A homemade dessert and cocktail for your Valentine's Day dinner

02/09/2024

The French Kiss

A Valentine's Day cocktail featuring Franklin and Sons rose lemonade, for a floral drink in keeping with the theme of this special day for lovers...
Categorycocktail
Preparation time5mn
Ingredients (for 2 people)
Steps
  1. Pour the Rosé and Prosecco into two wine glasses. Add ice and top with the rose lemonade.
  2. Gently stir and garnish with the rhubarb gum.
French Kiss

Chocolate cupcakes

A delicious chocolate cupcake recipe to melt your Valentine's heart!
Categorydessert
Preparation time1h
Cooking time15mn
Ingredients (for 4 people)
  • 100g butter at room temperature
  • 100g caster sugar
  • 100g self raising flour, sieved
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 25g cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 tsp hot water
  • 2 eggs
  • For the icing:
  • 100g butter at room temperature
  • 200g icing sugar
  • 40g cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3-4 tbsp hot milk
Steps
  1. Cream the butter, caster sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.

  2. Beat in the eggs one at a time, and fold in the sifted flour and baking powder. Lastly add the hot water and mix well.
  3. Spoon the mixture into cup cake cases – half fill only to allow room to rise. Bake the cakes at 190 deg. C for about 15 minutes, or until the cakes are well risen and spring back when pressed gently in the centre.
  4. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.

  5. For the icing:
    Beat the butter, cocoa powder, vanilla extract and hot milk together. Add the icing sugar a little at a time until smooth & evenly blended.
  6. Spoon the icing into an icing bag fitted with a small star nozzle. Decorate each cake with a swirl of icing then finish with mini chocolate hearts or sprinkles if you like.

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