Monday, 12 November 2012

Chocolate Oreo Mini Cakes


Ingredients:

For the cake:
180g unsalted butter
400g brown sugar
250g dark or milk chocolate
three massive eggs,separated
two teaspoons vanilla extract
200g plain flour
100g s.r flour
one teaspoon baking powder
one teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
8 oreo cookies, smashed to bits
one 3/4 cup milk

For the icing:
225g unsalted butter
400 to 600g icing sugar
1/4 cup milk
two teaspoons vanilla extract
3/4 cup marshmallow fluff (optional)
8 Oreo cookies separated.

Process:


one) melt chocolate over a low heat in a heat proof bowl
two) then preheat the oven to 180c and line a cupcake tin with cupcake cases.
three) cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy
four) beat egg yolks together then add to the sugar and butter and mix!
five) then stir in the chocolate and gradually add the teaspoons of vanilla extract
6) mix altogether sieve in s.R flour and baking powder and bicarb gradually adding the milk
7) then fold in the crushed Oreo.
8) in another bowl whip together egg whites until stiff. Then fold in to the chocolate mix
9) scoop all the mix in to the cupcake liners filling them half full. Too much and they will rise over the sides of the cup cake tins.
ten) bake for twenty minutes. And leave to icy. Don't rush this process. If the cakes are still hot the icing will melt!
11) for your icing cream together butter and icing sugar. Taste check this with a tidy spoon. To see weather the icing is buttery or not.
12) add a small little small bit of milk and vanilla.
13) spoon the mixture on to the cake with a spatula or put through a piping bag. Put half an Oreo on top to decorate!

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