A few birthdays ago, my lovely friend Kerry gave me a book aptly called Indulgence Cupcakes by Murdoch Books. I have not previously baked from this book for no reason other than that I overlooked it in favour of other tomes on baking.
However, a few days ago, I was flicking through it, looking for inspiration, when I found a recipe for Turkish Delight Cupcakes. The same recipe is also online here. What really grabbed my attention about these cupcakes is that they incorporated chunks of Turkish Delight chocolate bars. I had three of these chocolate bars in my cupboard that I had bought for a project that never happened, so I thought this was a perfect way to use them up. (The recipe coincidentally called for three bars of Turkish Delight.)
These cupcakes are a chocolate cupcake filled with chunks of chocolate coated Turkish Delight, and iced with a rose-flavoured icing. They are indulgent but delicious. I ran out of icing for the last 4 cupcakes (the recipe made 18 cupcakes), so I left them uniced.
If you or those close to you love Turkish Delight (which one flatmate years ago described to me as a "Dad's chocolate" - she clearly did not like it), then these cupcakes would be perfect. (For the record, I am a fan of Turkish Delight, though not in an Edmund-obsessed kind of way.)
"What really grabbed my attention about these cupcakes is that they incorporated chunks of Turkish Delight chocolate bars. " OMG THIIIIIIIIIS! I am a huge fan of TD (so it Neil). I want one of these right now!
ReplyDeleteI can't see bars of turkish delight ever lingering too long in our cupboards but I can see these cupcakes being very very popular
ReplyDeleteOoh I love Turkish delight!! I used to be obsessed with the CS Lewis books because I really wanted to try it! :D
ReplyDeleteThis TD cupcake sounds intriguing and this post is most welcomed to be featured in the joint effort of Joyce and I @ Cookbook Countdown Bake #2!
ReplyDeleteOh that is so funny!! I could never like Edmund, no matter how far he redeemed himself. I like rosewater, but I know many people find it cloying. Thanks for the link, I can add them to the Cherry Ripe cupcake recipe as chocolate bar cooking!! Turkish Delight sometimes comes from posh shops without the chocolate, so I can eat it!!!
ReplyDeleteDelightful cupcakes! I only had Turkish Delights once, when my kind neighbour gave us a few boxes bought during his trip to Turkey. My kids love it, and they would love your cupcakes!
ReplyDeleteThese sound delicious - what a great twist on standard turkish delight sweets and chocolate. I really like rosewater flavours so am sure I'd enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteWell this is news to me. I have not heard of TD chocolate before. Looks like I have some research to do.
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