This Week's Parsha
Vayikra
This Dessert:
Korban Mincha
The Korban Mincha is a korban of oil, flour and frankincense, part of which is offered on the Mizbeach.
What You Need:
Ingredients
12 mini chocolate cupcakes
2 cups lemon pie filling
About 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
Things
Paring knife
Piping bag
Scissors
How to Make It:
Cut into the center of the cupcakes and hollow them out to form a shell.
Fill the piping bag with pie filling and cut off the tip of the bag.
Fill each cupcake with pie filling.
Sprinkle a thin layer of powdered sugar on top. Make sure that you can still see some yellow of the pie filling.
Some Cupcake Recipes:
Chocolate Cupcakes
Makes about 30 cupcakes
Ingredients
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ cup cocoa powder
¾ cup canola oil
2 tablespoons white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups cold water
Directions
Heat the oven to 350℉.
In an extra large bowl sift together the dry ingredients – flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cocoa powder.
Add the rest of the ingredients – canola oil,white vinegar, vanilla extract and cold water.
Mix well until fully combined.
Grease or line muffins tins. Fill each cup ⅔ of the way up.
Bake for about 18 minutes, until firm to the touch. For mini cupcakes, bake for about 10 minutes, until firm to the touch.
Vanilla Cupcakes
Makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients
1 ¾ cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white vinegar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
⅓ cup canola oil
1 cup cold water
Directions
Heat the oven to 350℉.
Combine all ingredients in a large bowl.
Grease or line muffins tins. Fill each cup ⅔ of the way up.
Bake until the top springs back or it passes the toothpick test, about 15 minutes. For mini cupcakes, bake for about 8 minutes, until firm to the touch.
