January Baking

1.Choca- Mocha Cupcakes

2.Orange and Poppy seed cupcakes

3.Amaretti Chocolate Cake

Made for the very spacial two ladies 

1.Choca- Mocha Cupcakes Cupcake-Heaven

3 oz Bittersweet chocolate chopped

10 tablespoons unsalted butter 

3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

2 tb cocoa powder

3/4 cup self- rising flour

2 tb instant coffee dissolved in 1 tb boiling water

1/4 cup coffee beans 

To decorate 

7 bs unsalted butter

1 2/3 cups confectioners sugar

2tb instant coffee dissolved 1 tb boiling water

bittersweet chocolate , grated 

Preheat the oven to 350 F

Melted chocolate in the heatproof bowl.Beat the butter ,sugar until pale and fluffy,beat in the eggs one at a time.Stir in the melted chocolate and coca powder.Sift the flour into the mixture and stir in the stir in the coffee , followed by the coffee beans.

Spoon the mixture into the paper liners. Bake about 20 minutes.

To decorate , beat the butter , sugar, coffee together in a bowl.Spread the mixture over the cupcakes.

2.Orange and Poppy seed cupcakes Cupcake-Heaven

1 stick unsalted butter

½ cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1cup self-rising flour

Finely grate orange

1ts poppy seeds

To decorate

2 oranges

8oz. mascarpone

½ cup confectioners’ sugar

Preheat the oven to 350 F

Beat the butter , sugar in a bowl until fluffy, then beat tin the eggs one at a time. Sift the flour the mixture and fold in , then stir the orange peel and poppy seeds.

Spoon the mixture into the paper liners bake in the preheated oven for about 18 min.

To decorate put mascarpone , sugar and orange peel in the bowl and beat together until smooth.

3.Amaretti Chocolate Cake  Source Kestiasmaku