I made these North Pole Cupcakes last year as part of a Christmas blogging challenge and I decided to share them again this year because who can ever resist a cupcake? They're especially harder to resist when they have a theme and I really love how festive these ones were.
I have yet to make any festive recipes this year but I have some ideas floating around in my head and when I've recovered from this awful flu I shall be in the kitchen baking - we need some treats! You can be sure that I'll be sharing them all on the blog too, I love sharing my various creations and bakes with you all.
Now don't ask why they're called 'North Pole'
cupcakes because I really don't know why! I just made theme in a snow
and candy cane theme and the North Pole just sprung to mind so that's
simply how they got their name!
50g butter
115g soft dark brown sugar
2 large eggs
115g plain white flour
1/2tsp bicarbonate of soda
25g cocoa powder
125ml soured cream
Chocolate chips
Betty Crocker Vanilla Icing
Coconut flakes
Silver ball sprinkles
Ready to roll fondant icing
Blue glitter icing tube
Chocolate drops
Candy canes
1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Line a cupcake tin with cupcake cases.
2. Place the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, bicarbonate of soda and cocoa
powder in a large bowl and beat together until smooth. Fold in the
soured cream and chocolate chips and mix well. Spoon the mixture into
the cupcake cases.
3. Bake for 20 minutes or until a knife comes out clear when inserted into the middle of the cupcakes.
4. Take out of oven and leave to cool completely on a wire rack. I cover my cupcakes with a tea towel to keep in the moisture.
5.
When cool apply icing of you choice. I used Betty Crockers Vanilla
Icing as I was short on time and I really love the taste of this
particular icing.
6. Cover the vanilla icing with a generous sprinkling of coconut flakes.
7.
Decorate with silver balls and other decorations of your choice. I
chose to do snowmen made of chocolate drops and leftover orange
sprinkles from Halloween. I rolled out my fondant icing and used a
snowflake shaped cookie cutter to make the snowflake shape. I decorated
some with silver balls, some with blue glitter icing and some with both -
every snowflake is different, right? I also made some with tiny
marshmallows, silver balls and a candy cane.
8. Serve and enjoy your North Pole cupcakes!
These
delicious North Pole cupcakes are simple, easy to make and so
tasty for a real Christmas treat! If you have little ones you can let
them join in on the decorating and you can be as creative as you
like.These are lovely for Christmas parties or family get-togethers or a
something sweet if you just want to show someone you care whilst you're
doing your Christmas visiting. I shall be dropping some of these out to
my parents house for them to enjoy too.
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