Iron Cupcake: Earth JULY Challenge
28 Jul
I was compelled to join the ICE monthly challenge again and this time they came up with the theme HERBS!
It was so much fun trying to come up with a cupcake recipe that uses herbs and I wanted to come up with something that is probably not the common combo that you can google on the net.
So I made these. It potrays my love affair with margarita pizzas – a simple combo of tomato, basil and cheese. But unfortunately I ran out of cream cheese at the time and ended up having to make a basic SMBC with basil leaves instead. I think adding the freshly chopped basil leaves to a CREAM CHEESE frosting would taste superb as well! Even so, this cupcake was really yummy too 
Tomato Cupcake with Tomato Jam filling and Basil Buttercream
(Makes 6 cupcakes)
Ingredients:
Cupcake
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup cornflour
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup ( 1/2 stick) butter
1 egg
3 tbsp tomato juice (or 1/2 large tomatp-blended)
Tomato Jam
1 fresh tomato- blended
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 water
2 tbsp cornstarch
Basil Buttercream
1 cup Swiss Meringue Buttercream
4-5 leaves of fresh basil, finely chopped
Directions:
- Sift all dry ingredients together.
- Place butter, sugar, egg, dry ingredients with tomato juice and mix together at high for 1-1 1/2minutes.
- Divide batter into 6 cupcake liners and bake in preheated oven at 160 degrees for 18-20minutes.
Prepare Tomato Jam:
- Cook all ingredients until thickened and leave to cool.
Prepare Basil Buttercream:
- Chop fresh basil leaves finely and add to 1 cup of SMBC.Mix well.
Assembling:
- Scoop out the middle part of the cupcake and fill in with tomato jam.Pipe Basil Buttercream on top and serve.
I hope you’d give this recipe a try!
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Wow! These look so yummy! I never would have thought that basil, tomato, and buttercream would taste good together. i found your blog today off of the ICE list of participants, and I think that your posts are wonderful! Your flavor combinations are amazing and exotic, and I will definitely continue to follow your blog. Good luck on your ICE entry!
Bitsy Baker
this is great so creative
Sounds like a delicious recipe! I followed you from the foodieblogroll and I’d love to guide our readers to your site if you won’t mind.Just add your choice of foodista widget to this post and it’s all set to go, Thanks!
Thanks Rebecca!
Thanks a lot Bitsy Baker!
Yeah…i thought it would be great to combine my three favorite Italian ingredients and turn out, it was! You can give it a try if you want
i was wondering how do you scoop the middle part of the cupcakes without breaking the cupcakes in half ?