Capital cupcake: recipe

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

We invite you to remember the taste of childhood! The same cake with raisins that you could take in a school or student cafeteria. This simple dessert is easy to make at home!

In our article you will find the recipe for the "Capital" cupcake according to GOST to enjoy that unforgettable taste. In addition, we will reveal the secrets of making a delicious dessert.

What is Stolichny famous for?

No wonder this cupcake has been popular for decades. It's all about the unique recipe - the perfect ratio of ingredients. As a result, the cake "Stolichny" has a soft and crumbly dough, ideally combined with the original taste of raisins.

Why is the same recipe valued according to GOST? Cooking according to the state standard, the standard of taste and quality, which was specially developed by the masters of their craft, bringing the characteristics of the product to ideal - these are the right proportions, and the absence of harmful impurities, and an excellent taste component.

Unfortunately, the same dessert made in accordance with GOST is no longer found in modern department stores, bakeries and confectioneries. But according to our recipe, you can easily make a cupcake yourself, because the products thatfor it are required, there are in every kitchen. "Capital" will be good for breakfast, and for an afternoon snack, and for a work snack, and for gatherings with friends.

Required Ingredients

For the "Capital" cake, we need to prepare the following:

• Flour - 270-300g
• Butter - 200g
• Granulated sugar - 200g
• Baking powder for dough - 10g
• Medium chicken egg - 3 pcs
• Dry raisins - 150g
• Vanillin (vanilla, vanilla sugar) - 10g
• Powdered sugar - 10g

Kitchen tools

To make the Stolichny cake, you need to have the following on hand:

• Special molds for cupcakes - it can be either one large baking sheet or several small molds.
• Deep bowls.
• Measuring utensils. An alternative is a kitchen scale.
• Tables and teaspoons.
• Wooden spatula.
• Whisk.
• Grater.
• Large sieve.
• Mixer or blender - modern equipment is still better at kneading dough.

Is everything ready? Then we get to work.

Cupcake "Capital" according to GOST: kneading dough

If in the days of the USSR they preferred to buy such a dessert, rather than cook it yourself. It seemed to people that the "secret" technology was verycomplicated, but we will now easily dispel this myth. Here is the recipe for the Stolichny cake with raisins according to GOST:

1. We will definitely use softened butter - for this you need to cut it into small pieces and hold it at room temperature.
2. We send the oil into a deep bowl and begin to beat thoroughly until airy. It is best, of course, to use a mixer or put the mass in a blender, but you can do just fine with a metal whisk.
3. Once the butter has become fluffy and airy, add granulated sugar. Beat until the crystals dissolve.
4. Eggs are driven into the mass of the future cupcake "Capital". Try to pick the largest ones. It is advisable to cool the eggs slightly. Mix thoroughly and beat until no lumps remain in the mass.
5. At this stage, we have a lush and homogeneous mass of cream color. It may delaminate a little, which is not at all scary and is not your fault.
6. We take a new bowl of medium size. Flour is sifted into it through a sieve. What for? To get airy and crumbly dough.
7. Vanilla sugar or vanilla extract and baking powder are added to the flour. Everything is mixed, the dry mass is combined with the already prepared cream composition.
8. First, carefully, so as not to scatter flour dust, mix the dough with a spoon, and then start using the mixer.

For "Capital" you need a relatively thick dough. Making sure that the mass is mixed to the desired state is simple. scoopcomposition with a spoon and turn it over. If the dough slid off her in a whole piece, everything is as it should be - you can move on.

Adding toppings

The highlight of the "Capital" cupcake recipe is sweet raisin filling:

1. Dried fruit is thoroughly washed under cool running water.
2. Then it is poured with boiling water for a couple of minutes and left to swell. This will make the dried fruit softer.
3. Use a paper towel to dry the berry.
4. Be sure to roll the raisins in flour - after that it can already be added to the dough.
5. Stir the mass well with a spoon so that the filling is evenly distributed.

Baking cupcakes

We have already moved with you to the final stage:

1. Preheat oven to 160°C.
2. Prepare the cake pan: brush it with a silicone brush or a feather dipped in vegetable or melted butter, and then sprinkle with flour.
3. Apply the dough little by little with a tablespoon and evenly distribute it over the mold.
4. If you are using a solid rectangular shape, then make a thin shallow longitudinal cut on top of the workpiece - with a wet knife or wooden spatula.
5. In small molds you just spread the dough with a small slide.
6. At 160°C we bake dessert for 80 minutes.
7. After time, check the readiness, take out the cake, sprinkle it with powdered sugar on top.
8. Wait a little while the product cools down -ready to serve!

Bon appetit and enjoy the taste of one of the recognizable Soviet delicacies!

Secrets of "Capital"

So we learned the secrets of the recipe according to GOST for the cake "Capital". Let's study the recommendations from pastry chefs that will help you make a delicious dessert:

• Before the process, be sure to pour boiling water over the raisins and let it brew for a few minutes. Dried fruit will become not only softer, but also much more palatable.
• It is better to use the highest quality and fat butter for our cake (at least 80%). It must be fresh! Rancid or spread (especially margarine) is guaranteed to spoil the taste and smell of Stolichny.
• If you don't have store-bought baking powder in your kitchen, it's easy to make your own. To do this, mix 45 g of flour, 35 g of baking soda and 3 teaspoons of citric acid from a bag. That's the whole trick! This is enough for several baking.
• If you often cook cupcakes, you have noticed that during the baking process, raisins often settle to the bottom of the mass. It’s easy to deal with this - roll the dried fruit in flour before adding it to the dough. But the flour on the raisins should not be in excess, otherwise you will make the cake a bit dry.
• If you have a slow cooker or a bread maker, you can bake the "Capital" cupcake in this device. It is necessary to grease the bowl with oil and place the workpiece in it. After we turn on the program "Baking" for 50 minutes. After 40 minutes, you can already check the readiness.
• Instead of powdered sugar, you can cover the cupcake with savory icing - mix a spoonful of the same powder with lemon juice and cover the top.

The cupcake is very tasty while it is still warm - then its crust does not have time to become hard. It goes well with tea, coffee, hot milk or cocoa.