We've been working with the lovely Cait and have uncovered her wonderful talent for creating some delicious recipes. We've spent ages poring over her beautiful images and now she's giving us the chance to recreate some of them by sharing all her secret recipes with us ..... and of course you.
Look out for more in the next issue!
Look out for more in the next issue!
December is here and the snow is falling, it's time to play Phil Spector's Christmas Gift For You, don your frilliest apron and bake some festive treats.
I'm yet to find a person who doesn't just love Red Velvets, and as if these weren't festive enough already, I added a dash of peppermint and some candy cane sprinkles, just for a little extra yuletide cheer.
Candy Cane Red Velvet Cupcakes
Cupcakes65g soft butter175g caster sugar1 egg38ml bottle red food colouring125ml buttermilk25g cocoa powder150g flour1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 teaspoon peppermint extract1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda1 teaspoon vinegar
Yields 24 mini or 12 standard cupcakes
Icing500g icing sugar75g butter225g cream cheeseCandy Cane Sprinkles to decorate
Half this recipe for mini cupcakes
Preheat oven to 170°c/325°F/Gas 3.
Line a cupcake tray with paper cases and set aside.
Cream butter and sugar using an electric mixer, then beat in the egg until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl mix the cocoa powder with the flour and bicarbonate of soda and set aside.
Add the food colouring and extracts into the butter mixture and mix until combined. Then add in the buttermilk and flour mixture in alternate until fully combined. Finally mix in the vinegar and divide between the cupcake cases.
Bake for around 15 minutes for mini cupcakes and 25 for standard and set aside to cool.
While the cupcakes are cooling, beat the sugar and butter together using an electric mixer until it starts to look like fine bread crumbs then add the cream cheese and beat until smooth, this can take a few minutes.
Fit a piping bag with a large star tip nozzle. Pipe in an anti-clockwise spiral starting in the centre of the cupcake working up and over the original circle. Finish off with candy cane sprinkles
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
By Cait at She's got a passion for fashion
6 love letters:
These look AMAZING. Will definitely have to try and make these beauties <3
Rosie x
i haven't baked for months, i think this is my cue to take it up again! xo
ps, i'm having a christmas jumper giveaway (:
I'll definitely be giving these a try. They look so tasty x
Such lovely cakes! I will definatly try these (: x
Yum! x
it looks so good!
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