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Autumn Little Cakes Seasonal

Halloween Cupcakes

halloween-baking

Serves 12

Ingredients For the Cupcake Mix:

175g unsalted butter, softened

175g Fairtrade dark brown soft sugar

3 large eggs

175g self-raising flour

1½ tsp baking powder

2 tsp Fairtrade ground ginger

1 tsp Fairtrade mixed spice

75ml semi-skimmed milk

Ingredients For the Cream Cheese Icing:

150g full-fat cream cheese

40g unsalted butter, softened

1 tbsp orange juice

1 tsp Fairtrade vanilla extract

500g Fairtrade icing sugar

For the chocolate buttercream icing

225g unsalted butter, softened

450g Fairtrade icing sugar, sifted

1½ tsp Fairtrade vanilla extract

4½ tbsp semi-skimmed milk

265g Fairtrade chocolate (65% cocoa solids)*

To Decorate:

Fairtrade sugar paste, royal icing and mini meringues.

Method for the Cupcakes:

1. Preheat the oven to 180℃ (350℉/Gas 4) and line a 12-hole muffin tray with paper cases.

2. Put all the cake ingredients into a large bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer and mix well to combine.

3. Spoon into the prepared cases and bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes, until dark golden and springy to the touch.

4. Once cooled, decorate with icing, mini meringues and cut-out halloween shapes using Fairtrade sugar paste.

Method for the Cream Cheese Icing:

Put the cream cheese, butter, orange juice and vanilla into a bowl with half the icing sugar and beat well with an electric handheld whisk. Alternatively, whizz in a food processor. Add the remaining icing sugar and whisk or whizz until smooth and fluffy – this will take about 3 minutes.

Method for the Chocolate Buttercream Icing:

Melt the chocolate over a pan of simmering water, or very carefully in the microwave. Then put to one side to cool. Put the butter in a mixing bowl with the icing sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Beat very firmly – ideally with a handheld mixer or in a food processor. After about 2-3 minutes, the mixture should be smooth, creamy and quite fluffy. Add the melted chocolate, beat again until thick and creamy.

You can find this recipe on the Fairtrade website.

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