Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Blueberry Curd
- In a saucepan, combine fresh blueberries with lemon juice over medium heat, stirring until berries soften, about 5 minutes.
- Strain the mixture to extract the juice.
- In a mixing bowl, beat room temperature butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add egg yolks and blueberry juice, then cook over low heat until thickened, reaching 170°F.
- Chill the curd in the fridge.
Cupcake Batter
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
- Beat unsalted butter, vegetable oil, and sugar until fluffy, about 4 minutes.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition, then stir in vanilla.
- Mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients alternately with milk until smooth.
Fold in Blueberries
- Dust blueberries with flour to prevent sinking.
- Gently fold flour-coated blueberries into the batter.
- Spoon batter into lined cupcake wells, filling each about two-thirds full.
- Add a few extra blueberries on top.
Bake
- Bake filled cupcake tin for approximately 18 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Swiss Meringue Buttercream
- Set up a double boiler and whisk egg whites and sugar until 140°F.
- Remove from heat and whip until stiff peaks form, about 7 minutes.
- Gradually add room temperature butter, mixing until smooth.
- Incorporate chilled blueberry curd.
Assemble Cupcakes
- Create a hole in the center of each cooled cupcake.
- Spoon blueberry curd into each hole, filling generously.
- Pipe blueberry Swiss meringue buttercream on top.
Nutrition
Notes
Ensure the butter is at the right temperature, and keep stirring the curd to avoid scrambling the egg yolks.
