portions, stirring thoroughly each time so that there are no lumps. The curd dough for cupcakes should be quite dense.

Add 300 g of flour.

For lovers, you can put finely chopped nuts or small pieces of dried fruit (prunes, dried apricots, raisins) into the finished muffin dough.

Place in molds. Recently, many housewives have been using silicone molds; baked goods in them not only turn out beautiful, but also do not “burn” and are easily removed. To ensure that the top (and when turned over, the bottom) of the products remains flat when baking in such molds, you need to insert a toothpick into the middle of each product before putting it in the oven - this will allow some of the air contained in the dough to escape.

For example, I use metal molds for baking cupcakes (I have a lot of them, both large and small). They must first be greased with vegetable oil and sprinkled with semolina.

Place the curd dough into the molds.

Place the dough in molds, place in a preheated oven and bake at 180-200 degrees for 50-60 minutes.

Bake at 180-200 degrees, 50-60 minutes.

Since everyone’s ovens and muffin tins are different, don’t be lazy to check the doneness of the baked goods 1-2 times.

Remove the baked cottage cheese muffins from the molds, cool, and sprinkle with powdered sugar (through a fine strainer). Or you can not sprinkle the top with powder, but moisten it with sweetened tea and sprinkle with multi-colored “sprinkles” to decorate the confectionery. Or all together: powdered sugar + multi-colored “sprinkles”. Experiment to your heart's content.

All! Mini cupcakes are ready.

Mini curd cupcakes are ready! Now you know their recipe.

Treat your guests.

Bon appetit!

Delicious muffins with sour cream

If you prefer a medium dough, then this muffin recipe is just for you. It turns out very beautiful, appetizing and tasty.

Required Ingredients

We will prepare from the following products:

Wheat flour (premium grade) – 2 cups;
Granulated sugar – 1 glass;
Baking powder – 2 teaspoons;
Sour cream – 5 tablespoons;
Egg - 4 pieces;
Vanilla sugar – 1 sachet (10 grams);
Butter – 100 grams.

Preparing cupcakes using this recipe is very simple and quick.

Delicious muffins with sour cream

Cooking process

There is nothing complicated - we knead the dough step by step, and then bake our tender cupcakes:

Beat all 4 eggs into a deep bowl and add granulated sugar to them. Lightly beat, add vanilla sugar and continue beating until the sweet ingredient is completely dissolved.
Melt the butter and add to the bowl. Pour in sour cream and beat well.
Sift the flour separately through a strainer and mix with baking powder.
After this, add the dry ingredients to the bowl and mix thoroughly.
Beat the dough until you obtain a homogeneous consistency. It is best to use a mixer for this - it will be more efficient and faster.
For baking, we will use standard muffin tins - made of paper, silicone or even metal.
Lightly coat the molds with sunflower oil and fill 2/3 of the volume with dough.
Preheat the oven at 200 degrees. Then we place the molds on a baking sheet, and this, in turn, is sent to the oven for 20 minutes.

Twenty minutes later a delicious treat will appear on your table. Our cupcake recipe is suitable for both the holiday table and evening tea with the family.

CAPITAL CAKE

Ingredients:

Prunes – 0.5 cups
Dried apricots – 0.5 cups
Raisins – 0.5 cups
Walnuts – 1 cup
Chicken eggs - 3 pcs.
Granulated sugar – 1 cup
Flour – 1 cup
Margarine – 100 g
Slaked soda – 0.5 tsp.
Juice of half a lemon
Honey – 2 tbsp. l.

How to cook:

The most painstaking part of this recipe is cutting the dried fruits. It is better to take prunes without seeds, as it is easier and faster to cut them. Cut into small pieces.

We also cut the dried apricots into pieces. We wash and dry the raisins. Chop the walnuts into several pieces (but not into powder, pieces of nuts should be felt in the cupcake).

Break eggs into a bowl and add granulated sugar. Mix them with a whisk (not a mixer!) until smooth. Gradually add flour and mix with a whisk or spoon. We extinguish the soda with vinegar and put it in the dough.

Melt the margarine until liquid and pour it into the dough (cool the margarine a little first so that it is not too hot, otherwise the eggs in the dough may curl). Add lemon juice. And liquid honey (it’s better to take light honey). Now add chopped dried fruits and nuts.

Mix everything well. The dough itself should not be too thick (the consistency is approximately the same as for charlotte, i.e. the dough should flow from a spoon).

Pour the dough with dried fruits into a mold, which we first grease with oil or line with baking paper.

Place in the oven, which is heated to 150-160 degrees. Bake in the oven until crust forms, about 35 minutes.

The cake is best eaten cold. This is delicious.