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Festive Christmas Tree Chocolate Cupcakes

Christian Gott
You can buy colouring for icing or even coloured decorative icing from specialist cake decorating shops and quality supermarkets. We used smarties for the lights and some silver star cake decorations.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes

Ingredients
  

For the Cupcakes

  • 210 ml Full fat Jersey Milk
  • 210 gr Plain Flour
  • 220 gr Caster Sugar
  • 120 gr good quality Cocoa Powder
  • 80 gr Milk Chocolate Drops
  • 70 g soft Unsalted Jersey Butter
  • 2 large free-range Eggs
  • 1 scant tablespoon of Baking Powder
  • A good pinch of Salt

For the Icing

  • 500 gr Icing Sugar
  • 160 gr soft Unsalted Butter
  • 2 teaspoons quality Vanilla extract
  • 50 ml Full Fat Milk
  • Green and silver icing colouring

For the Decorations

  • 1 bag Smarties or crisp covered Chocolate Sweets
  • Edible decorative Silver or Gold Stars
Course Cakes and Biscuits
Cuisine American, English
Servings 18 Cupcakes

Equipment

  • Christmas cupcake cases or liners
  • Cupcake or deep Muffin Tins
  • Piping Bags
  • Star piping nozzle

Instructions
 

For the Cupcakes

  • Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 3 / 170°C / 330 °F and line the baking trays with large paper cases.
  • Using an electric mixer or food processor mix the butter, flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt together until they form a sandy, crumb-like texture.
  • In a bowl, whisk the milk and eggs together. With the mixer on a slow speed, gradually pour half of the liquid into the crumb mixture and mix thoroughly until combined and the batter is smooth and thick.
  • Once all the lumps are gone gradually pour in the remaining liquid and mix until thoroughly combined. Stir in the milk chocolate buttons.
  • Evenly divide the cake batter between the prepared cases and bake in the oven for twenty to twenty-five minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and leave to cool slightly before removing them from the tin and placing on a wire rack to cool.

To Decorate

  • Sift the icing sugar into a large bowl and add the butter, beat together with a wooden spoon or electric mixer. Heat the milk until scalding in a microwave and in a jug, mix in the vanilla and stir until it is all combined and allow to cool.
  • Gradually pour the cold milk and vanilla into the icing while mixing on a slow speed, then turn the mixer up to a high speed and beat the icing until light and fluffy.
  • Split the whipped-up icing dividing it roughly into five. Colour a fifth silver and the rest green.
  • Carefully transfer the green icing into a piping bag with a star shaped nozzle and pipe swirls onto the cupcakes. Add the silver icing as the cable for the Smartie lights.
  • Decorate the cupcakes with Smarties and Stars as per the picture.

Notes

Allergens in this recipe are;
 
 
    Milk   Flour
 
 
Please see the Allergens Page
 
Keyword Baking, Chocolate, Cupcakes, Halloween
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