Easter Bunny Cupcakes
Chocolate and orange is such a winning flavour combination and the Easter Bunny would most certainly approve of these colourful chocolate creations.
Ingredients
3 large eggs
180g soft unsalted butter
180g caster sugar
150g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
30g cocoa powder
1 tsp orange extract
Pinch of salt
180g soft unsalted butter
180g caster sugar
150g self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
30g cocoa powder
1 tsp orange extract
Pinch of salt
Icing
200g soft unsalted butter
400g icing sugar
2 tbsp cream cheese
A few drops of orange extract
Green food colouring
400g icing sugar
2 tbsp cream cheese
A few drops of orange extract
Green food colouring
To decorate
Mini chocolate bunnies
Mini candy coated eggs chocolate eggs
1 x Cadburys flake
Edible flowers
Mini candy coated eggs chocolate eggs
1 x Cadburys flake
Edible flowers
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160C Fan. Line a 12 hole muffin tin with muffin cases.
- Measure all of the cake ingredients into a bowl. Whisk until combined. Divide between the cases.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until risen and firm in the middle. Cool on a wire rack.
- Make the icing. Whisk the butter, orange extract, cream cheese and green colouring together.
- Put the icing into a piping bag. Pipe on top of the cakes.
- Decorate with mini candy eggs, broken flakes, chocolate bunnies and edible flowers.
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