About
Delicious cupcakes great for a party!
Cake
150g unsalted butter, softened
150g caster sugar
150g self raising flour
100g chocolate chips
3 medium eggs, room temperature
1 1/2tsp vanilla extract
Icing
250g icing sugar
80g butter, softened
25ml milk
2-3 drops vanilla extract
Blue food colouring
Decoration
100g desiccated coconut
Blue food colouring
White chocolate buttons
milk chocolate chips
Cookies
Makes 12
Tags
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You Will Need
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Step 1
Pre-heat your oven to 190ºC/375ºF/Gas mark 5
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Step 2
Place 12 baking cases in a muffin tin
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Step 3
Put the butter and sugar in a large bowl and cream together until soft (the butter will get paler the more you whisk)
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Step 4
Add the vanilla extract and whisk again
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Step 5
Add one egg and whisk, and then the others 1 at a time!
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Step 6
Then add the flour and whisk until nice and smooth
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Step 7
Then fold in your chocolate chips
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Step 8
Use 1-3 tbsp of batter for each cupcake, or use an ice cream scoop if you don't want any mess!
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Step 9
Place the cupcakes in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes until they are golden brown
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Step 10
When baked, leave to cool on a wire rack
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Step 11
Now for the icing! With an electric whisk, whisk the butter alone until pale and creamy
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Step 12
Then add in the icing sugar bit by bit and whisk again till the mixture all comes together.
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Step 13
Combine the milk and vanilla in a separate bowl and then add to butter tbsps at a time, then whisk
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Step 14
Continue beating until light and fluffy and then start to add in your food colouring
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Step 15
When you get the perfect cookie monster colour, leave to the side!
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Step 16
Put your coconut into a bowl and add 5-6 drops of food colouring and mix really well with a spoon until all the coconut is blue
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Step 17
With a spatula, spread the icing onto your cakes and make sure it is quite thick - 5mm
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Step 18
Then roll the cake (icing side down) in the coconut until fully covered
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Step 19
With a bit of icing, stick the chocolate button and chocolate chip together to make an eye!
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Step 20
Put 2 eyes in the top of the head and place a part of cookie in its mouth!
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Step 21
I hope you enjoy your cakes!!! :D :P :D