About the title… my favorite animated movie is How To Train a Dragon. So this is my version of a super fudgy, dark, chocolate brownie-like cupcake inspired by Toothless 😀 And to explain the rosettes.. well, my sister had planned a floral themed picnic party for her friend and wanted me to add something floral. But you don’t have to do that.
Here’s a step by step pictorial, the ingredients and method are listed below 🙂
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Skill: Super easy
INGREDIENTS
CAKE:
4 eggs
12 tbsp vegetable oil
200ml milk
20ml freshly brewed coffee
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 ½ cups sugar
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp soda bicarbonate
1 cup cocoa powder
FROSTING:
200g + 200g confectioner’s sugar
1½ cup cocoa powder
100g butter
3tbsp hot milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp corn flour
METHOD
- Preheat oven at 175°C (347°F)
- Put all the wet ingredients along with the sugar in a food processor and blitz it up until the sugar has dissolved. You can use an electric beater to beat it up if you want to. I just wanted a very quick and easy cupcake.
- In a large bowl mix all the dry ingredients.
- Make a well in the center and pour the wet ingredients in while stirring with a large whisk. Stir till the mix is smooth and glossy.
- Line your muffin tray with cupcake liners and pour your batter in.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Set aside to cool completely.
- For the frosting: in a food processor blitz up butter, milk, 1 cup cocoa powder and 200g confectioners sugar till smooth and lump free.
- In a bowl mix the rest of the cocoa powder, confectioners sugar and cream of tar tar and add the blitz up frosting. Mix well. Add more confectioner’s sugar/cocoa depending on your preference of sweetness/consistency.
- Decorate the cooled cupcakes and enjoy! 🙂
I made royal icing rosettes to decorate my cupcakes. Comment below and let me know if you want a tutorial on those.
Photo Credits to my brother Josh
-Nilu ❤
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