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Christmas tree cupcakes
Make delicious chocolate cupcakes with buttercream frosting for the perfect Christmas treat
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Ready in 40 minutes
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Cooking time 25 minutes
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Prep time 15 minutes
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Makes 12 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 225 g Billington’s unrefined golden caster sugar
- 385 g Anchor unsalted butter
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 175 g self raising flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 3 large eggs
- 500 g Billington's unrefined golden icing sugar
- 50 ml whole milk
- 5 drops green food colouring
- 1 small handful edible Christmas sprinkles
Method
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1
Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas mark 4 and line a muffin tin with cases.
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2
Cream 225g of butter and the golden caster sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one by one, mixing well in between. Finally fold in the flour, cocoa and baking powder until well combined.
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3
Spoon the mixture evenly into the muffin cases and bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until the cupcakes are springy to the touch and a skewer comes out clean.
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4
To make the buttercream use an electric or hand mixer and whisk the golden icing sugar and the rest of the butter together until you get a breadcrumb texture. Add the milk and mix on high speed until light and fluffy. Add a few drops of green food colouring to the buttercream and mix until you get a ‘Christmas tree’ green colour.
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5
Pipe the buttercream onto the cakes in a pyramid shape and top the ‘trees’ with festive sprinkles for the perfect finishing touch.
