BONFIRE NIGHT CUPCAKES

Bonfire night is just around the corner and what better way to get in the mood, than baking yourself some chocolate orange cupcakes, bonfire night edition? I’m not usually one for celebrating Halloween or bonfire night, but I’m trying to enjoy more events throughout the year, other than Christmas and New Years. The other night I decided to bake some chocolate cupcakes with an orange twist, in the form of orange flavoured icing, topped off with a Cadbury’s flake.

| CUPCAKE INGREDIENTS

100g Plain Flour

20g Cocoa Powder

140g Caster Sugar

1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

Pinch of Salt

40g Unsalted Butter (at room temperature)

120ml Whole Milk

1 Egg
Zest of One Orange
Orange Extract

1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract

12 Hole Cupcake Tray

12 Paper Cases

| CUPCAKE INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 170C(325F) Gas 3

2. Mix the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter either with an electric whisk, handheld whisk or wooden spoon until you have a smooth, combined consistency.

3.Whisk the milk, egg, orange zest, orange extract and vanilla extract together in a jug and then slowly pour the mixture into the flour then beat it together until the mixture is smooth.

4. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases until two-thirds full and bake in a preheated oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the sponge bounces back when touched. A skewer inserted in the center should come out clean.

5. Leave the cupcakes to cool slightly in the tray before turning out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely before decorating.