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Friday 11 July 2014

Holiday Reading #1 - Food Glorious Food

Book title: Goosebumps-Son of Slappy
Author- R.L. Stine

In this book there is a chapter about baking chocolate cupcakes.  Here is a simple recipe for making it.

From KiwiSpot Kitchen

Quick Chocolate Cupcakes:

Ingredients:
100g butter
2/3 cup caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup self-raising flour
1/3 cup cocoa, sifted
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate soda
125ml (1/2 cup) milk
Chocolate buttercream frosting

Method:
Preheat oven to 180°C conventional or 160°C fan-forced. Line cupcake tins with cases.

Using a mixer, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy and fluffy. Gradually add eggs and mix until just combined.

Combine flour, cocoa and bicarbonate soda. Add to creamed mixture with milk. Beat until just combined.

Spoon mixture into liners until each case is one third full. Bake for 15-20 minutes.


Icing:
60g unsalted butter, softened
1 1/4 cups icing sugar, sifted
1 tbsp cocoa, sifted
1 tbsp milk

Method:
Beat butter until light and fluffy. Add icing sugar and cocoa and combine well. Beat in milk until mixture is fluffy.

Original Link
http://www.kidspot.co.nz/recipes-for+2275+20+Cakes-&-Baking+Quick-chocolate-cupcakes.htm

4 comments:

  1. Hi Mengchun
    I like your book and your summary.
    I also like to read this book.
    Keep up the great work.

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  2. These sound yummy! Very like the ones you made at tech. Post a photo when you make them!

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  3. Hi Mengchun

    This recipe looks like it will be really fun to make with your family. I just hope that you can post a photo up of your cupcakes. Keep up the great work.

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