I’ve been wanting to bake ‘Poke’ cupcakes for ages. I’m not convinced that they are that different from when I’ve baked extra flavour cupcakes before and let sauce seep in though. Basically, you bake a cupcake as normal and as soon as it comes out of the oven, you prick it 5 or 6 times with a fork or a sharp knife then pour over your flavour. Most Poke cupcakes seem to contain a jelly sauce/syrup and is quite a vivid colour but I didn’t want any jelly. I used homemade Passion Fruit Sugar Syrup – Smells like perfume when you are cooking it but is fab soaked into a sponge.
| Serves | 36 |
| Prep time | 20 minutes |
| Cook time | 20 minutes |
| Total time | 40 minutes |
| Meal type | Dessert, Snack |
| Misc | Child Friendly, Serve Cold |
| Occasion | Birthday Party, Casual Party |
INGREDIENTS
- 10oz Butter
- 29oz Caster Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 4 Egg Whites
- 2 tablespoons Vanilla Extract
- 16oz Self Raising Flour
- 12oz Milk
- 5 Passion Fruits
- 250g Cream Cheese
- 16oz Icing Sugar (Don’t worry this recipe makes loads!)
- 200ml Water
DIRECTIONS
| The Cakes | |
| 1. | |
| Preheat the oven to 180C and line 36 cupcake/muffin tins. | |
| 2. | |
| Using an electric mixer, mix together 21oz of the sugar and 8oz of the butter until pale and fluffy. | |
| 3. | |
| Add the eggs, 1tbsp of the vanilla and eggs whites one at a time, still using the electric whisk until they are all combined. | |
| 4. | |
| Add the flour and the milk a tbsp/splash at a time alternately until all combined – still mixing at a slow speed. Finish mixing by turning to a high speed for 15 seconds – it will bubble! | |
| 5. | |
| Divide evenly into each cake liner (about ½ full) and bake at 180C for 20 mins. | |
| Passion Fruit Sugar Syrup | |
| 6. | |
| While the cakes are baking, put the water and the remaining 2oz of sugar into a small pan and heat on medium until all the sugar is dissolved and the mixture has reduced by ¼. I | |
| 7. | |
| Add the seeds and flesh of 4 of the passion fruits and continue to cook on a gently bubble for 3-4 minutes | |
| How to make Poke Cupcakes | |
| 8. | |
| As soon as the cupcakes are out of the oven, prick them using a fork at least 5 times. | |
| 9. | |
| Pour over the passion fruit sugar syrup – slowly! Allow to sink in before adding more. | |
| Cream Cheese Frosting | |
| 10. | |
| While the cakes are cooling, make the Cream cheese frosting. | |
| 11. | |
| Using the electric whisk, mix together on a fairly high speed, the cream cheese, butter and the last tbsp of vanilla extract until well combined. | |
| 12. | |
| Turn the speed down to low (it will make a big cloud of smoke otherwise) and add a tbsp of icing sugar at a time. Depending on how thick you like your frosting and how warm a day it is, you may need to add slightly more. | |
| 13. | |
| Pipe on top of the cooled Poke Cupcakes – I used a Star Tip. Add a blob of the pulp of the remaining passion fruit to the middle. | |
your cupcakes look so inviting and so perfect for a hot summers day party (or just with a cuppa – any excuse to eat cake)
thank you for your kind words about my cake x
Thanks Jenny – in fact they are great to eat on any day with a ‘Y’ in it! x
Passion fruit is one of my most favourite fruits and I’m always looking for more ways to use it, these cakes sound delicious! x all linked up x
They are truly yummy – thanks Kirsty! Have eaten far too many this week though x
Oh wow these are so pretty-adore passionfruit, bet the tanginess with the sweet is a powerful combination! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
Thank you! Yes, its the tangy and the sweet that work so well *totters off to the kitchen to finish another* x
Just beautiful, these cupcakes look almost too good to eat. I bet they taste delicious. Thanks for the lovely mention in your round up, I hope to join in soon.
That would be lovely, Julie. Thanks for your very kind words x
These cupcakes are adorable and I love poke cakes – they’re always so much more moist and flavorful. Passion fruit sounds delicious and I love the pairing with cream cheese frosting…
Thanks! I think OH was a bit alarmed by how heavy they were compared to normal cupcakes but it all made sense when he bit into them! x
Those cupcakes look delicious and perfect for taking into school to say thank you to the teachers #recipeoftheweek
Oh you are so kind to think of the teachers – I scoffed most of them myself!
Helen, welcome to Share With Me, I am so glad you linked up your recipe. They look absolutely delicious and I would be so great for a little garden party luncheon I am having soon with some friends. I will have to try them out. Sounds amazing. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me and joining in. Hope to see you again soon!!! #sharewithme
Mmmm these sound amazing! Right before lunch too, surely a treat can’t hurt on a Friday 😉
oh yummy!
I’ve always wondered what poke cakes were! Ha now I know. Sounds scrummy
x x
I’d completely forgotten about Bake of the Week, until I an entry just now – aghhh. Those poke cupcakes look so pretty and I adore passion fruit, so I think it’s just as well they are not placed in front of me right now.
They look lovely, I’ve never tried passion fruit but I keep meaning to 🙂