Friday, August 21, 2009

BLACK FOREST CUP CAKE

My daughter's birthday is on 27th.... every year she cannot celebrate on the actual date with her friends in school... cause that week is a school term break. So this year i let her to celebrates in school on the last day before the school break. It's today .... my sister-reesekitchen tried the BLACK FOREST cup cake & was very nice ... so i decided to try it ...kids sure love it because of CHOCOLATE hehee :D

  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 cup Butter, softened
  • 1 cup Caster Sugar
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1 & 1/2 cups Self-raising flour, sifted
  • 1 tbsp Kirsch liqueur (I used kahlua)
  • 1/4 cup Cocoa Powder


Topping:

  • 100g Fresh Cream (Whipped)
  • 1 tbsp Cocoa powder ( i avoided )
  • Some chocolate chips ( i used
  1. Preheat oven to 180'C. Line a 12 cupcake pan with cupcake papers.
  2. Lightly beat the eggs, add in butter and sugar, then mix until light and fluffy
  3. Add milk, flour and cocoa powder, and stir to combine. Beat with and electric mixer for 2 minutes, until light and creamy, then fold through kirsch liqueur or brandy
  4. Spoon into capcakes paper and bake for 18-20 minutes until firm to touch ( I used a piping bag with a star-shaped nozzle)
  5. Allow to cool completely before icing

Method for topping:
~ Whip cream until stiff peaks form, then add cocoa powder and mix well.
~ Top each cake with a dallop of cream and sprinkle some chocolate chips.

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