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16/09/2013

Chocolate and caramel cupcakes

200g plain flour
25g cocoa powder
1 tbsp. baking powder
110g caster sugar
2 eggs
100ml sunflower oil
225ml milk
110g dairy toffees

Icing
100g milk chocolate (I used dairy milk)
200g unsalted butter
225g icing sugar

Caramel drizzle
100g condensed milk
25g unsalted butter
25g soft brown sugar

1. preheat oven to 190c and line a muffin tray
2. sift flour, cocoa and baking powder, then stir in the sugar
3. whisk together the egss and oil in a separate bowl until frothy then whisk in the milk
4. stir in dry ingredients until blended
5. spoon into paper cases until half full add a toffee and cover with more mixture
6. bake for 20-25 minutes until cooked

For the icing
1. mix the unsalted butter and the icing sugar together to taste, if it still taste of butter add more icing sugar
2. melt the chocolate and add to the buttercream and mix until blended through

For the caramel
1. place all the ingredients into a pan and bring to a slow boil
2. turn down low and simmer for 3 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent burning.

When all this is done pipe the buttercream onto the cooled cakes and then drizzle over the caramel.


This picture doesn't do them justice but they were brilliant!!

Katie

New cupcake design try-outs

I want to try some new designs for my decorated cupcakes, and this is what I ended up with:


Flowers


Hearts


Mickey and Mini Mouse

Not many designs but I had fun doing them!!

Katie

Waistcoat Birthday Cake

I was asked to make my one of my bosses birthday cake at the restaurant I work at. I was told to use my imagination on what to do with his cake. It took me forever to decide on what to do for him when the idea was staring at me straight in the face! He wear waistcoats to work as he works in the front of the restaurant... so I made him a waistcoat cake!




This was quite and easy cake to do as it was very simple design. It went down very well with my boss and his family!!

Katie