Spring Cupcakes (Eastern)

Hello my dears!

And again... I'm sorry, that I didn't post for so long! Now I just have a quick Chocolate-Cupcake recipe with a simple icing/decoration but it looks really cute! ^.^

Did you notice the little flowers growing out of the earth? This looks so much like spring, so I tried to bake something look-alike. So the cake is the ground, that's why it has to be a chocolatey dough!

First, here's the recipe:

For 24 Cupcakes or 48 Mini-Cupcakes

100g cocoa powder

400g flour

450ml boiling water

3-4 teaspoons baking powder

300g butter

400g sugar

4 eggs

4 teaspoons vanilla extract

Just mix it all together and bake it on 180°C for about 15-20 minutes!

For the icing I just used regular icing with egg white so it dries and it's much more applicable with a piping bag! ^.^

Add green and yellow food colouring (seperate, for sure!) and use a leaf pipe for the leaves. It should look like this: 

If you want, I can make a little tutorial how to make leaves or even how to handle a piping bag! :) Just leave a message and I'll try to explain it as easy as possible!

For the petals you use a petal pipe! :D Petals are even more difficult than leaves, I think, because you have to wait to make it look perfect, so it can dry. 

I also created a few nests and put some chocolate eggs inside!

With best regards,

Francine

Chocolatey, chocolatey cupcakes♥

 Hello my dears!

Warm, flowing light chocolate cupcakes taste the best when you eat them straight from the oven. The rich flavor of chocolate blends gently with the soft texture of the freshly baked dough... I love chocolate and I assume you do too! ^.^
For those who think chocolate is staple food, here is the recipe:

To make 12 adorable chocolate cupcakes, you'll need this:
1.5 cups flour
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
1/2teaspoon salt
1/2teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1 cup lukewarm water
100g butter
1 cup sugar (you can use a little more sugar, if you like it to taste less bitter and less like coffee)
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-2 tablespoons instant coffee powder (it's the same as with the sugar ^.^)

Mix it all together, then bake the cupcakes for about 20 minutes on 170°C.

You can eat them straight from the oven when it's still warm, or you can set aside to cool for 30 minutes and then add a delicious frosting.
As the topping I use good old buttercream! ♥ For 12 cupcakes you'll need:
4 cups icing sugar
100g butter
1/4 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Using flash, so you can see that the buttercream is actually white!

 

I love buttercream, because it's so creamy and sweet so you just want to fall into a huge bowl of pastel blue buttercream! *____________* Well done, you've just created a completely yummy dozen of cupcakes. Enjoy your meal!

With best regards,

Francine