Preparation time is 20minutes
Cook time is 45minutes
Total time is 1hours 5minutes
Serve is for 12 people
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Difficulty level: 3 out of 4
13 Ingredients
Number of servings
12
- orange food colouring
- 1 1/4 cup plain flour
- 2tablespoons thickened cream
- 65grams butter, softened
- 1 cup icing sugar mixture
- 1teaspoons vanilla bean paste
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1 green snake, cut into strips
- 1/2 cup dark melts
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 egg
- 1 cup caster sugar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
Method
Step 1 of 6
Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan forced. Line 12-hole (1/3 cup/80mL) muffin pan with paper cases. Place flour, sugar, Nestle Baking Cocoa and baking powder in a bowl, stir to combine.
Step 2 of 6
Place buttermilk, egg, oil and vanilla in a separate jug; mix into dry ingredients. Beat well to combine. Divide mixture among cases and bake for 25 minutes or until tested with a skewer, set aside to cool.
Step 3 of 6
Meanwhile, place Nestle Dark Melts and cream in a medium bowl. Microwave uncovered on MEDIUM (50%) for 1 minute; stir. Repeat process in 30 second intervals until melted and smooth; set aside to cool.
Step 4 of 6
Using an electric mixer, beat butter in a bowl until pale. Gradually add icing sugar mixture, beating constantly until combined, add orange food colouring until desired colour is achieved. Place mixture into a piping bag fitted with a round nozzle.
Step 5 of 6
Carefully scoop a small amount of cake out of each cupcake into a bowl, crumble cake mixture and reserve. Spread cooled chocolate mixture over cupcake tops; carefully coat with reserved cake crumbs.
Step 6 of 6
Using the piping bag filled with butter cream, pipe into cupcake holes, coming through the top. Garnish with Allen's Green Snake strips.
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