date: 2020-07-15T13:20:21.345Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/5ff443f90b64f359/751x532cq70/bonfire-cupcakes-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/5ff443f90b64f359/751x532cq70/bonfire-cupcakes-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/5ff443f90b64f359/751x532cq70/bonfire-cupcakes-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Justin Hayes ratingvalue: 4.5 reviewcount: 42248 recipeingredient: - " For the Chocolate spiced cupcake" - "50 g good quality cocoa powder" - "100 g dark muscavado sugar" - "250 ml boiling water" - "125 g unsalted butter at room temperature" - "150 g caster sugar" - "2 large eggs" - "225 g plain flour" - "1 tsp mixed spice" - "1/2 tsp baking powder" - "1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda" - " For the marshmallow fluff filling" - "170 g caster sugar" - "3 large egg whites 112g roughly" - "1 tbsp lemon juice" - "1/4 tsp cream of tartar" - " For the brandy bonfire buttercream" - "320 g icing sugar" - "180 g unsalted butter room temperature" - "2 TBSP Brandy" - "Box Matchmakers to decorate Orange or Maple are good" recipeinstructions: - "Preheat your oven to 180 degrees fan. Place the cocoa powder and 100g dark muscavado sugar in a large bowl. Pour in the boiling water and whisk until well mixed. Set aside to cool." - "Beat the butter and caster sugar together in a large mixing bowl, ideally using a free standing mixer or electric whisk. Beat in each egg one at a time, mixing each egg for around 2 mins each." - "Add the flour, mixed spice, baking powder and bicarb and fold in very gently so as not to knock the air out. Slowly incorporate the cocoa mixture into the batter until well incorporated." - "Pour this beautifully chocolatey mixture into the muffin cases, dividing it up equally. Place into the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes. Or until a skewer comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a rack." - "While your cakes are cooling, get started on your marshmallow fluff filling. Heat all the frosting ingredients in a metal mixing bowl (ideally one that attaches to your free-standing electric mixer) over a Bain marie. Whisk continuously until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture has reached a temperature of around 70-75 degrees C." - "Remove from the heat, put back to your free standing mixture and whisk on high for roughly 8-10 minutes until your meringue has doubled, even tripled in size, and is glossy and stiff. When the cupcakes are cooled, core out the middle of each cupcake. You can do this using an Apple corer or a large piping nozzle. Place a dollop of marshmallow fluff into the centre of each cupcake, filling to the top." - "Finally, make the buttercream. Beat together the butter and icing sugar until smooth. Add the Brandy and mix well, check the taste to ensure its strong enough for your liking. Pipe the buttercream on top of each cupcake, and carefully place the matchmakers around the buttercream to make a 'log fire' effect. You may need to snap the matchmakers in half so they are not too tall!" categories: - Recipe tags: - bonfire - cupcakes katakunci: bonfire cupcakes nutrition: 210 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT13M" cooktime: "PT53M" recipeyield: "2" recipecategory: Dinner ---  Hello everybody, hope you're having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, bonfire cupcakes. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious. Bonfire Cupcakes is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It's appreciated by millions every day. It's simple, it's fast, it tastes delicious. Bonfire Cupcakes is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful. These bonfire cupcakes are made with a buttercream flame and chocolate sponge. Needless to say these cupcakes are totally delicious. Bonfire night will be very different this year because of coronavirus restrictions but don't worry we've got some great ideas of how to celebrate without standing in the cold waiting for a firework to go off! This article contains affiliate links, which means we may earn a small amount of money if a reader clicks through and makes a purchase. To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have bonfire cupcakes using 21 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it. ##### The ingredients needed to make Bonfire Cupcakes: 1. Prepare For the Chocolate spiced cupcake 1. Prepare 50 g good quality cocoa powder 1. Get 100 g dark muscavado sugar 1. Prepare 250 ml boiling water 1. Get 125 g unsalted butter, at room temperature 1. Get 150 g caster sugar 1. Take 2 large eggs 1. Take 225 g plain flour 1. Make ready 1 tsp mixed spice 1. Prepare 1/2 tsp baking powder 1. Make ready 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1. Make ready For the marshmallow fluff filling 1. Get 170 g caster sugar 1. Get 3 large egg whites (112g roughly) 1. Prepare 1 tbsp lemon juice 1. Take 1/4 tsp cream of tartar 1. Prepare For the brandy bonfire buttercream 1. Take 320 g icing sugar 1. Make ready 180 g unsalted butter, room temperature 1. Prepare 2 TBSP Brandy 1. Get Box Matchmakers to decorate - Orange or Maple are good How to make Bonfire Cupcakes ~from Creative for The King. You'll need: cupcakes*, white icing, red and orange food coloring, a small plastic sandwich bag and thin pretzels or cookie sticks. Here is an easy cupcake tutorial showing you how to make bonfire cupcakes out of pretzels and chocolates. These cupcakes are perfect for any bonfire party! ##### Instructions to make Bonfire Cupcakes: 1. Preheat your oven to 180 degrees fan. Place the cocoa powder and 100g dark muscavado sugar in a large bowl. Pour in the boiling water and whisk until well mixed. Set aside to cool. 1. Beat the butter and caster sugar together in a large mixing bowl, ideally using a free standing mixer or electric whisk. Beat in each egg one at a time, mixing each egg for around 2 mins each. 1. Add the flour, mixed spice, baking powder and bicarb and fold in very gently so as not to knock the air out. Slowly incorporate the cocoa mixture into the batter until well incorporated. 1. Pour this beautifully chocolatey mixture into the muffin cases, dividing it up equally. - Place into the oven and bake for 15-18 minutes. Or until a skewer comes out clean. Remove from the oven and allow to cool on a rack. 1. While your cakes are cooling, get started on your marshmallow fluff filling. Heat all the frosting ingredients in a metal mixing bowl (ideally one that attaches to your free-standing electric mixer) over a Bain marie. Whisk continuously until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture has reached a temperature of around 70-75 degrees C. 1. Remove from the heat, put back to your free standing mixture and whisk on high for roughly 8-10 minutes until your meringue has doubled, even tripled in size, and is glossy and stiff. - When the cupcakes are cooled, core out the middle of each cupcake. You can do this using an Apple corer or a large piping nozzle. Place a dollop of marshmallow fluff into the centre of each cupcake, filling to the top. 1. Finally, make the buttercream. Beat together the butter and icing sugar until smooth. Add the Brandy and mix well, check the taste to ensure its strong enough for your liking. - Pipe the buttercream on top of each cupcake, and carefully place the matchmakers around the buttercream to make a 'log fire' effect. You may need to snap the matchmakers in half so they are not too tall! Here is an easy cupcake tutorial showing you how to make bonfire cupcakes out of pretzels and chocolates. These cupcakes are perfect for any bonfire party! One year ago: Hazelnut cupcakes with Nutella buttercream and Red root reblochon bake and Simple banana cake. These caramel bonfire cupcakes are simple to make and perfect for a bonfire night party. Both Flakes and Matchmakers work well as the wood logs. So that's going to wrap it up with this special food bonfire cupcakes recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I'm confident you can make this at home. There's gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!