A bread machine, like a slow cooker, is a very convenient device for those who like to eat tasty food, but do not like to stand by the stove for a long time. With its help, as the name implies, you can bake homemade bread, but this is not its only function.
You can also make other bakery products in it. For example, you can bake a cupcake in a bread machine. And to do this is almost as simple as baking bread in it.
This article will discuss simple and “delicious” cake recipes in a bread machine.
Recommendations
In the first five recipes for preparing the product, which will be described in the article, it is necessary to follow the recommendations described below. Without them, it’s difficult to properly prepare a cupcake in a bread machine.
First, you need to remove the device to stir the dough.
Secondly, you need to carefully lubricate the bottom of the bowl with butter.
There are a lot of cake recipes in the bread maker, and the preparatory work is the same everywhere. True, it is not very convenient to knead the dough yourself, because then all the advantages of a bread machine over a conventional oven disappear, but nothing can be done about it.
And you need to consider that in most cases the cupcake in the bread maker does not work out magnificent. For some, this can be an obvious minus compared to an oven.
Classic cupcake
To make a cupcake in a bread machine according to the classic recipe, you will need the following ingredients: 180 grams of flour, half a teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of baking powder, 40 grams of sugar, a couple of eggs, 65 grams of butter, as well as 90 milliliters of milk and a couple of teaspoons of vanilla sugar (it can be replaced by crystalline vanillin, but in a smaller amount).
The first step is to melt the butter and add sugar to it, then mix thoroughly. Then you need to introduce eggs into this substance and beat well as well.
Next, add ingredients such as milk, salt, vanilla sugar, baking powder and flour and mix so that there are no lumps left.
The finished mass must be poured into the form of a bread machine and set the baking program "Cupcake".
Cocoa Cupcake
The second recipe for a delicious muffin in a bread machine is a cocoa muffin recipe. To make it, you need to take the same 180 grams of flour, half a teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of baking powder, 80 grams of sugar, five tablespoons of the size of some cocoa, a couple of eggs, 65 grams of butter, 70 milliliters of milk, a tablespoon of lemon juice and a teaspoon of vanilla sugar.
First you need to take a separate container where the flour will be mixed with cocoa, baking powder and sugar. In another container, you need to beat the butter (until it takes on a creamy consistency), add the eggs to it and again beat it all up.
Next, the mixtures obtained in two containers are mixed, and milk, vanilla sugar and lemon juice are added to them. Again, this is thoroughly mixed, poured into the desired shape and put in the bread machine in the cooking mode "Cupcake".
Coconut Cupcake
A plain muffin in a bread maker can also be made with coconut. To do this, you need to mix 180 grams of flour with one teaspoon of baking powder and half a teaspoon of salt.
In a separate container, beat two eggs with 65 grams of butter and 80 grams of sugar until the resulting liquid takes on a light shade.
Then everything is mixed in one container and whipped with a whisk or mixer. At the final stage, one and a half teaspoons of lemon peel and seven tablespoons of table-sized coconut flakes are added to it.
The resulting mixture is poured into a mold and put in a bread machine on the same program as in the above examples.
Cupcake for hot drinks
There are a lot of simple cake recipes in the bread maker. One of them is a cupcake recipe that is served with hot drinks such as tea or coffee.
The cupcake itself in this case is prepared quite standardly. 180 grams of flour are mixed with half a teaspoon of salt and a teaspoon of baking powder. Two eggs with 50 grams of sugar and 65 grams of butter are beaten in a separate container until tender. All the resulting ingredients are mixed.
The main thing in the preparation of such a cake is to properly knead the icing.
To do this, beat 45 grams of flour in a single container, a couple of tablespoons of butter, 40 grams of sugar and half a teaspoon of cinnamon.
Next, the bottom of the baking bowl is smeared with half the resulting glaze, then the beaten dough is poured, which is poured on top of the remaining glaze. The breadmaker program for baking such a cake is standard - “Cupcake”.
Cupcake with poppy seeds
Another recipe that allows you to bake a delicious muffin in a bread machine is a muffin recipe with poppy seeds. For it, you need 180 grams of flour, half a teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of baking powder for dough, 80 grams of sugar, a couple of eggs, 55 grams of vegetable oil, 45 milliliters of milk, 40 grams of poppy seeds and a tablespoon of lemon juice.
First of all, you need to mix the flour with salt and baking powder in one container, and in the other, beat the eggs with butter and sugar (until the liquid becomes light).
Everything that is in the containers is mixed, lemon juice with poppy seeds is added to this. Everything is mixed again, and then poured into a mold and sent to a bread machine.
Raisin cupcake
To prepare such a cake, you need to take 100 grams of raisins, 80 milliliters of milk, a couple of eggs, 130 grams of butter, 350 grams of flour, a couple of teaspoons of yeast, the same spoon of salt, four tablespoons of sugar.
First you need to pour raisins with boiling water, and then dry it (preferably using paper towels). Then milk is added to the container and the eggs are pushed, everything is whipped. Next - butter and sifted flour, everything is whipped again.
After that, you need to add shiver, salt and sugar, and then mix.
The resulting mass must be poured into a mold and set to cook in the "Sweet Bread" mode.
As a result, you can sprinkle such a cake with powdered sugar on top and serve beautifully on the table for tea.
Curd Cupcake
An excellent version of the cake, which can also be baked in a bread machine, is cottage cheese. To bake it, you need to cook the following ingredients: 200 grams of flour, the same amount of cottage cheese and sugar, 150 grams of butter, grams of vanillin, 20 grams of raisins, as well as three chicken eggs, a teaspoon of soda, and half a teaspoon of orange and tangerine zest.
In a separate plate, beat the eggs with sugar until the liquid becomes foamy.
In another container, you need to mix flour, soda and vanilla with cottage cheese, butter and zest, and then mix all this with beaten eggs with sugar.
Next, you need to set the “Cake” mode on the bread machine for about 2 hours 45 minutes, and the stove (about the middle of the program) should itself signal that raisins can be added. Only raisins must first be thoroughly washed and roll in flour.
The cupcake will be ready later and you can start to try it.
Moscow Cupcake
To make a cupcake according to the so-called “capital” recipe, you need to get 100 grams of butter, 60 milliliters of milk, chicken eggs, a total weight of about 100 grams, flour per 180 grams, 100 grams of sugar, 7 grams of baking powder, a couple of tablespoons of cocoa and 50 grams of chocolate.
The preparatory work is as follows: the eggs should not be cold, and their temperature should not be lower than room temperature, the butter should be brought to a soft state, and the milk should be warmed up. Important: the bread pan must be clean and dry.
In a container for mixing the ingredients, you need to put the butter cut into cubes, and then add milk and slightly beaten eggs to it.
In another container, sifted flour, sugar and baking powder should be mixed. Further, both containers are mixed. Then, cocoa is added to the test, everything is poured into the mold and the Keks program is set for about 90 minutes.
As soon as the breadmaker gives a signal, you need to open the lid, stir the dough evenly and add chocolate to it.
Then you just have to wait until the program finishes its work and you can get the finished cupcake.
Total
As it turned out, making a delicious cupcake using a bread machine is not at all difficult and even interesting. Firstly, everyone can do it. Secondly, it does not take much free time: you just need to knead the dough, and the breadmaker will do the rest herself.