Chocolate Rice Cupcakes

Ingredients: 

250g butter

230g caster sugar 

240g self-raising flour 

50g chocolate rice (for mixture) 

40g chocolate rice/chocolate chips (for decoration) 

5 egg yolks 

5 egg whites

1 teaspoon vanilla essence 

1/2 teaspoon baking powder/soda 

1/4 teaspoon sodium benzoate 

Procedure: 

1. Preheat oven to 150 Degree Celsius. Prepare baking cups into cupcake/muffin pan/ baking tray. 
2. Sift flour, baking powder and sodium benzoate. 
3. Using electric mixer, beat egg whites until it rises slightly. 
4. Then, add in caster sugar little by little. Continue beating the mixture (increasing whisking speed slowly). Beat until soft peaks form. Try to flip it upside down to see whether it's mixed well. 
5. In a separate bowl, mix (using electric mixer) butter and vanilla essence until it turns slightly pale/white. 
6. Add in yolks one by one into the mixture while beating it. 
7. Then, add in all the dry,sifted ingredients into the butter mixture. Mix it slowly and for 1 minute.  
8. Using spatula and by folding method, combine both mixture together. Fold in mixtures unidirectionally. NOTE: Do not over mix. 
9. Afterwards, add in chocolate rice and fold in the mixture (around 4-5 folds). 





10. Now, fill 3/4 of the baking cups with mixture. You can even add in chocolate rice/chips for decoration. (Show below) 







11. Bake for 10-15mins until it's golden brown, crisp and try inserting a skewer through the centre til it comes out clean.  





12. Leave it for 5 mins on the baking tray and transfer on a cooling rack to cool. 

Instead of using small baking paper (for small cupcakes) , you can even use a baking muffin paper. And then, customise your own cupcakes with the help of instant icing (purchased in supermarkets/baking shop thing).
Look, I've done my own simple-still-ugly decoration for a birthday gift! YAY!

Enjoy~