Reindeer Cupcakes
In this whimsical recipe, decadent chocolate cupcakes are transformed into adorable reindeer treats perfect for festive celebrations. The moist chocolate cupcakes are topped with a rich chocolate icing and decorated with cute features like pretzel antlers and red Smartie noses. These delightful reindeer cupcakes are sure to bring a touch of holiday cheer to any gathering.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 175g butter
- 165g caster sugar
- ½ tsp natural vanilla extract
- 2 eggs , at room temperature
- 110g self-raising flour
- 150g plain flour
- 160ml buttermilk
- 500g fondant icing coloured brown, 100g/4oz of it a paler brown
- 50g fondant icing coloured red
- 25g fondant icing coloured black
- twigs or wire for the antlers and spaghetti for attaching the ears
- 140g chocolate , chopped
- 75ml double cream
Instructions
- Get started: Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases. Gently melt the butter, chocolate, sugar and 100ml hot water together in a large saucepan, stirring occasionally. Set aside to cool a little while you weigh the other ingredients.
- Make your cakes: Stir the eggs and vanilla into the chocolate mixture. Put the flour in a large mixing bowl, and stir in the chocolate mixture until smooth. Spoon into the cases until just over three-quarters full. Bake on a low shelf in the oven for 20-22 mins. Leave to cool.
- Ice the tops: To make the icing, melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water. Once melted, turn off the heat, stir in the double cream, sift in the icing sugar and mix well. When spreadable, top each cake with some icing.
- Have fun decorating: Position a milk chocolate button on top of each cake, then 2 white chocolate buttons above it. Use a little icing as glue to stick a red Smartie onto the milk chocolate button for a nose. Then use your icing pens to draw black dots on the white buttons for eyes. Stick 2 pretzel top halves into the top of each cake for antlers, and stick the bottom half of a pretzel under the Smartie for a mouth. These cakes will keep in a sealed container for up to 3 days, but we doubt they’ll last that long!
Cook Time
30M
Prep Time
PT15M
Yield
Makes 12
Nutrition
- Calories: 494 calories
- Fat Content: 29 grams fat
- Saturated Fat Content: 17 grams saturated fat
- Carbohydrate Content: 54 grams carbohydrates
- Sugar Content: 41 grams sugar
- Fiber Content: 2 grams fiber
- Protein Content: 5 grams protein
- Sodium Content: 0.5 milligram of sodium
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