Back in October, Selma made
ambassador cupcakes using Ferrero Rocher chocolates for her son’s birthday. They looked so luxurious and elegant, that I tucked the idea away for Christmas….
So fast forward two months and armed with Selma’s idea, two boxes of chocolates, some gold cupcake cases and some shimmer spray, I’m ready! I’m using my trusty chocolate cake mix instead of Selma’s, but I’ll use her’s next time.
Chocolate cupcake Ingredients:
100g butter
150g brown sugar
2 eggs
200g plain flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoon cocoa powder
180ml milk
1 box of Forrero Rocher
Topping:
1 can of chocolate icing
1 can gold shimmer spray
Toasted Hazelnuts
1 box of Forrero Rocher
Line a cupcake tin with foil cases. Preheat the oven to 190°/ gas mark 5 or turn your Rayburn off! Cream the butter and sugar, then add in the eggs. Sift in all the dry ingredients and then add the milk.
Spoon the mixture into the cases until half full. Pop a chocolate in the middle and spoon a small amount of mixture on top. Pop into the oven for 15 minutes.
Once cooled, pipe chocolate icing on top of the cake. Then, depending on how high your icing is, place a whole chocolate on top (or a half like I did). Sprinkle with hazelnuts and spray with shimmer!!!!
I’m bringing these delights to Angie’s for a festive fiesta friday!
6 more sleeps!!!
Melissa xx
Yummmm
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I am craving this chocolate fix. Hmmm
Honey
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They look delicious! What a glamorous Christmas you are having!
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I’m definitely giving up sugar and chocolate in the new year….
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Hey Melissa, you said you’ve been posting everyday for Advent? Wow, you’ve been busy. Tell me, what have you been doing to all those treats? I don’t think I could trust myself with that, but you surely have been committed. Kudos to you. I read somewhere that your Dad grew up in Kenya too? Wow! he and I have a lot more in common than just calling ourselves Goan :). I wonder if I knew him? It’s a small world, one never knows. Enjoy all the Goan sweets in Goa, and have a wonderful holiday!
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Hey Lorretta, yes he grew up in Kenya in the 50’s and 60’s.
I’m very excited about Goa, i will probably eat far too many sweets 😆
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I grew up in Kenya too around that time :). Small world eh!
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What gorgeous cupcakes Melissa, love the touch of gold shimmer, thanks for sharing:)
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Everything has to have shimmer Lily, it’s Christmas!
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but who’s counting, right? (for the sleeps) 😉 That’s right, you are!!
Love how you put 2 and 2 together for these cupcakes. They’re a 10 😀
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Thanks Liz, I didn’t even get to try one! However I got a lovely text this morning telling me how good they were…. 😆
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I love love Ferrero, Melissa. Do you still have wrapped ones? 😀 And don’t think that I’ll let you go without giving me some cupcakes, too. 😛 These are so divine.
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Dr Doolittle had a couple of wrapped ones… And there are a couple left in the box!
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That’s a great news for me. 😀 You better put some in my bag. 😀
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He he he!!!
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Looks yummy (your daily treats are killing me!). 😀 The Glen House must be overflowing with sweetness and the aromas must be intoxicating. By the way… I found that wonderful silver and gold spray at my local store…different brand, but essentially the same! (I’m clapping my hands in excitement…can you tell?)
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Woohoo! Spray EVERYTHING! I think Dr Doolittle is worried that i’ll be spraying the turkey!!
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LOL… that’s a picture I’d love to see!
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Oh, I love how you have glommed these up with the gold cases and the gold spray! They look wonderful. No need to use my cake recipe – yours has worked out really well! Thanks for the ping xxx
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I will use your recipe next time…. Any excuse to make these again! Brilliant idea darling, thank you xx
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Errm – *glammed
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😆
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These look fantastic. Maybe I could remember them for Valentine’s Day! Better pin it now, can’t trust my memory!
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I was thinking the same! Ssssshhhhh….
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Lovely shimmering cupcakes, melissa! And can only imagine the flavor with the ferrero in the middle! Merry Christmas to you and wish you a happy holiday season! 🙂
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Merry Christmas!
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