Black Forest Cupcakes

Alas, no photo of black forest cupcakes; we ate them too fast!

We definitely go through fazes and fads in our house at Ripple Bay. This month's craze is cup cakes, all types with the main requirement being the amount of icing it is possible to lusciously cram on them. But top of the cupcake wish list are these decadent sugary treats which are from a recipe from Waitrose supermarkets sent with love in the post from England. Shame it's so difficult to post the actual cupcakes!








How To Make Black Forest Butterfly Cupcakes

Makes 12 prepare 20 mins | cook 20 mins

Ingredients
                                    Method                                 
150g golden caster sugar                 1. Heat the oven to 180 degrees gas mark 4. Place
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::               the sugar, butter, flour, cocoa powder, eggs and                    
150g butter, softened                           vanilla extract in a large bowl. Using an electric
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::                hand whisk, beat for 5 minutes until light and
125g Leckford Estate                           fluffy.
plain white flour                                 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::             2. Sit paper muffin cases in a 12-hole muffin tin
25g cocoa powder                                and divide the mixture between them. Bake for
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::                 15-20 minutes until firm. Transfer to a wire rack
1 tbsp baking powder                            and leave to cool.
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3 medium eggs                                 3. With a small serrated knife, carefully slice the
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::                  top off each cake. Using the star nozzle, pipe a
1 tsp Dr. Oetker vanilla                          large swirl of chocolate flavour icing onto each
extract                                                   cake. Cut each top in half and position the
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::                   wings back in place. Sit i cherry in the centre
180g Dr. Oetker easy swirl                      of each cake then spray lightly with shimmer
chocolate flavour                                    spray before serving.
cupcake icing                                        ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
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12 cook`s ingredients
glace cherries

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