Raspberry and white chocolate cupcakes

Makes 18

225g (8oz) unsalted butter, softened

225g (8oz) caster sugar 

225g (8oz) self raising flour

1tsp baking powder

4 eggs 

3 tbsp ground almonds

150g (5 1/2 oz) raspberries, plus 18 to decorate

175g (6oz) white chocolate, plus extra and some grated for decoration

Preheat the oven to 180c (350f, gas mark 4)

Line bun tin with paper cases.

Place the butter, caster sugar, flour, baking powder and eggs in a large mixing bowl and beat with an electric whisk for 2-3 minutes.

Mix in the almonds and raspberries then spoon the mixture into the paper cases.

Bake for 18 minutes or until golden.

Melt the white chocolate and drizzle over the cupcakes.

Put a raspberry on each one.

Coloured chocolate strawberries

With chocolate covered strawberries you can dye white chocolate to make them look tastier, I dyed mine with red food colouring to make them pink.

The ultimate marble cake

You will need:

A marble cake 

Chocolate frosting 

Any chocolate 

Chocolate buttons white and milk

Mal testers

And any other chocolate thing you like

Spread the chocolate frosting onto your amazing marble cake

Add all of your chocolates in any pattern

Grate white chocolate 

Sprinkle it on top 

And then you have created the ultimate marble cake!!!!!!!!!!!

Tip

When making cupcakes and you are not doing them in a mixer, mix the sugar and the butter until it is light and fluffy. The colour should be a very pale yellow.

Mickey Mouse cupcakes

You will need:

Chocolate cupcakes in red cupcake cases

Chocolate frosting

Chocolate sprinkles

Mini Oreos 

Cocktail sticks

Hole puncher

White paper 

Glue

Using the hold puncher, punch for each cupcake 2 circles

Cover the cupcakes with chocolate frosting

Then add the sprinkles

Get the cocktail sticks and put them into the mini Oreos

Stick them into the cupcakes

With the glue stick on the circles.

Sweet trees

I made these for my birthday.

Red chocolate cupcakes

You will need:

Cupcake mix 

Cocoa powder

Red food colouring

Butter cream

Dried strawberries or raspberries

Add the the cocoa powder to the mixture and also add chocolate

Cook the cupcakes for around 20 minutes 

Leave them to cool then pip the butter cream onto your cupcakes

Put on to the dried strawberries or raspberries to decorate.