Red and Green Velvet Rudolph Cupcakes!
The classic red velvet cupcake is given a festive twist in this recipe for Red and Green Velvet Rudolph Cupcakes!
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 245.05kcal
Ingredients
- 100 g butter
- 100 g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 74 g self raising flour
- 25 g cocoa powder
- Red food colouring
- 300 grams Chocolate buttercream
- 12 Glace cherries
- 24 Chocolate balls
- 8 Chocolate flakes
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Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to Gas Mark 4 (180C)
- Cream together the butter and the sugar until creamy and soft.
- Whisk together the butter and cream mix adding the eggs one at a time and beating until fully combined.
- Fold in the self raising flour and cocoa powder.
- Add in the red food dye and stir until the mixture is even.
- Spoon into cupcake cases and cook for 15 minutes in the centre of the oven until springy to the touch and a skewer poked into the centre of the cake comes out clean.
- Set the cakes to one side and allow to cool compeltely.
- Once cool. Cover with the chocolate buttercream. Place the chocolate balls as two eyes towards te top of the cake and half a glace cherry in the centre for rudolph's nose.
- Cut the flakes shorter to creae antlers and place at the top of the cake above the eyes.
Nutrition
Calories: 245.05kcal | Carbohydrates: 33.52g | Protein: 2.43g | Fat: 12.3g | Saturated Fat: 6.11g | Trans Fat: 0.28g | Cholesterol: 45.2mg | Sodium: 116.23mg | Potassium: 99.04mg | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 25.31g | Vitamin A: 248.22IU | Calcium: 11.7mg | Iron: 0.83mg