TODAY’S RECIPE: Halloween cupcakes
SPOOKILY tasty. MAKES: 12. Ingredients
100g butter, cubed
100g plain chocolate
100g golden caster sugar
1 egg
½ tsp vanilla extract
125g self-raising flour
250g white fondant icing
500g mixed pack coloured fondant
Method
1. Heat oven to 160C/140c fan/gas 3. Line a cupcake tin with paper cases. Melt butter, chocolate, sugar and 100ml hot water in a pan, stirring occasionally. Set aside to cool a little.
2. Stir in egg and vanilla. Sift flour into a large bowl, then add the chocolate mixture and stir until smooth. Fill cases to three-quarters full. Bake low in the oven for 20 to 22 minutes, then remove and cool.
3. If the fondant is sticky, don’t roll it all out. Instead, pat walnut-sized lumps over each cake. Use picture as a guide. Mix yellow and red to make orange. Decorate with icing pens and fondant decorations stuck on with water. n