Caterpillar Cupcakes Recipe
Uploaded by Renshaw Baking
makes
10
Baking ingredients
- 140 g self-raising flour
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 12 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- Pinch of salt
- 110 ml buttermilk
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 12 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp red food colouring
- 60 g butter - room temperature
- 170 g caster sugar
- 1 large egg
Decorating ingredients
- 400 g Renshaw Vanilla Frosting?
- 250 g Renshaw Lincoln Green Ready to Roll Icing
- 250 g Renshaw Jet Black Ready to Roll Icing
- Pink decorative hearts
Renshaw products used
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Instructions
Baking Instructions:
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 160°C/325°F/gas mark 3.
Step 2
Line a cup cake tray with cases.
Step 3
Sift together the self-raising flour, cocoa powder, bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt.
Step 4
In a small bowl, mix the buttermilk, vinegar, vanilla extract and red food colouring.
Step 5
In a mixing bowl beat (by hand whisk or electric hand whisk) the butter and caster sugar together until light and fluffy.
Step 6
Into the creamed butter and caster sugar, beat in the egg a little at a time. Mix in a third of the flour mixture, followed by half the buttermilk mixture, then another third of the flour, the rest of the buttermilk and finally the last of the flour mixture.
Step 7
Divide the mixture between the paper cases.
Step 8
Bake for approximately 20 minutes, until risen and springy.
Step 9
Cool on a wire rack.
Decorating Instructions:
Step 10
When cooled, pipe a swirl of Renshaw Vanilla Piping Frosting onto each cupcake.?
Step 11
To make the caterpillar, knead the Renshaw Lincoln Green Ready to Roll Icing until soft and pliable. Roll out six balls of the green icing in graduating sizes, and place on top of the cupcake, with the smaller ball as the tail. Sit the largest ball on top of the second largest ball for the love bug's head.
Step 12
Knead the Renshaw Jet Black Ready to Roll Icing until soft and pliable. Roll out twelve tiny balls for the eyes and place on each head.
Step 13
Decorate each cupcake with a pink decorative heart.
