Father's Day Cupcakes
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About the bake
Looking for an ideal gift that 'suits' Father's Day? Look no further! These delicious chocolate Father's Day cupcakes make a lovely heartfelt present and taste delicious too.
Ingredients
For the cakes
- 150gButter (unsalted) (at room temperature)
- 150gCaster sugar
- 3Egg(s) (free range) (beaten)
- 125gAllinson's Self Raising Flour
- 25gCocoa powder
For the icing and decoration
- 50gUnsalted Butter (softened)
- 175gSilver Spoon Icing Sugar
- Blue food colouring
- White sugar paste icing
- Pink sugar paste icing
- Yellow sugar paste icing
- Writing icing
Method
Step 1
Heat the oven to 180°C, (fan 160°C, gas mark 4). Line a cup cake tray with 12 paper cupcake cases.
Step 2
Place the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat with a wooden spoon or electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the eggs a little at a time until smooth, adding a little flour if the mixture curdles.
Step 3
Stir in the flour and cocoa powder until smooth. Place heaped dessert spoons in each cupcake case and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden brown and just firm to the touch. Allow the cupcakes to cool completely.
Step 4
To make the buttercream; mix the butter and icing sugar together until light and fluffy and add a drop of blue food colouring.
Step 5
Fill a piping bag with the buttercream and pipe on to each cupcake. Roll out the white sugar paste icing and cut into a thin 1 inch strip. To create the collar simply fold in the left and right corners to overlap. To make the tie, cut out a tie shape from the pink and yellow sugar paste and decorate with dots using writing icing.