If you think that cupcakes are only served at children’s birthday parties, then think again. Gone are those days. Cupcakes have started showing up everywhere, be it at any tea party, or weddings as well as these little cupcakes have already taken an important place in the dessert menus of various restaurants too.

Almost all of us love to spend time with all our kith and kin once in a while and what can be a better option than organizing a tea party. But the thing that troubles us a lot, every time is the dishes which need to be prepared for guests. If this is the reason you too are anxious, then it’s time to put a full stop to your worries. Cupcakes can really serve you great in this purpose. These small cakes are excellent as starters or snacks.

Are you now thinking about budget? No need, here are some tips which will make you understand how to make cupcakes with affordable ingredients. Moreover you can experiment with the garnishing and the designing part too. A bit of innovation will make these cupcakes yummy and will make you popular among your friends’ groups. So, it’s worth a try.

At tea parties, mostly small cupcakes with various frosty cream fillings are preferable. The cupcake serves as the base, and the cream is either filled on the top, or it’s filled in the center by making a well in the center of the cupcake using a spoon. Generally cupcakes are vanilla or chocolate flavored. You can bring a different taste also by adding lemon or strawberry extracts. But the basic step remains same. Mixing all purpose flour and vegetable oil along with eggs, granulated white sugar, a pinch of salt and baking soda and beating them until it becomes fluffy will make the batter ready.

Next, brush the muffin cups with oil or line with paper baking cups and place them in a preheated oven. Pour this batter in these cups for baking. According to your choice, use unsweetened cocoa, or vanilla extract or even zest of a lemon. Now, you have learned how to make tea party cupcakes without the cream filling.

Chocolate or vanilla creams are common. Let us try something new. Why not lavender cream? Add sugar to water and over the flame stir the liquid until the former gets completely dissolved and then mix 1 tablespoon of lavender flowers to it and continue stirring. Once done, allow it to cool and then beat whipped heavy cream into it. When firm peaks start forming, refrigerate the cream. If you choose chocolate ganache, here is the tip. Pour heated thick cream on bittersweet chocolate and stir after adding butter and powdered sugar. Once the mixture is smoothened, allow it to cool.

Add any of these creams to the top of the cupcakes, and the cupcakes are ready to serve. You can also refrigerate it to serve as frosty cream filled cupcakes. So, now you to know how to make tea party cupcakes. You can garnish these cupcakes with cherries, chocolate crumbs, silver drages, rainbow colored nonpareils, berries or anything else that is appealing to you.