To make our Incy Wincy cupcakes we used:
8oz Margarine (or soft butter)
8oz Self-raising flour
4 Eggs
8oz Caster Sugar
For the Frosting & Topping:
7oz icing sugar/confectioners sugar
1oz cocoa powder
5oz unsalted soft butter
1 tbsp of milk
A couple of drops of vanilla essence
Chocolate vermicelli
Orange chocolate flavoured buttons
Tube of black writing icing (Sainsbury's do a great range of coloured writing icing)
One bag of Jelly Snakes from The Natural Confectionery Company
Method:
We mixed the flour, margarine, eggs & sugar together in a large mixing bowl & then spooned the mixture into cupcake cases, popped them in the oven (180c) for 15-20mis until golden, & then left to cool.
Whilst the cupcakes were cooling we made up our chocolate frosting. Here's where the real messy fun began!!
We beat the butter until soft, then added the icing sugar, cocoa powder, milk & vanilla, & mixed until smooth & combined. (If the mixture is too thick just add a teaspoon or two of milk.)
Then we simply spread over each cupcake & added two orange buttons for the eyes
Just keep an eye on them though to make sure they don't escape, those legs move fast!! ;-)
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