So I decided to make the chocoholic cupcakes and to involve my teenage son in the making of them ( and eating) as I am trying to teach him some life skills before he ventures off to university in September, and of course, everyone should know how to make cupcakes! We decided to decorate them in lots of different ways to the recipe on the website, using a selection of Dr Oetker decorations.
These cupcakes were easy to make and looked impressive. My 18-year-old son had no problems making them at all, although I did help him by sieving the flour into the mixture whilst he creamed the butter and sugar together and added the eggs. The recipe states it makes 12 but we made 10 nice size cupcakes.
So how did they taste? Totally delicious! Myself, my son and my husband polished them off in no time.
If we were going to make them again, I think we would pipe the chocolate buttercream on top into swirls to make them look even better.
Competition
Dr Oetker has a variety of recipes on their website, for all skill levels, and they are running a campaign to encourage people to make chocolate bakes in March, whether they are experts or beginners. To enter this competition for a chance to win a deluxe chocolate hamper, follow @DrOetkerBakes on Twitter and tweet a picture of your chocolate Dr Oetker bake, using the hashtag #EvenBetterBaking and mentioning who you will be sharing your bake with.
Good Luck!
So how did they taste? Totally delicious! Myself, my son and my husband polished them off in no time.
If we were going to make them again, I think we would pipe the chocolate buttercream on top into swirls to make them look even better.
Competition
Dr Oetker has a variety of recipes on their website, for all skill levels, and they are running a campaign to encourage people to make chocolate bakes in March, whether they are experts or beginners. To enter this competition for a chance to win a deluxe chocolate hamper, follow @DrOetkerBakes on Twitter and tweet a picture of your chocolate Dr Oetker bake, using the hashtag #EvenBetterBaking and mentioning who you will be sharing your bake with.
Good Luck!
Chocoholic Cupcakes Recipe
Ingredients
Sponge cakes
110 g Butter or Margarine (4 oz)
110 g Caster Sugar (4 oz)
Medium Eggs x 2
60 g Self-Raising Flour (3 oz) Sieved
15 g Cocoa Powder
2 ml Dr Oetker Madagascan Vanilla Extract (2-3 drops)
Dr Oetker Cupcake Cases
Icing
75 g Butter Softened
175 g Icing Sugar
45 g Cocoa Powder (3 tbsp)
50 g Dr Oetker Fine Cooks' Milk Chocolate
Method
Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Place the Baking Cases into a cupcake tin.
Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs and the Natural Vanilla Extract. If the mixture starts to curdle, add a little flour. Fold in the remaining flour and cocoa powder with a spoon
Place spoonfuls of the mixture into the baking cases and bake for 15-20 minutes until well risen and firm to the touch.
Remove from the oven and leave to cool on a cooling rack.
Ensure you sieve the flour and cocoa powder for best results
To make the chocolate icing, place the softened butter into a bowl. Sieve in the icing sugar and whisk until smooth. Add the cocoa powder to the butter and sugar and stir until smooth. Spread the icing over the cupcakes and leave to set.
To decorate, break the chocolate into pieces in a dish and pop in the microwave on high for 30 seconds, give it a stir and then cook on high again for 30 seconds or until melted. You can also do this is a bowl over a pan of hot water. Once melted take a dessert spoon of the mixture and drizzle it over the cakes. Top with Dr Oetker chocolate hearts or Dr Oetker silver edible balls. Eat and enjoy!
Cupcake icing
Top Tips To Making The Perfect Cupcakes
- Use butter that has come up to room temperature or an alternative spread like Flora buttery for taste and ease of mixing.
- Make sure you pour the mixed egg into the creamed butter and flour, a little at a time, as the mixture could curdle if you add it all at once.
- To help the mixture rise and avoid lumps, I recommend sieving the cocoa powder and the flour before adding to the cake mix.
- If the mixture does curdle add a couple of tablespoons of flour from the pre-weighed floured and mix in well.
- To check if the cakes are baked properly touch the top lightly, if it springs back and doesn't leave a dent in the top then they are cooked.
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oh yum! I love chocolate and I love cake... these look so yummy!
ReplyDeleteThey were really delicious.
Deletewe love baking! Well what I mean is the kids let me bake and then they like doing the decorating bit - and eating all the sprinkles and icing along the way!
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun!
DeleteThose cakes look so good x
ReplyDeleteThank you Hannah, they tasted amazing :)
Deleteooooooh they look so scrumptious! gonna have to try and attempt to make them! xx
ReplyDeleteVery easy to make Rachel too.
DeleteThey look so tasty, and sound easy to make. Your son will have the girls queing at uni for his cupcakes! Tx
ReplyDeleteHa Ha! He may do :)
DeleteMel, this is really not helping my diet. They look delicious. x
ReplyDeleteI will make some and bring you one when we meet up next Linda.
DeleteThese look delicious- perfect to make for an Easter treat! The chocolate hearts are so cute! xx
ReplyDeleteThey were very tasty Alice.
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