christmas tree chocolate cupcakes 圣诞树巧克力杯子蛋糕

Recipe adapted with modifications from 厨苑食谱 (original recipe from brown eyed baker)

Ingredients (makes 12 cupcakes)

160ml hot coffee

A
86g chopped bittersweet chocolate
36g cocoa powder

B
100.5g bread flour
110g sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda

C
65.5g or 5 tbsp vegetable oil * i used coconut oil
2 eggs
2 tsp white vinegar
1 tsp vanilla extract * i used organic chocolate extract

食材 （可做12个杯子蛋糕）

热咖啡 160毫升

A
苦甜巧克力 86克，剁碎
可可粉 36克

B
面包粉 100.5克
糖 110克
盐 1/2小匙
苏打粉 1/2小匙

C
粟油 65.5克 或 5大匙 ＊我用了椰子油
鸡蛋 2颗
白醋 2小匙
香草精 1小匙 ＊我用了有机巧克力香精

Directions/做法

– preheat oven to 180 degrees C and line a muffin tray with 12 liners
烤箱预热至 180摄氏度。麦芬烤盘摆放 12个纸托

• pour hot coffee into A and whisk till smooth. chill mixture for 20 mins
  将热咖啡倒入食材 A并搅拌均匀。冷藏 20分钟

• mix and whisk B together. set aside
  B 食材混合拌匀。待用

• add C into cooled chocolate mixture and mix well. add in B and whisk till mixture is no longer lumpy
  将 C 倒入冷却的巧克力液，拌匀。再加入 B，拌至无颗粒

• divide batter equally into 12 cupcake liners and bake for 17-19 mins
  面糊均匀倒入纸托，送入烤箱烤 17-19 分钟

• to make christmas tree, melt chocolate (not within recipe) and spread over ice cream cone. chop up M&Ms and stick onto chocolate. set aside to dry. pipe melted chocolate on the base of the cone and place tree on top of cupcake before serving
  制作圣诞树：将融化的巧克力（食谱外）涂抹到冰淇淋蛋筒后，沾上切碎的 M&Ms 巧克力豆。待其晾干后，在冰淇淋蛋筒底部挤上融化巧克力再摆放到杯子蛋糕上即可

i am submitting this post to Best Recipes for Everyone #5 ~ My Little Cupcakes hosted by Fion of XuanHom’s Mom Kitchen Diary
and
“Cook & Celebrate: Christmas 2014″ event
hosted by Baby Sumo of Eat your Heart Out, Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids and Diana of The Domestic Goddess Wannabe

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