Name: Gold sparkle cupcakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: Cupcakes; 125 gram butter, at room temperature; 3/4 cup caster sugar; 2 eggs, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla essence; 1 1/4 cup self-raising flour; 1/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted; 2/3 cup milk; Buttercream; 100 gram butter, at room temperature; 1 cup icing sugar; 2 tablespoon cocoa powder, sifted; 1 tablespoon milk; To decorate; 180 gram white chocolate melts, melted; edible gold glitter, to dust

Gold sparkle cupcakes

Bring a little bit of glitz and glamour to your favourite cupcakes.

Makes 12

Prep

30M

Cook

20M

Total

50M

Ingredients

Cupcakes

125 gram butter, at room temperature

3/4 cup caster sugar

2 eggs, at room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla essence

1 1/4 cup self-raising flour

1/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted

2/3 cup milk

Buttercream

100 gram butter, at room temperature

1 cup icing sugar

2 tablespoon cocoa powder, sifted

1 tablespoon milk

To decorate

180 gram white chocolate melts, melted

edible gold glitter, to dust

Method

Cupcakes

1.Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced. Line a 12-cup muffin tray with paper or foil cases.

2.Using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar in a bowl until pale and creamy.

3.Add eggs, one by one, beating lightly after each addition until combined. Stir in essence, flour, cocoa powder and milk.

4.Spoon into prepared holes. Bake for 20 minutes or until a skewer inserted at centre comes out clean.

5.Stand in tray for five minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

6.Meanwhile, to make the buttercream icing, use an electric mixer to beat the butter in a large bowl until as white as possible. Gradually beat in icing sugar, cocoa powder and milk until fluffy.

To decorate

7.Spread cupcakes with buttercream.

8.Place melted chocolate in a resealable plastic food storage bag; snip one small corner. Starting at centre of cupcake, pipe chocolate onto cupcakes in a spiral pattern.

9.Sprinkle with gold glitter.

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