{"id":57,"date":"2011-04-27T23:34:52","date_gmt":"2011-04-28T06:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ryotakahashi.com\/blog\/?p=57"},"modified":"2011-04-27T23:34:52","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T06:34:52","slug":"purple-sweet-potato-chiffon-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ryotakahashi.com\/blog\/archives\/57","title":{"rendered":"Purple Sweet Potato Chiffon Cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"

I ran across this recipe<\/a> for purple sweet potato chiffon cupcakes, and I felt compelled to try it. I had never made anything with purple sweet potatoes before. I’m pretty sure I’ve only seen it in taro bubble tea drinks, or in those purple potato chips. And I don’t even know if those are purple sweet potatoes.<\/p>\n

I dropped by 99 Ranch and found something labelled “grated purple yam” in the freezer section. I figured that was close enough.
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\nIt’s just a big block of purpleness. The hard part was getting a 100-gram block off of this, since it was so hard. I ended up letting it thaw a bit, and then slicing off about a fourth of it. I heated it in the microwave on low power to defrost it a bit.<\/p>\n

Purple Sweet Potato Chiffon Cupcakes<\/strong>
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8\u00e2\u20ac\u00a84 egg yolks
\n15 g sugar
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a850 ml canola oil
\n50 ml milk
\n100 g frozen grated purple sweet potato (I used grated purple yam)
\n65 g flour
\n1\/2 tablespoon lemon juice<\/p>\n

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\nI mixed all of these together until they became a sticky batter.<\/p>\n

There’s also a meringue component to this recipe.<\/p>\n

Meringue<\/strong>
\n60 g sugar
\n8 g cornstarch
\n4 egg whites<\/p>\n

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\nI just mixed these together, and then whipped them to stiff peaks.<\/p>\n

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\nThen you just fold the meringue into the purple-ish batter.<\/p>\n

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\nThe batter goes into some baking cups. Since there’s no leavening agent, it probably would have been better if I had filled them up more, since it’s not like they rise.<\/p>\n

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\nAfter 17 minutes at 325F, they’re done.<\/p>\n

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\nI used to make cupcakes without frosting. People teased me saying that they were just muffins. But it’s not the frosting that makes them cupcakes! They do look naked without frosting, though.<\/p>\n

Cr\u00c3\u00a8me Fraiche Frosting<\/strong>
\n2 tablespoons sugar
\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a81 cup cr\u00c3\u00a8me fraiche\u00e2\u20ac\u00a8 (I used sour cream)
\n1\/3 cup heavy cream
\n1\/2 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/p>\n

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\nThe four ingredients are just mixed together and then whipped until they get soft peaks.<\/p>\n

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\nI just spread a bit of frosting on each one.<\/p>\n

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\nThe inside is purple. The original recipe’s pictures made them look airier. Maybe I mixed the meringue too much, and the egg whites deflated. They still tasted decent, though. I thought the frosting was a bit bland. It could have used more sugar. In general, the small amount of sugar in both the cupcake and the frosting made the taste very light. Very different from the typical American cupcake.<\/p>\n

Now what do I do with half a pound of frozen grated purple yam? I should look for more recipes…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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