July was Tropical Spiky month. I was pretty excited to discover that the theme for Aspiring Bakers for July was one of my all-time favourite, DURIAN! Unfortunately, my July was really packed as i have been going for camps almost every week. Although I did bake this cupcake in July, i was 1 step too late from posting this before August arrives. Oh well, I can still join other bakes  in future as well! So this recipe yields 5 big durian cupcakes. These cupcakes were slightly too dense. I guessed i've probably over-mix the batter. They stay moist till the next day in an air-tight container too. Go generous on the filling because it is the the key that is going to make your durian lovers yearning for more. 

Ingredients: ( Adapted from thefussfreechef, Makes 5 big cupcakes) 

110g Cake Flour

3/4 tsp Baking powder

35g Castor Sugar

1 Large Egg

90ml Fresh Milk

60g Melted Butter

160g Durian puree, divide into 2 portions

Preheat your oven until 170 degrees celsius

2. Mix Cake Flour, baking powder and sugar in a mixing bowl. 

3. Mix egg, fresh milk and melted butter into the bowl and whisk until combined. Do not over mix! Just 4-5 brisk whisk will do. 

4. Stir in haldf of the durian puree into the batter. Scoop a heap teaspoon of batter into muffin cups, gently tap the muffin pan on the kitchen counter to level the batter, then add a dollop of durian puree at the centre of the batter, and spoon another heap teaspoon of batter on top. 

5. Bake for about 17-20 mins until a skewer comes out clean and the muffin tops have turned a light golden brown. Remove from oven and let it rest for 5 mins.