Kokova Magazine

Chocolatier and baker Lisa Marley demonstrates how to be creative when baking with chocolate with Dr. Oetker's white chocolate chunk cupcakes with Sicilian Lemon fondant icing recipe.

Makes 10-12
20 mins to prepare, 18-20 mins to cook

Ingredients

Cupcakes

• 150g caster sugar
• 150g margarine
• 150g self raising flower
• 2 medium free range eggs
• 70g Dr. Oetker Fine Cooks’ White Chocolate Chunks
• 2 tsp. Dr. Oetker Madagascan Vanilla Extract

Lemon Fondant icing

• 250g of fondant sugar
• 3 - 4 drops of Dr. Oetker Sicilian Lemon extract
• 5 - 8 tablespoon of water

Procedure

Cupcakes

1. Pre heat your oven to 180oC/35oF Gas mark 4 and line a muffin tray with Dr. Oetker muffin cases.
2. Beat the eggs and set aside.
3. Cream the margarine and caster sugar until pale, light and fluffy
4. Add the vanilla extract, a tablespoon of the flour and half of the eggs and combine.
5. Add another tablespoon of flour and the remaining egg mixture.
6. Sift the remaining flour and fold into the mixture.
7. When completely combined add the white chocolate chunks.
8. Fill the cupcake cases just over half way.
9. Bake the cakes for 18 - 20 minutes or until they are firm to the touch. Check after 15 minutes as ovens may vary.
10. Allow to cool.

Lemon Fondant icing

1. Mix the lemon, fondant sugar and add the water two tablespoons at a time to create a thick consistency.

Edible flowers

1. Use Dr. Oetker Ready-to-Roll Marzipan and shape into flowers with hands and cutters.
2. If you are making the flowers by hand you need to start by rolling out five balls of marzipan the size of garden peas.
3. Flatten the first ball then roll it from one side to the other to create a cone. This is the centre of your flower.
4. Flatten the next ball and roughly shape into a petal. Line it up so it is the same height as the cone and wrap it around.
5. Repeat on the opposite site and alternate with the remaining balls.

Tips:

• If you prefer a transparent fondant icing add more liquid.
• Use icing sugar on the marzipan if it becomes a bit sticky.