Faiza Taha, the owner of Mama’s Cupcakes, who was named the winner of The National’s Best Cupcake in Abu Dhabi contest, created a new cupcake especially for The National – almond-flavoured, with a blue-and-white swirl of fresh cream-based icing, topped with crushed almonds.
Ingredients
250g almond paste
200g caster sugar
200g butter
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract or essence
320g (2 cups) flour, sifted
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup milk (add more as needed)
Ingredients for icing
500ml fresh cream
1 tsp almond extract or essence
Whole almonds for garnish
Food colouring (optional)
All photos by Mona Al-Marzooqi / The National.
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Skewed figures
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MATCH INFO
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Delhi won the match by 11 runs
The specs
Price, base / as tested Dh960,000
Engine 3.9L twin-turbo V8
Transmission Seven-speed dual-clutch automatic
Power 661hp @8,000rpm
Torque 760Nm @ 3,000rpm
Fuel economy, combined 11.4L / 100k
Test
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