Red Velvet Cupcakes with a cheesecakey crumble base

Red Velvet Cupcakes with a cheesecakey crumble base

Our Spanish friends have moved to Ireland and now that they have settled somewhat we were invited for dinner. I offered to make the dessert.

I was in the mood for something cheesecakey,.. something vanilla like (I love vanilla). Something that uses ingredients I have here and don’t have to go to the shop for (like tofu, which I would have to).

So why not give cupcakes a lovely crumbly soft biscuit base, infused with maple syrup?

Ingredients:

Cupcake: 1½ cups self raising flour 1 cup sugar ¾ cup soya milk/water ½ cup oil 1 tsp vanilla essence 1 tbsp vinegar Red food colouring (to the redness you like!)

Base: 1/2 packet biscuits crushed (we used Oaties - basically like Hobnobs) 1.5 tbsp butter 1 ¼ tbsp maple syrup (or golden syrup)

Makes 12 cupcakes.

1. Make the base: crush the biscuits. Then add the butter and golden syrup.

Grease the cupcake cases. Put the base mix into them and press it evenly on the bottom.

2. Mix the wet ingredients, mix the dry ingredients,. Mix two sets together. (or mix the wet, add the two dry ingredients in together then). Split the mixture into two different bowls.

Pour atop the base in the cupcake cases.

Bake at 180° C until toothpick comes out clean.

Top with vanilla icing (vanilla essence + icing sugar + butter mixed together).

Yum yum yum.