Christmas reindeer chocolate cupcakes recipe
Ready to give your chocolate cupcakes a Christmas overhaul? Give them a reindeer edge with some cute cupcake decorating know-how and please the kids to no end!
- Makes : 12
- Prep time : 30 mins
- Cooking time : 15 mins
Christmas reindeer chocolate cupcakes ingredients
- 150g dark chocolate melts
- 1 cup milk
- 125g butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 3 eggs
- 1½ cups self-raising flour
- ½ cup plain flour
- ¼ cup cocoa
- for icing: 2½ cups icing sugar, ¼ cup cocoa, 30g butter, softened and 3 tablespoons of milk (more may be required)
- to decorate: red and brown M&Ms, pretzels, candy eyes, small plain biscuits (shortbread is excellent)
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C. Using two 12-cupcake tins, line with 18 paper cupcake papers.
- In a small saucepan, combine the milk and chocolate. Heat over a low heat, stirring until smooth and silky, set aside to cool.
- Using electric beaters or a stand mixer, beat together the sugar and butter until light in colour and creamy.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well between each one until just combined.
- Add the flours and cocoa, mixing until just combined.
- Add the milk and chocolate mixture and mix until combined.
- Spoon evenly between the cupcake papers. Bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until cooked through.
- Remove from the oven and let sit in the tray for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the icing, combine the icing sugar, cocoa and butter in a large bowl. Using electric beaters, beat together, adding milk until the desired consistency is attained.
- Spread icing over each cupcake, placing a pair of pretzels and a biscuit on each one straight after you ice.
- Using a small amount of icing in a ziplock bag (or use a toothpick), stick the eyes and nose in place.
Once decorated, they’re ready to eat! These are best decorated on the day you intend to eat them – no one likes soggy pretzels!
Find more great ideas for festive cooking and crafts in our Christmas section.
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