Looking for a new hobby to take up this autumn? Getting yourself into the kitchen to make some amazing cupcakes can be a great idea. Cupcakes are a great way to start baking, and they will be fun for you to eat as well as serve to people in your family!
Why baking?
The reason we choose baking as a new hobby for you this autumn is because it’s fun. Not only will it be relaxing and will work alongside your Patch Adam CBD to reduce anxiety and stress, but you get to try out new flavours and combinations and share them with the people you love. What could be better?
Try these cupcake recipes this month and get into baking.
Pumpkin spice cupcakes
Ingredients:
- 110g self raising flour
- 110g butter
- 110g sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- Cream cheese frosting
- Orange sprinkles
- Cream together your butter and sugar in a bowl until light and creamy.
- Add the egg, and beat until fluffy and airy. This will take about 2-3 minutes.
- Fold in all of the dry ingredients, making sure not to knock out all of the air you have created.
- Scoop into cupcake cases and bake for 15 minutes at 190C.
- Allow to cool, and then pipe on your cream cheese frosting, topping with sprinkles.
Black Forest cupcakes
Ingredients:
- 110g self raising flour
- 110g butter
- 110g sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- Black cherry jam
- Sweetened whipped cream
- Fresh cherries
- Grated chocolate
- Cream together butter and sugar and whisk in the egg to form a light and fluffy mixture.
- Add your flour and cocoa powder, and form into a thick batter.
- Scoop into purple cupcake cases and bake for 15 minutes at 190C,
- Cool completely and then scoop out a small section of the cupcake, and add some black cherry jam. You can replace the cupcake you left out or eat it as a bonus chefs snack!
- Top with whipped cream, then sprinkle on some grated chocolate and finish with a fresh pitted cherry.
Triple chocolate cupcakes
Ingredients:
- 100g self raising flour
- 4 tbsp cocoa powder
- 110g butter
- 110g sugar
- 1 large egg
- 100g white chocolate chips
- 50g dark chocolate chips
- 50g milk chocolate chips
- 50g chocolate spread
- 120g extra butter
- 240g icing sugar
- Chocolate stars
- Beat the butter and sugar.
- Whisk in the egg making sure that there is plenty of air in the mixture.
- Add your flour and cocoa powder, folding in gently to make sure you don’t lose all of the air.
- Mix in the chocolate chips and make sure they are evenly distributed through the batter.
- Scoop into cupcake cases to bake at 190C for 15 minutes.
- Make your buttercream with butter, icing sugar, and chocolate spread. You’ll want to mix the buttercream for at least 5 minutes to get the smoothest and most fluffy texture.
- Add to a piping bag and then pipe onto each cupcake.
- Add a star on top to finish.
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