Monday 16 January 2012

Malteaser Hot Chocolate Cups

The winter frost is finally upon us and i thought my Malteaser Hot Chocolate Cups were quite appropriate for the January weather.

I have used my Classic Victoria Sponge recipe but i have substituted 1oz of self raising flour for 1oz of cocoa powder to make them extra chocolatey. You will also need a small bag of malteasers for the topping or you can use another chocolate bar of your choice, Cadburys flakes are a great as they crumble up really well and you can halve them and put halve stood up in the buttercream so it looks like a 99 icecream.

For the buttercream i used...

125g butter, at room temperature
250g icing sugar
15ml whole milk
1tsp vanilla extract

Beat the butter until it is smooth and creamy, add the milk and continue to beat. At this stage the more you beat the butter the lighter your buttercream will be. Add the sugar a spoonful at a time until it is blended in and then add the vanilla. Put the finished buttercream in a piping bag and carefully add swirls to your chocolate cups. Finish off with choosen chocolate bar.