In pictures: step-by-step recipe for The National cupcake

Powered by automated translation

Faiza Taha, the owner of Mama’s Cupcakes, who was named the winner of The National’s Best Cupcake in Abu Dhabi contest, created a new cupcake especially for The National – almond-flavoured, with a blue-and-white swirl of fresh cream-based icing, topped with crushed almonds.

Ingredients

250g almond paste

200g caster sugar

200g butter

3 eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract or essence

320g (2 cups) flour, sifted

2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup milk (add more as needed)

Ingredients for icing

500ml fresh cream

1 tsp almond extract or essence

Whole almonds for garnish

Food colouring (optional)

All photos by Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National.