Winnie The Pooh Cupcakes
Soft chocolate cupcakes packed with chocolate chips, topped with vanilla buttercream and edible Winnie the Pooh toppers. These Winnie the Pooh cupcakes are a fun choice for baby showers, birthdays and themed parties.
Ingredients
For the chocolate cupcakes
- 250 g self-raising flour
- 70 g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 150 g caster sugar
- 185 ml milk
- 4 tbsp Vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 170 ml vegetable oil
- 100 g chocolate chips (optional)
- 100 ml brewed coffee (cooled)
- 12 edible Winnie the Pooh wafer or rice paper cupcake toppers
For the vanilla buttercream
- 175 g butter (softened)
- 350 g icing sugar (sifted)
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
Instructions
Make the cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 160°C fan / 180°C conventional / 350°F / Gas 4. Line a 12-hole muffin tin with paper cases.
- Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, caster sugar, milk, vanilla extract, eggs, vegetable oil and cooled coffee to a large bowl or stand mixer. Mix until combined and smooth. The batter will be quite runny.
- Stir in the chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
- Divide the batter between the paper cases. You will find emptying the mixture into a jug to pour into the paper cases a lot easier. Leave room for the cakes to rise; bake any extra batter separately rather than filling the cases to the top.
- Bake for around 26 minutes, or until the cupcakes are risen and a skewer inserted into the sponge comes out clean. Try not to test through a melted chocolate chip.
- Leave the cupcakes in the tin for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Make the buttercream and decorate
- Beat the softened butter until smooth. Add the sifted icing sugar gradually, then beat in the vanilla essence until the buttercream is light and pipeable. Add more icing sugar if it feels too soft.
- Fit a piping bag with a star-shaped nozzle and fill it with buttercream. Keep in the fridge until your ready to serve the cakes.
- Once the cupcakes are completely cool, pipe a swirl onto each one, starting at the outside and moving inwards and upwards.
- Add a Winnie the Pooh topper to each cupcake shortly before serving.
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Tips for Winnie the Pooh Themed Cupcakes
- Cool the cakes fully before icing. Buttercream will melt on warm cupcakes.
- Use edible toppers intended for food. Check the packet for ingredients and allergen information, particularly if you’re serving the cupcakes at a party.
- Consider decaf coffee for a children’s party. The coffee brings out the chocolate flavour, but regular coffee adds caffeine.
- Decorate close to serving time. You can bake and ice the cupcakes ahead, then add the toppers at the end to help keep them looking their best.
Nutrition
Calories: 545kcalCarbohydrates: 67gProtein: 5gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 148mgPotassium: 183mgFiber: 3gSugar: 47gVitamin A: 430IUCalcium: 64mgIron: 1mg
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