-
1
Soften the butter to room temperature, then sift the flour and baking powder together.
-
2
Put the butter into a bowl, add the sugar (90 g), and mix well until no longer white.
-
3
Gradually stir in the beaten egg a bit at a time.
-
4
Add the flour after mixing it together, and mix with a spatula in a cutting motion.
-
5
Preheat the oven to 170C.
-
6
Spoon the batter into cups, and bake at 170C for 25-30 minutes.
-
7
Stick them with a toothpick to check and see if they are ready; they are done if the toothpick comes out clean.
-
8
Let cool sufficiently at room temperature.
-
9
Whip 15 g sugar into the heavy cream.
-
10
Keep whipping until peaks form.
-
11
Fill the Step 6 cream into a pastry bag.
-
12
Once the cakes have thoroughly cooled, cut off the rounded tops, scoop out the center with a knife, and fill with heavy cream.
-
13
Cover the heavy cream with the cut tops.
-
14
Combine the sesame paste with the nerikiri, and stir well.
-
15
Cover the tops of the cupcakes with the black sesame nerikiri evenly, draw a Buddha's face with a utensil such as a small spatula, and it is done!
-
16
The nerikiri and cupcakes might not look like they go well together at first glance, but they're really tasty!
-
17
I've also posted a recipe for nerikiriand white an paste.