This went horribly wrong. Ok, not horribly wrong... the cupcakes tasted great, like they were supposed to, but the presentation was terrible! I know looks aren't everything, but they are when you're trying to take a good photo. Sigh.
Everything was going well in the beginning, and the batter was set. It was only when I decided to put in the chocolate chips that I realized they were quickly sinking to the bottom. The lady who wrote the recipe warned of this, and said to chop up some chocolate into small bits. I didn't have chocolate to chop up but I did have some mini semi-sweet chocolate chips that I thought would work. They still sank!
In the end, it didn't look too bad but still not very pretty. Luckily Sanjana did not notice and happily ate one and a half of them. I guess as long as the person I was baking for enjoyed it, that's all that matters!
It also would have been much better if I had found the strawberries that I thought were in the fridge. I didn't have time to go get any, and pears or bananas just wouldn't wouldn't have gone well with it.
Next time I make this, I will definitely be prepared with fruits... and also perhaps drop in a few chips when the batter is already in the cupcake pan, instead of trying to fold it in.
Although I myself am not a huge fan of Angel food cake, (I find it too sweet and will only eat it with fruits) it's definitely a hit with kids and something to bake that doesn't require any butter!
I got the Angel Food Cupcakes from here:
Also, the original recipes says the batter makes 12, and I used all the same amounts but only yielded 6, go figure.
Off to eat dinner and catch The Office and 30 Rock!
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