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Espresso Cupcakes with Chocolate Buttercream

January 21, 2011 cathie

It’s hot today, very strange kind of summer we are having here.  

The oven is on so it makes everything feel hot, I am making vegan gingerbread for my nephews birthday and need to get the cake-drawn out so I know what I am doing, it will involve dinosaurs and I am a little bit nervous…

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Peanut Butter Cupcakes

August 11, 2010 cathie

I promised you a recipe for peanut butter cupcakes and here it is..but firstly I need a little help from you.

I promise it doesn’t involve washing dishes or babysitting.

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Cherry Chocolate Cake

May 18, 2010 cathie

After watching it on Masterchef, I just had to try it, I mean, it looked sooo good.

It’s not as complicated as it seems, but there are a few steps to it..and of course my favourite..lots of dishes to wash!

But from the “more please mum” and “thank you mum for making me cake” I guess they liked it.

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Choc Raspberry cupcakes

April 15, 2010 cathie

I’m glad you liked my hearts yesterday, they are definitely very sweet as they are made of lovely fondant.

I promised you some cupcakes and took on board your fantastic cupcake critiques and put together a moist, not too sweet cupcake with a surprise inside and topped it off with a NEVER fail chocolate ganache icing and some sweet hearts to top it off.

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Chocolate Mousse Cupcakes

February 9, 2010 cathie

Hey, let’s bake something!

Chocolate Mousse Cupcakes
makes 24

Ingredients

125g butter, softened
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed dark-brown sugar
2 eggs, room temperature
1/2 cup sour cream
3/4 cups buttermilk

Directions

Preheat oven to 175 C/350 F. Place cupcake papers in tins
In a medium bowl, whisk together cocoa, flour and baking soda
Cream butter and sugar with mixer on medium-high, until pale. Add brown sugar and beat until fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well and scraping bowl. Mix in sour cream.
On low, add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with buttermilk, and beginning and ending with flour, until just combined.
Divide batter among papers, filling 3/4 full.
Bake until firm to the touch and a cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Allow to cool.

Chocolate Mousse Icing

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups cream, cold
225 g chocolate, melted, warm

Directions

Whisk cream in a medium bowl until soft peaks form and then pour in warm chocolate and mix quickly to incorporate

Refrigerate until cool and place in a piping bag and pipe on cupcakes immediately. If it chills too much it will get too stiff so only chill about 5-10 minutes

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Hope you have a good day, we have been a little flat due to the heat, kinder starting and market recovery.
Sorry if I haven’t replied back to your wonderful comments, thank you for taking the time to stop by and I really appreciate that.

As a thank you for joining my adventures I will be having a giveaway soon as I am fast approaching the 200th post mark.
It will be in the next couple of weeks and it will be just for you,
m.e’s wonderful followers.

Hugs for now, we are off to playgroup
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