Welcome to my first ever Creative Thursday blog hop.
A place to link up all your creative post and share your ideas with others.
This week I have been making Halloween cupcakes!!
Halloween Cupcakes:
Makes : 24
For the cupcakes you will need:
- 24 paper cases.
- 230g /8 oz self-raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 230g/8 oz butter or soft margarine
- 230g/8 oz caster sugar
- 4 eggs
- finely grated rind from a orange.
- 4 tbsp milk
For the topping you will need:
- 170g/6 oz butter
- 350g butter
- 2 tbsp orange juice
- 2 drops red food colouring
- 2 drops yellow food colouring
- 24 spooky jelly sweets
- Pre-heat oven to 180 c 350 f and put 24 paper cases 2 cupcake trays.
- Squeeze the orange juice in a bowl and save for later,then grate the orange rind into finely pieces.
- Sift the flour,baking powder and sugar in a large bowl and add the butter, eggs, milk and orange rind beat together until all mixed in nicely.
- Spoon the mixture evenly between the 24 paper cases and bake for around 20 minutes until well risen and golden brown.
- Place on a wire rack and leave until cold.
- Beat the butter until soft and sift the icing sugar into the bowl and add the orange juice and food colourings, beat well until light and fluffy.
- Place in a piping bag with a star end.
- Swirl the butter icing around the top of the cakes.
- When all 24 are finished place a sweet on top.
- Leave to chill for a while if the butter icing goes a little soft when handling.
These cakes taste great only one problem I can't find orange food colouring anywhere so I made my own but it did look slightly light any ideas how to make a brighter orange any one?
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What have you been making?
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