Marzipan-Vanilla Cupcakes - makes 24

Ingredients:
3 1/4 cups sifted cake flour
1 1/2 tbsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
1 tsp almond extract
1 cup plus 2 tbsp milk
1/2 cup plus 6 tbsp unsalted butter, room temp.
1 3/4 cups sugar
6 large egg whites, room temp
A nice chunk of marzipan
Sliced almonds, to decorate

1. Preheat oven 350.
2. Put muffin liners in your tin, set aside.
3. A bowl: Sift together cake flour, baking powder, salt
4. A bowl: Mix the vanilla & almond extracts and milk
5. A bowl: cream butter, until fluffy, then add sugar at med. speed
6. Change setting to low and add dry ingredients, alternating with milk mixture.
7. A bowl: whip egg whites until fluffy at high speed
8. Gently fold in egg whites to batter, mix well.
9. Dollop the batter in the muffin papers
10. Make penny-sized balls with the marzipan and dunk one ball in each of the cupcakes.
11. Sprinkle some sliced almonds on each.
12. Bake for 18-20 minutes.
YUM