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A while ago I made these almond flavoured cupcakes and never got round to sharing the recipe so I thought I would share it here now....
A while ago I made these almond flavoured cupcakes and never got round to sharing the recipe so I thought I would share it here now.
What you need
60g butter/margarine (room temperature)
100g caster sugar
2 egg
1/2tsp almond flavoring
70g self-raising flour
100g ground almonds
What to do...
Preheat oven to 180°C/325°F/Gas 5
In a bowl mix together the butter and sugar until well mixed.. add the eggs and mix well
Add in the almond flavoring and the ground almonds, mix until well combined
Sift in the flour and mix well, this is where you can add more almond flavoring depending on your personal taste
Spoon the mixture into paper cases making sure they are only half full
Bake for 20 minutes until well risen and cooked though (you could use a cake skewer to check they are fully cooked)
Leave them to cool on a wire rack
For the Icing
Icing Sugar
Butter
Almond Flavoring
Add the butter to the bowl and mix until smooth and fluffy
Sift in the icing sugar and mix well
Add the almond flavoring and mix until well combined
Add the mixture to a piping bag and decorate how you wish.
Send me a pic if you make these!
If you're interested in more baking posts check these out!
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As most people will probably know, the UK is currently on Lockdown and has been for just over a week now. This has meant that I have had...
As most people will probably know, the UK is currently on Lockdown and has been for just over a week now. This has meant that I have had more time to experiment with some baking recipes which is something I've wanted to do for a while now.
The first thing I chose to make was chocolate orange cupcakes!
What you need
40g butter/margarine
140g caster sugar
1 egg
100g plain flour
40g cocoa powder
1 1/2tsp baking powder
zest of 1 orange
orange juice to taste or orange zest
What to do...
Preheat the oven to 190°C/Gas 5
Mix together the butter and sugar until well mixed.. add the eggs and mix well
this is where i added the orange zest however you could add this after the flour and cocoa powder has been added
Using a whisk add in the baking powder, flour and cocoa powder and mix until smooth - add in orange juice or orange extract to your desired taste and add extra flour/cocoa powder if the mix becomes too runny
Spoon the mixture into the paper cases making sure they are only half full
Bake in the oven for 20 mins or until they are well risen and cooked through (I usually use a skewer to test this)
Leave them to cool on a wire rack
For the Buttercream
100g icing sugar
25g cocoa powder
10-15ml warm water
100g butter
zest of 1 orange
Orange Extract to taste
What to do...
Mix together the icing sugar, cocoa and water until you have a paste like consistency
Add the butter to the mixture and whisk until smooth, add some orange extract to taste and mix well
Add the mixture to a piping bag and pipe and decorate however you wish
If you enjoyed this you can find more of my favourite recipies here:
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I recently realised that a few weeks ago my blog turned 2! Last year I celebrated by sharing some throwback summer photos from when I was...
I recently realised that a few weeks ago my blog turned 2! Last year I celebrated by sharing some throwback summer photos from when I was younger (you can check out that post here) however this year I wanted to share with you some of my favourite baking recipes that I've found over the years or that have been passed down by family members through the years. The plan is to share a new recipe every other day this week starting today!
This recipe is one of my favourites and it was originally found here
What you need
40g butter/margarine (room temperature)
110g caster sugar
1 egg
1/4tsp vanilla extract
100g plain flour
120ml milk
1 1/2tsp baking powder
20g cocoa powder
What to do...
Preheat oven to 170°C/325°F/Gas 3
Line a 12-hole muffin tin with cases
Mix the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter into a bowl until they have a sandy consistency
mix the rest of the ingredients into a jug
slowly pour half of the mixture into the dry mixture and mix on high until smooth being careful not to over mix
spoon into paper cases until 2/3rds full
bake in the oven for 20-25 mins
set aside to cool on a wire rack before decorating
Check back Tuesday at the same time for the next recipe post
OR
Check out some of my other baking posts
Chocolate Cookies
Halloween Inspired Cupcakes
Christmas Cookies
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As it's Halloween in less than 2 days I decided to make some Halloween inspired cupcakes! I've been wanting to post a baking...
As it's Halloween in less than 2 days I decided to make some Halloween inspired cupcakes! I've been wanting to post a baking blog post for a while now so this felt like the perfect time!
I'm definitely someone who enjoys creating blog posts based around themes and certain times of year here are a couple of other theme related blog posts you can check out.
Valentine's Day Hot Chocolate
So here is everything you will need to make Halloween cupcakes, perfect for party's or just personal enjoyment! (based on a recipe from BBC Good Food)
110g softened butter, caster sugar & self-raising flour
2 eggs (lightly beaten)
1tsp vanilla extract
1-2 tbsp milk
140g butter (softened)
280g icing sugar
1-2 tbsp milk
orange & black food colouring
Preheat the oven to 180°c (gas 4) and grease and line a baking tray with 12 muffin cases
cream together the butter and sugar until pale
add in the eggs and vanilla extract and beat the mixture
fold in the flour adding a little milk if needed, spoon the mixture into the cases until half full
bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes until golden, set aside the cakes on a cooling rack for 10 minutes until cool this ensures that the icing doesn't melt once added to the cake
for the icing, beat the icing sugar and butter together in a bowl until soft, add some milk if necessary
separate the icing into 3 bowls and add the orange food colouring to one bowl, and the black food colouring into another
mix until the icing and colouring are well combined
spoon the icing into a piping bag of your choice and pipe the icing in a circle motion onto the cupcakes
Decorate the cupcakes how you choose!
Ghost - melted and cooled white chocolate in the shape of a circle and covered in icing with edible silver balls for the eyes
Spider Web - Black buttercream icing with yellow icing detail for the web (cause I didn't have any white left!)
Pumpkin - Orange buttercream icing for the pumpkin, rainbow popping candy and green icing for the stalk
Skull - white buttercream icing, skull detail and red icing for the blood
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