
Portuguese Butter Cupcakes Recipe
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Mon, May 3, 2021
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These simple and delicious Portuguese butter cupcakes (queques de manteiga) take less then 30 minutes to make.
Preparation time | 10 min |
Cooking Time | 20 min |
Ready In | 30 min |
Level of Difficulty | Very Easy |
Servings | 8 |
Ingredients
1 and 1/4 cups of sugar1 cup of all purpose flour1/2 cup of softened butter3 whole eggs1 shot of aguardente or brandy1 teaspoon of baking powder
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Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC or 350ºF.
- Beat the whole eggs with the sugar for 5 minutes.
- Add the softened butter and contrinue to beat.
- Add the aguardente or brandy and finally the flour and baking powder.
- After the batter is well beaten, add it to the cupcake molds with paper liners in them.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
Recipe & Photo Credit: osaborautentico.blogspot.com