There is something special about baking at christmas and as you will all know Lydia and I love to bake together. So, when we saw this cupcake recipe we knew we had to try it out. We did change the recipe to be chocolate orange favour though. I mean as you can see we did have a bit of a fail. However, I can confirm my Grandad did say they tasted really good and were one of the best bakes we'd ever made! It's the inside that counts, maybe Mary Berry might not approver but we do! Yum!
Ingredients:
- 150 g self-raising flour
- 30 g cocoa powder
- 175 g caster sugar
- 175 g soft margarine
- 3 large eggs
- 3 tsp orange extract
- 75 g milk chocolate
- ½ tbsp milk
- 12 cupcake cases
- 4 Ounces white chocolate
- 1/2 cup of double cream
- Rasberries
- Leaf
Method:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 190C - Gas mark 5
2. Put your cupcake cases into a muffin tin.
2. Put your cupcake cases into a muffin tin.
3. Grate the milk chocolate
4. Put all of the ingredients into a large bowl (self-raising flour, cocoa powder, caster sugar, large eggs, soft margarine,orange extract,milk and the grated chocolate) mix on a low speed until fully combined.
5. Divide the mixture evenly between the 12 cupcake cases
6. Put the tin into the oven and cook the cupcakes for 20-25 minutes. After 20 minutes put a skewer in the middle and check if it comes out clean. If it does they’re done, if not pop them back in for a couple more minutes and check again.
7. Once cooked, remove the cupcakes from the oven and leave them to cool in the tins for a few minutes.
8. Remove the cupcakes from their tin and pop them onto a wire rack to cool completely, removing the cases.
5. Divide the mixture evenly between the 12 cupcake cases
6. Put the tin into the oven and cook the cupcakes for 20-25 minutes. After 20 minutes put a skewer in the middle and check if it comes out clean. If it does they’re done, if not pop them back in for a couple more minutes and check again.
7. Once cooked, remove the cupcakes from the oven and leave them to cool in the tins for a few minutes.
8. Remove the cupcakes from their tin and pop them onto a wire rack to cool completely, removing the cases.
9. Whilst the cakes are cooling begin to make the drip icing.
10. Put both the white chocolate (grated) and the cream in the microwave for 1 minute.
11. Then leave to stand for 5 minutes then whisk together.
12. Drip it onto of the cupcakes (turing them upside down).
13. After that place your leaf on top alongside the raspberry!
Viola!! Done! I hope you enjoyed making these cupcakes and if you did tweet us a picture! I bet they look better than ours! I do think chocolate orange cupcakes are my new thing now! Yummy. Hope you all have a festive few weeks leading up to Christmas!
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