I am lucky because I've got more then half the week off to see my Portsmouth hospitality crew (Big it up for the Portsmouth crew!!!)
I seriously miss you guys! Its going to be one amazing catch up!
And I get to see my lovely boyfriend, who I'm making a very special cake for. (Can't post what it is cause he'll guess and that ruins the surprise). More on that when its finished.
In the mean time, I've been busy making some snowy cupcakes. I got this from a random recipe book. To be honest they didn't turn out the way I wanted them to. They taste so chocolately and moist but don't look so hot (or cool since there snow cupcakes). My suggestion is that you try the cupcake sponge with the icing from here. The yeti marshmallow icing is amazing and would go well with the chocolate sponge in this recipe. (Pictures soon to follow. Edit: Pictures added.)
- 2 Eggs
- 90g/ tbsp diced unsalted butter, room temperature
- 170g/ ¾ cup of caster sugar
- 140g/ 1 cup plus 2 tbsp of plain flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 30g/ ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 125ml/ ½ cup milk
- 35g/ ½ cup mini marshmallow, plus extra to decorate
- Store-bought chocolate sauce to drizzle
Recipe:
Marshmallow frosting
- 180g/ 1 scant cup of caster sugar
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartare
- 3 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 100ml/ 1/3 cup water
Equipment:
- Sieve
- Bowlx2
- Mixer
- Measuring jug
- Scraper
- 12 hole muffin tin filled with cupcake cases
- Saucepan
- Sugar thermometer
1. Preheat
oven to 180c/350c/Gas Mark 4. Line the muffin tin with cupcake cases.
2. Sieve
together the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder in a bowl.
3. Beat
the butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy using a mixer. Stop
occasionally to scrape down the bowl.
5. Add
the eggs a little at a time with the mixer on a higher speed. (if the mixture
splits add a little bit of flour)
6. Add
the sifted dry ingredients and milk in alternate batches and beat on a low
speed until combined. Fold in the marshmallows.
7. Divide
the mixture between the cupcake cases. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes
or until well risen and a skewer inserted in the middles comes out clean.
10. Heat until the sugar has dissolved and a
sugar thermometer in the mixture reads 115c/242f.
11.Meanwhile, in a separate, grease-free
heat-proof bowl, whisk the egg whites with an electric hand mixer until stiff
peaks forms.
12. Pour a thin, slow stream of the sugar
syrup into the egg whites and doesn't hit the beaters otherwise sugar crystals
will form. Stir in the vanilla and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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