Tuesday, October 28, 2008

TWD - Trick or Chocolate-Chocolate Cupcakes



This week's Tuesday with Dorie is hosted by Clara of I Heart Food4Thought, who has chosen Dorie's chocolate-chocolate cupcakes and encouraged us to dress them up for Halloween.


Here are the cupcakes pre-decorating:


I really liked these, because they were chocolatey without being OTT, rich, "I contain a family block of chocolate" flavour. There was only 150g of chocolate in the whole batch, including the frosting. I made my cupcakes as patty cakes (half way between a muffin and a mini muffin) so that I had enough to go around the troops.


Halloween is not an event that is traditionally celebrated in Oz, although I am informed that children now do go trick or treating. However, I wanted to join in the fun, so I coloured some ready rolled fondant orange using gel colours, and cut out Halloween shapes using the mint-condition cutters that I bought with grand (but unrealised) intentions last year. The features were drawn on using a food colouring pen.




Thanks to Clara for hosting TWD this week . You will find the recipe at her site. To see other interpretations of these cupcakes, please visit the TWD blogroll.

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13 comments:

  1. CBOctober 28, 2008 at 7:47 AM

    I love all the Halloween inspired decor! I can't tell you which one is my favorite. The ghost.... no... the skull... no... the pumpkin. HAHA. Thanks for baking with me this week!
    Clara @ iheartfood4thought

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  2. AnnaOctober 28, 2008 at 7:57 AM

    So beautifully decorated! I really want a decorating pen, heh. I know it's only Halloween... but maybe for Christmas...!?

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  3. AnonymousOctober 28, 2008 at 10:27 AM

    I love them!!

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  4. TamiOctober 28, 2008 at 10:11 PM

    Your cupcakes look great! Nice job on them. :)

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  5. IvyOctober 29, 2008 at 12:45 AM

    They look so lovely and cute!!

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  6. chocolatechicOctober 29, 2008 at 1:59 AM

    I love how you decorated them.

    Great job.

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  7. Nikki57October 29, 2008 at 3:13 AM

    Ohhh they're so cute! I love how detailed they all are

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  8. The Blonde DuckOctober 29, 2008 at 6:02 AM

    I love how you decorated them! Too cute!

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  9. Bungalow BarbaraOctober 29, 2008 at 6:39 AM

    Love your decorations! Keep it up, pretty soon you'll have all your friends and neighbors celebrating Halloween too!

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  10. RosieOctober 30, 2008 at 1:26 AM

    Amazing decorations!!!

    Rosie x

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  11. CakelawOctober 30, 2008 at 7:59 PM

    Hi Clara, this was a fun challenge - thanks for hosting.

    Hi Indigo, I hope Santa is listening!! You would do amazing things with a decorating pen, I am sure.

    Thanks Maryann :)

    Thanks Tami - appreciate you dropping by.

    Thanks Ivy - time consuming but fun.

    Thanks Chocolatechic - it's fun being a little creative for once.

    Thanks Nikki - testing those long forgotten drawing skills! 9So I cheated and mostly did skulls with no drawing!!)

    Thanks Blonde Duck :)

    Hi Barbara, I think the season is catching on here, very gradually.

    Thanks Rosie ;)

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  12. AnonymousOctober 31, 2008 at 3:19 AM

    Look at the fondant! That is some talent you have right there! Brilliant!

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  13. CakelawNovember 11, 2008 at 3:20 PM

    Thanks Teanna :)

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Thanks for dropping by!