1.27.2014

Mint Madness




My beloved cupcakes are back on my blog! all is well the world....and they've gone all minty. It been ages since I've posted cupcakes,Mint and Chocolate have been on my mind since my twin bought home some peppermint essence. I've been waiting to make them because...errr.....I wanted to purchase some nice dark brown cupcake cases to put them in .......don't judge me! If I'm gonna make something I want it to look amazing, so my head colour co-ordinates my bakes and that is the ONLY way they can look......admit it they would have just looked silly with blue cases right? Just don't ask how long I  actually waited!

Moving on from my baking vanity, to these minty lovelies which have a rich Dark Chocolate base.They are topped with a Peppermint Buttercream and some have been flourished with chocolate chips.I used The More Than Occasional Baker's chocolate cupcake recipe which was amazing! A lovely moist chocolaty sponge with some serious chocolate flavour, they were even better the next day. I used 70% Lindt Dark Chocolate which has a really high cocoa content, so you if ate one on its own it was a tad bitter but they balanced out once paired with the sweet Peppermint Buttercream. They complimented each other beautifully making one hell of a cupcake! The choc chips added a nice crunch which added a different texture.

I'm always looking for great rich Chocolate cupcake and find it interesting how different they can taste depending on whether the recipe calls for Buttermilk,Yogurt or Sour Cream. Ros's recipe called for Sour Cream which was a first for me, I think it added a  lot to the texture of the cupcake. I think that's something I might dedicate some posts to.... my search for the best chocolate cake/cupcake recipe which will require tasting a lot of Chocolate cupcakes....it will be hard.....but I'll manage..... SOME HOW.

For the Buttercream  I creamed 150g of Lurpak with 250g of Icing Sugar to which I added  just a teaspoon of the Peppermint Essence. This amount gave it a lovely Peppermint flavor any more would have been overpowering, lastly a splash of milk which made the Buttcream nice and creamy. I used a tiny bit of the Wilton Lime food colour gels.

Commitment!...I going to put it in writing now... I really want to get regular on my blog so I've decided that Monday evenings are going to be my official post night, I'm gonna try my very best to post something every  Monday (InshaAllah) so do please keep an eye out.

PS Would love it if you could point me in the direction of your fave chocolate cake/cupcake recipe...I'd love to give them a try!



10 comments:

  1. My sister would be obsessed with these, she is mint mad ha ha! Oh I'm the exact same I always have great intentions of blogging regularly but sometimes life just gets in the way. Such great photos and colours,the waiting for the right cases paid off :)

    Shirley x

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    1. thanks Shirley!....yeah I'm so glad i waited. Yep...Im but gonna super hard and with some luck + organisation i might manage it!

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  2. YUM! These look great and I'm so jealous of your frosting skills - whenever I try to frost cupcakes they look atrocious. I need to practise more!

    I need more commitment to my blog too. Last year I was posting sometimes 3 times a week... now I'm lucky to squeeze in one a month. I must make set days every week...

    Aimee / WallflowerGirl.co.uk

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    1. aww thanks Aimee, i love piping ....its honestly easier than it looks.
      yeah....I think the key is getting organised and having a post ready ahead of when u want to post.....i hope so anyway!

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  3. These look amazing! I love chocolate and mint. Glad you liked the cupcake recipe- it's one of my favourite ones. The primrose bakery chocolate cupcake is also another favourite of mine. Look forward to reading more on your blog :) ps I just ordered a lot of stuff from the cake craft company and it's the same one that I used last time hurrah! Their cupcake cases are brilliant.

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    1. Thank you ros, i was really happy with them. Shall give the primrose one a try!
      they r fab....this was my first time ordering from them- places like that are not good for my bank balance!

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  4. I absolutely love mint and choc - it's one of my fave flavour pairings! My very fave choc cake recipe which can be used as a layer cake or cupcakes is here...http://cupcakecrazygem.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/smarties-kit-kat-double-chocolate.html

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  5. Don't worry you are not the only one who likes to use matching cupcake cases :) and my favourite chocolate cupcake recipe uses sour cream as well it really adds something special to the cake. I love mint and chocolate so I bet these are a real winner :D

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    1. Thanks emma, Good to know there is others out there like me! It really did, I was v happy with them.

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