Chocolate and orange halloween cupcakes
Prep:
15 mins
Cook:
20 mins
For the buns:
100g of butter
100g of caster sugar
2 eggs
50g dark chocolate (melted)
1tbsp of cocoa powder
2 tbsp of orange juice
1 tsp of orange zest
125g of self-raising flour
For the icing:
100g of butter
350g of icing sugar
1 tbsp of orange flavouring
Orange food colouring
Spooky halloween decorations
Preheat the oven to 170°C/325°F/Gas mark 4.
For the cakes cream the sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
Tip in the melted chocolate, orange zest and juice. Stir the mixture thoroughly then add the cocoa powder.
Beat in the eggs. Fold in the flour and divide the mixture evenly into 12 bun cases.
Place in the oven to bake for 15-25 minutes or until the buns are dark-brown.
While the buns are cooling, combine the butter, icing sugar, colouring and flavouring in a bowl and put in a piping bag with a star shaped nozzle.
Pipe on top of each cupcake and decorate with desired sweets and sprinkles.
Serves
Makes 12
Preparation Time
15 minutes
Cooking Time
20 minutes
Main ingredients
Chocolate, Fruit, Sugar
Recipe Type
Cakes & Baking, Kids Food, Cake Stall, Cupcakes
Level of Difficulty
Easy
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