Pink Ribbon Cupcakes for Pink Ribbon Day

I haven't been on blogger for over a week as I have been busy organising the Pink Luncheon for this Thursday.  We have about 23 guests so far and we are running a mini silent auctions with some great lucky door prizes.  Monday, 24 October is Pink Ribbon Day and I am baking this cupcakes to the school office ladies who have been helping me to promote this event.

When I look at the recipe of the cupcake, I suppose to separate the egg yolk and egg white, beat the egg yolk with butter and sugar, then fold in the stiff egg white.  Well, I am just not in the mood to beat the egg white till it is stiff.  So the recipe has been changed according to my mood.  I added in some white chocolate and raspberries and surprisingly the sourness of the raspberry balance the sweetness of the white icing.  And I can tell you that the cake is really delicious!

I take the chance of Pink Ribbon Day to wish for those people who have been suffering from this disease with great recovery and starting a new journey of life.  With hope, life is alway sweet!  Hopefully, one day there is a cure for it.

Pink Ribbon Cupcakes with White Chocolate and Raspberries

Ingredients:
130g butter, soften at room temperature
140g caster sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 1/2 cup self-raising flour
pinch of salt
2 tablespoons milk
white chocolate (cut into chucks)
frozen raspberries
ready roll white icing
pink food colouring
1 heap tablespoon apricot jam

Method:

1. Preheat the oven at 180c.  Place paper case at muffin tin. 
2. Beat butter with sugar until fluffy, add in one egg at a time, then add in vanilla essence.  
3. Sift flour in the mixture then add in 2 tablespoons of milk.  
4. Fold in with white chocolate and raspberries until well combine.  Spoon in mixture into the muffin tin.  Bake for 25 minutes.  
5. Heat the jam in the microwave for 20 seconds.  Brush the hot jam onto the hot cake.
6. When the cake is cooled.  Decorate it with icing.

Note:  for the method of decorating with ready roll icing, please check for my recipe of cupcakes with dots and bows