Found some Ben 10 cake toppers (finally – would have been ideal if I got them in May though!!) which were the perfect size for cupcakes. Only to be informed by Master Prince that he is now keen on Naruto ~ ‘Ben 10 is childish, for small boys wor!!!’ *slaps head* Give up trying to keep up with what is the current ‘HOT’ cartoon character. Hm….better start looking for Naruto edible icing now!!
Since I am in the school holiday mode, decided to use the Ben 10 edible icing before I forget about them or get expired. Besides, half the fun is in sharing.
Wandered around for recipes for cupcakes. In particular, was focused on a butter cream recipe.
Finally decided on chockylit’s Old Fashion Chocolate Cupcake. Not exactly sure why is it ‘old fashion’. Can taste be old fashioned, perhaps its the method but looking at the recipe, cannot be!!
Anyway, old-fashioned or not, these turned out to be very chocolate-ty and just yummy!
Gonna post the recipe here for my own records.
Ingredients
(yield 19 small cupcakes)
115g unsalted butter, room temperature
50g brown sugar
115g caster sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
98g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
Pinch of salt
50g Valrhona unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla essence
Method
- Pre-heat oven to 170 degrees.
- Shift flours and sugar together.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and creamy.
- Slowly add in eggs and vanilla essence and continue to beat until fluffy. Note that the mix may curdle.
- Fold in flour alternating with milk and finishing with the flour.
- Divide into paper cups, making sure it is 3/4 full otherwise may sink.
- Bake cupcakes for 20 min or until skewer in the centre comes out clean.
- Cool on wire rack.
Bench notes – Note that this cupcake is the flat type, not ‘domed’ or ‘doomed’!! ;) Use a piping bag to divide cake mixture as it is much easier and avoids getting messy sides dripping over the cupcake holders.
7 comments:
May I know where u got the topper please? My boy is a Ben 10 fan too.
You are the baking goddess. Those toppers are cool! Too bad you're out of "fashion"! Tough to keep up with them, haha!
shoppingmum, got the cake toppers from Bake with Yen. They got 3 sizes if i am not mistaken.
sheri, yes...just like the cake itself, i am 'out-of-fashioned'!! who knows what sunny will favour next year! :)
Can't let my son see those Ben 10 cupcakes ... oh I will be in trouble because I don't like to bake :) You are great in baking.
Lia Chen, Ben10 is much easier with cake toppers because of the intricate details. :)
those ben10 toppers r cool indeed, i don't mind getting them if i pass by bake with yen next.... thou my boys had grown out of ben10 too, what a phase :D
mine is now on BAKUGAN...it took me so long to digest these new characters....gosh!!
my son will love it! if he still likes ben 10 next yr, i iwll most prob bake for him
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