Last week I made a couple of batches of cupcakes to take to work. One lot
was chocolate and raspberry which I iced with a chocolate buttercream. The
others were banana with a caramel icing.

The banana "cupcake" recipe, which came from the taste.com.au website was
really more of a muffin recipe. Edible, and they were all eaten and enjoyed
as far as I could tell, but I can do better. The caramel icing (the recipe
for which I'll have to find again) was good - melted butter, added brown
sugar and cooked for a couple of minutes, then beat in milk and icing
sugar.

The chocolate and raspberry cupcakes were a big success. I had frozen
raspberries in the freezer (I like them with chocolate icecream) and used
this recipe

http://www.foodbyjessica.com.au/sear...berry+cupcakes

They were nice, but I'd like to experiment. I'm thinking that I might try
adding raspberries to this chocolate cupcake recipe next time -

http://www.exclusivelyfood.com.au/20...olate-cupcake-
recipe.html (I like this site, and have had great success with other cake
recipes from here - particularly the white chocolate mud cake)

Anyone see any reason why that wouldn't work?

I used a simple buttercream - butter, icing sugar, melted dark chocolate.

I've never made a meringue buttercream and think I might like to try one
for the next batch. Or maybe not :-) Does anyone have a favourite chocolate
icing recipe that would go well on these cupcakes?


--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

Rhonda Anderson > wrote in
.5:

> Does anyone have a favourite
> chocolate icing recipe that would go well on these cupcakes?
>
>


Whipped Chocolate Frosting.


Amazingly simple, and I have guests fighting over it :-)


Make the cake *and* the frosting Rhonda....... and make sure you keep a
copy of the recipe in a safe place, because people will be wanting you to
make it over, and over, and over, again!!


http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=43849

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


"And where is the Prince who can afford to so cover his country with troops
for its defense, as that ten thousand men descending from the clouds, might
not in many places do an infinite deal of mischief, before a force could be
brought together to repel them?"

Benjamin Franklin 1748

On Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:10:22 +0000 (UTC), in rec.food.cooking, PeterLucas
wrote:

> Rhonda Anderson > wrote in
> .5:
>
>> Does anyone have a favourite
>> chocolate icing recipe that would go well on these cupcakes?
>>
>
> Whipped Chocolate Frosting.
>
> Amazingly simple, and I have guests fighting over it :-)

Which personalities do you hear fighting over it?

>
> Make the cake *and* the frosting Rhonda....... and make sure you keep a
> copy of the recipe in a safe place, because people will be wanting you to
> make it over, and over, and over, again!!
>
> http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=43849

From the looks of the food you make I doubt anyone is fighting over it.

Rhonda Anderson > wrote in
.5:

> Does anyone have a favourite chocolate
> icing recipe that would go well on these cupcakes?
>

I like to make a cocoa, icing sugar, butter and strong coffee mixture...
coffee, chocolate and raspberry all go well together.

--

The beet goes on -Alan

hahabogus wrote:
> Rhonda Anderson > wrote in
> .5:
>
>> Does anyone have a favourite chocolate
>> icing recipe that would go well on these cupcakes?
>>
>
> I like to make a cocoa, icing sugar, butter and strong coffee mixture...
> coffee, chocolate and raspberry all go well together.

That does sound good. Cocoa, butter and coffee makes a good frosting.
Here is an old family recipe. It may be 80-100 yrs old, and it was my
stepfather's favorite. His birthday is March 19th, and I will make this
and remember him.


Red Earth Cake & Frosting

Recipe By : Becca Love
Serving Size : 0
Categories : 0

Amount Measure Ingredients
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 large egg
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 tablespoon red food coloring
4 tablespoons strong coffee
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour, sifted
1 cup buttermilk

-- Preparation Method

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans.
Cream butter and sugar; add eggs one at a time. Mix.
Add cocoa, food coloring, coffee, baking soda, vanilla and salt. Mix.
While mixing, alternately add flour and buttermilk. Mix for 2 minutes
on medium speed. Pour into cake pans and bake at 375 degrees for 25-30
minutes.



Red Earth Frosting

1 pound powdered sugar
1 stick butter, melted
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 teaspoons red food coloring
3 tablespoons strong coffee
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

To melted butter, add coffee, food coloring and vanilla extract and
stir. Add powdered sugar and mix well; beat until smooth. For a
thinner frosting, add more coffee, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, or milk can
be added to desired consistency.

