This is another one of those 40 posts that has been sitting on the drafts folder for a long long time. This is a very quick and easy cupcakes from Hershey’s. I had baked these when I was in India, just before moving to U.S.
Another special thing about these cupcakes are these were baked for a friend of mine. He had dropped in at our place as he knew I was relocating soon. He is a great photographer and he taught me to click with the ‘Live view’ mode in the DSLR. I was using the viewfinder until then.
With the LCD display ON (Live view shooting is just that – it shows the picture in the LCD screen before we take the picture – just like how it is in a P&S or phone camera), clicking a picture is so much easier. For one thing, we can see our photo setup before we click. Secondly, you can switch on the grid display which helps with the ‘rule of thirds’ in photography. Third thing is it helps you focus where you want to.
These are the first pictures that I took with Live View mode ON and I use that feature a lot now. Check out this video which explains it so much better!
Before you go check out that feature in your camera, have a look at this easy-peasy cupcake recipe as well.
Recipe source: Hershey’s
Makes 2 dozen small cupcakes
Ingredients:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cups water
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp white vinegar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Method:
- Preheat oven 180 C/ 350 F. Line a cupcake pan with paper cups.
- In a big bowl, add all the dry ingredients and whisk well.
- Add the oil,water,,vinegar and vanilla. Blend until well mixed.
- Fill the batter up to 2/3rd of the paper cup and bake for 20-25 minutes until the center is cooked.
- Let it cool completely and frost, if preferred.
My Kitchen Trials 
What awesome clicks! Love the choice of cupcake liners that you have used!
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Great Click and Thanks for sharing the link dear!!
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The pics looks so vibrant and extremely inviting Rajani!
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would love gobble them up from my screen here!! cupcakes are looking so irresistible..
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Lovely cup liners, they contrast very well with the beautiful looking cupcakes.
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The cupcakes look so cute in their little containers. I like the color combination too.
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Great Rajani. Never tried vinegar in the cupcakes. Bookmarking yours. Great idea.
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Looks stunning Rajani, the muffins are awesome!..love the green cupliners..
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so i compared notes with my black forest cake to fighure out the difference as the textures look different, this one is like how i want my chocolate cupcakes and not the wobbly blackforest cake recipe i have…i got my answers…it is oil and not butter and no curd, thanks
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Oh gal, u have 40 posts in ur draft, that super huge.. Such an easy breezy cupcakes..loving it.
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those green cups are bringing the cupcakes alive !!
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Those cupcakes are popping in those green cups.
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I always use live view mode. It is so easy this way. Images are beautiful and cupcakes look delicious.
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Definitely a fantastic click! And the chocolate cup cake ,..it looks live ..very very live. Great job with the cup cake.
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Lovely clicks Rajani and your cupcakes look absolutely delicious. They baked beautifully with nice little domes.
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