Friday, October 30, 2015

Red Velvet Rudolph Cupcakes

What better way to celebrate Christmas than celebrating it with some nice red velvet cupcakes?


Recipe:

Ingredients: 
 115g (4 oz) Flora Buttery
 115g (4 oz) castor sugar
 2 eggs, medium
 115g (4 oz) self-raising flour
 15g (½ oz) cocoa powder
 30ml red food coloring (gel is best) 

For the icing: 
 55g (2 oz) Flora Buttery
 225g icing sugar, sieved
 1-2 tablespoons milk
 25g (1 oz) cocoa powder

For the decoration:
White chocolate buttons and plain chocolate drops
Pretzels
Red sweets

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 180°C, 160°C fan, Gas mark 4. 

Weigh your eggs. Note the weight and measure the same amount of Flora, sugar and flour. Place all the ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon 2 – 3 minutes until well mixed. 

Place dessertspoons of the mixture in 10-12 paper cases or greased bun tins. 

Bake for around 20 minutes until soft and springy to touch. Cool on a wire tray. 

Mix icing ingredients together and spread over the cakes. Decorate using pretzels for antlers, chocolate buttons and drops for eyes and red sweets for the nose. 

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