Becca wrote:
> hahabogus wrote:
>> Rhonda Anderson > wrote in
>> .5:
>>
>>> Does anyone have a favourite chocolate icing recipe that would go
>>> well on these cupcakes?
>>>
>>
>> I like to make a cocoa, icing sugar, butter and strong coffee
>> mixture... coffee, chocolate and raspberry all go well together.
>
> That does sound good. Cocoa, butter and coffee makes a good frosting.
> Here is an old family recipe. It may be 80-100 yrs old, and it was my
> stepfather's favorite. His birthday is March 19th, and I will make this
> and remember him.
>
>
> Red Earth Cake & Frosting
>
> Recipe By : Becca Love
> Serving Size : 0
> Categories : 0
>
> Amount Measure Ingredients
> -------- ------------ --------------------------------
> 1 1/2 cups sugar
> 1/2 cup butter
> 2 large egg
> 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
> 1 tablespoon red food coloring
> 4 tablespoons strong coffee
> 1 teaspoon baking soda
> 1 teaspoon vanilla
> 1 teaspoon salt
> 2 cups flour, sifted
> 1 cup buttermilk
>
> -- Preparation Method
>
> Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans.
> Cream butter and sugar; add eggs one at a time. Mix.
> Add cocoa, food coloring, coffee, baking soda, vanilla and salt. Mix.
> While mixing, alternately add flour and buttermilk. Mix for 2 minutes
> on medium speed. Pour into cake pans and bake at 375 degrees for 25-30
> minutes.
>
>
>
> Red Earth Frosting
>
> 1 pound powdered sugar
> 1 stick butter, melted
> 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
> 2 teaspoons red food coloring
> 3 tablespoons strong coffee
> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
>
> To melted butter, add coffee, food coloring and vanilla extract and
> stir. Add powdered sugar and mix well; beat until smooth. For a
> thinner frosting, add more coffee, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, or milk can
> be added to desired consistency.
>
Interesting. I guess the coffee makes it different from a red
velvet cake. I love mocha!!!

--
Jean B.

Jean B. wrote:
> Becca wrote:

>> That does sound good. Cocoa, butter and coffee makes a good frosting.
>> Here is an old family recipe. It may be 80-100 yrs old, and it was my
>> stepfather's favorite. His birthday is March 19th, and I will make
>> this and remember him.
>>
>>
>> Red Earth Cake & Frosting
>>
>> Recipe By : Becca Love
>> Serving Size : 0
>> Categories : 0
>>
>> Amount Measure Ingredients
>> -------- ------------ --------------------------------
>> 1 1/2 cups sugar
>> 1/2 cup butter
>> 2 large egg
>> 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
>> 1 tablespoon red food coloring
>> 4 tablespoons strong coffee
>> 1 teaspoon baking soda
>> 1 teaspoon vanilla
>> 1 teaspoon salt
>> 2 cups flour, sifted
>> 1 cup buttermilk
>>
>> -- Preparation Method
>>
>> Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans.
>> Cream butter and sugar; add eggs one at a time. Mix.
>> Add cocoa, food coloring, coffee, baking soda, vanilla and salt. Mix.
>> While mixing, alternately add flour and buttermilk. Mix for 2 minutes
>> on medium speed. Pour into cake pans and bake at 375 degrees for
>> 25-30 minutes.
>>
>>
>>
>> Red Earth Frosting
>>
>> 1 pound powdered sugar
>> 1 stick butter, melted
>> 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
>> 2 teaspoons red food coloring
>> 3 tablespoons strong coffee
>> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
>>
>> To melted butter, add coffee, food coloring and vanilla extract and
>> stir. Add powdered sugar and mix well; beat until smooth. For a
>> thinner frosting, add more coffee, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, or milk can
>> be added to desired consistency.
>>
> Interesting. I guess the coffee makes it different from a red velvet
> cake. I love mocha!!!

Yes, mocha rules. lol This recipe has gone through a few generations of
cooks and it has been changed a time or two. When I got the recipe from
my grandmother, it called for "oleo", and I changed that to butter.
Then, she told me it originally called for butter but they changed it to
oleo during "the war".

