Rocky Road Cupcakes

Hello everyone!

This week has been full of baking and caking, so there are many exciting recipes and photos waiting to be written about! I recently found a wonderful book at Åhléns in Jönköping that was all about Cupcakes, cookies and cheesecakes. It is so full of fun and inspiring ideas that I can't wait to try out!



The first recipe that I tried was their Rocky Roads Cupcakes. Like usual, I hardly ever follow a recipe exactly as it stands, I'm always finding ways to put my own touch on something. But even so, I seriously LOVE cookbooks...I could sit for hours just looking and being inspired!

Here's the recipe my way: (to see this recipe in Swedish click here!)

Rocky Road Cupcakes, makes about 12



125g butter or margarine, room temperature
½ tsp vanilla essence
1½ dl sugar (150ml)
2 eggs
2½ dl flour (1 cup)
1½ tsp baking powder
¾ dl milk (75ml)
1 tbsp cocoa
2 tbsp extra milk

Rocky road topping:

500g milk chocolate, melted
50g pistachio nuts
50g cashew nuts
50g mini marshmallows

Here's how:
1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Line a muffin tray with paper liners.

2. Beat the butter, vanilla and sugar for about 5 minutes. Mix in one egg at a time. Beat for a few more minutes until light and fluffy.

3. Mix in the flour, baking powder and milk.

4. Divide the batter into 2 bowls. Mix the cocoa and the 2 tbsp milk and add to one of the batters.

5. Put a lillte of each batter into the cupcake liners. Stir around gently with a toothpick to get a marbled effect.

6. Bake in the middle of the oven for 20 minutes. Let cool completely.

7. Mix all the ingredients for the Rocky Roads in a bowl. Top each cupcake with a spoonful. Drizzle a little bit of dark chocolate over the top.

Happy baking!

Love,
Heidi