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Easter Cupcakes with chocolate icing (Cupcakes celebración Semana Santa)

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My last Easter treat  !! Light fluffy cupcakes topped with chocolate icing and chocolate curls..... Happy Easter to all ! Feliz Pascua de Resurrección para todos! Source :  Chelsea.co.nz Ingredients    (10 cupcakes) 150 grams butter 1 cup Caster sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups self raising flour 3/4 cups  milk Chocolate icing  120 grams ( 4ounces) unsweetened chocolate coarsely chopped 2/3 cup (150 grams) unsalted butter room temperature 1 1/3 cup  icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Method Beat butter in an electric mixer until smooth, add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs and mix well. Add the vanilla, flour and milk. Beat until smooth. Place individual pape baking cups in a cupcake tin, spoon in mixture until they are about 2/3 full - you shouldget 10 cupocakes. Bake in the oven at 190°c for 20 minutes or until golden. While cupcakes are cooling on a wire rack, prepare icing. Chocolate Frosting Melt the chocolate ...

Easter bunny cookies (Galletas de Pascua)

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These lovely bunny biscuits are perfect for Easter. And kids would be happy to help make and decorate and they are perfect for gifting too. The dough recipe and glace  is from   Home made by you (uk) and I made the garnish but you can decorate as you like :) Happy Easter ! Ingredients (8 big bunnies about 12 cm) (I used a stencil about 12 cm but you can use other size or a bunny shaped cutter about 7 cm) 200 grams unsalted butter 200 grams caster sugar 1 medium egg beaten 400 grams plain flour plus extra for dusting 2 teaspoon vanilla extract Icing to decorate 200 grams icing sugar a few drops of pink food coloring (or other colors) You will need  Bunny shaped cutters or a stencial cut from baking parchment. Some ribbon in pink or violet for the bunnies. Method Using and electric hand mixer, beat the butter and sugar together in a bowl until pale and fluffy. Add the egg and continue to beat. Sift in the flour then add trhe vanilla extract  and fold through to form a...

Re-Cake 2.0: donuts speziati con glassa allo sciroppo d'acero (Re-Cake 2.0: spiced donuts with maple syrup frosting)

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Is my first time in Re-cake 2.0 and amazing and fun italian bloggers group. And here is my recipe. Re-cake 2.0  March Original recipe in italian English Note : I don't change any in this recipe and was amazing and delicious ! If you don't have a donuts mold you can use other and make the hole after are baked. I used little flan molds I had . Ingredients (6 donuts or more) Icing 120 ml maple syrup 112 grams  icing sugar sifted 60 g butter (Optional 1/2 teaspoon maple extract) Donuts spicy 125 grams flour   1 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 large egg 65 grams brown sugar 60 ml of milk 60 grams greek yogurt  30 grams melted butter 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Method First : Make the icing. In a small saucepan  over low heat, melt the butter and maple syrup together, stirring ocassionally; Once the butter has melted, remove from heat and whisk with the sifted ici...

Apple crumble with brown sugar (Crumble de manzanas y azucar rubia)

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I love aples and crumbles and Im sure I made before others crumble recipes.  But I love this with ground hazelnuts. Is really simple and tastes much better if you buy any desserts. Simple layer fruit with sugar and a crunchy topping and bake, Also you can use pears or red fruits in this recipe. Source : Veggie feasts (Blume)                Louise Pickford Ingredients apple crumble 6 or 7 peeled and sliced apples 30 g unsalted butter 3 tablespoons brown sugar cloves 50 grams of passes 75 ml of cold water to crumble 75g rolled oats 75 grams of flour 50 grams ground hazelnuts 50 grams of brown sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 100 grams unsalted butter Method Butter 4 or 5  ramekins or  pyrex custard cups (6 oz) Peel the apples and remove the core and seeds. Cut into thick slices and insert them in a saucepan with the butter, sugar, cloves, raisins and water. Cover the pan and simmer for about 6 or 7  minutes until apples will be ...