Becca

Becca wrote:
> Jean B. wrote:
>> Becca wrote:
>
>>> That does sound good. Cocoa, butter and coffee makes a good
>>> frosting. Here is an old family recipe. It may be 80-100 yrs old,
>>> and it was my stepfather's favorite. His birthday is March 19th, and
>>> I will make this and remember him.
>>>
>>>
>>> Red Earth Cake & Frosting
>>>
>>> Recipe By : Becca Love
>>> Serving Size : 0
>>> Categories : 0
>>>
>>> Amount Measure Ingredients
>>> -------- ------------ --------------------------------
>>> 1 1/2 cups sugar
>>> 1/2 cup butter
>>> 2 large egg
>>> 4 tablespoons cocoa powder
>>> 1 tablespoon red food coloring
>>> 4 tablespoons strong coffee
>>> 1 teaspoon baking soda
>>> 1 teaspoon vanilla
>>> 1 teaspoon salt
>>> 2 cups flour, sifted
>>> 1 cup buttermilk
>>>
>>> -- Preparation Method
>>>
>>> Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour 2 9-inch cake pans.
>>> Cream butter and sugar; add eggs one at a time. Mix.
>>> Add cocoa, food coloring, coffee, baking soda, vanilla and salt. Mix.
>>> While mixing, alternately add flour and buttermilk. Mix for 2 minutes
>>> on medium speed. Pour into cake pans and bake at 375 degrees for
>>> 25-30 minutes.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Red Earth Frosting
>>>
>>> 1 pound powdered sugar
>>> 1 stick butter, melted
>>> 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
>>> 2 teaspoons red food coloring
>>> 3 tablespoons strong coffee
>>> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
>>>
>>> To melted butter, add coffee, food coloring and vanilla extract and
>>> stir. Add powdered sugar and mix well; beat until smooth. For a
>>> thinner frosting, add more coffee, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, or milk
>>> can be added to desired consistency.
>>>
>> Interesting. I guess the coffee makes it different from a red velvet
>> cake. I love mocha!!!
>
> Yes, mocha rules. lol This recipe has gone through a few generations of
> cooks and it has been changed a time or two. When I got the recipe from
> my grandmother, it called for "oleo", and I changed that to butter.
> Then, she told me it originally called for butter but they changed it to
> oleo during "the war".
>
> Becca
>
Ugh. Oleo. Here's a little bit of irony. I have been looking
for unadulterated lard for years, so I could try some old recipes
that call for it. (Sure one can use butter, but I wanted to try
them with the lard.) I JUST located some--and now I am not going
to be baking anything for a good long time. Sniff.

--
Jean B.

Jean B. wrote:

> Ugh. Oleo. Here's a little bit of irony. I have been looking for
> unadulterated lard for years, so I could try some old recipes that call
> for it. (Sure one can use butter, but I wanted to try them with the
> lard.) I JUST located some--and now I am not going to be baking
> anything for a good long time. Sniff.

Somebody gave me a waffle iron, so I know how you feel. lol Pie crust
and pastries taste so much better when they are made with lard, I can
see why you would prefer it.

Becca

"Jean B." > wrote in
:

> Becca wrote:

>>
>> Red Earth Frosting
>>
>> 1 pound powdered sugar
>> 1 stick butter, melted
>> 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
>> 2 teaspoons red food coloring
>> 3 tablespoons strong coffee
>> 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
>>
>> To melted butter, add coffee, food coloring and vanilla extract and
>> stir. Add powdered sugar and mix well; beat until smooth. For a
>> thinner frosting, add more coffee, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, or milk
>> can be added to desired consistency.
>>
> Interesting. I guess the coffee makes it different from a red
> velvet cake. I love mocha!!!
>

Sounds interesting. Thanks for the recipe.

--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia

hahabogus > wrote in news:Xns9BA06C6C1BCCEhahabogus@
69.16.185.250:

> Rhonda Anderson > wrote in
> .5:
>
>> Does anyone have a favourite chocolate
>> icing recipe that would go well on these cupcakes?
>>
>
> I like to make a cocoa, icing sugar, butter and strong coffee mixture...
> coffee, chocolate and raspberry all go well together.
>

Good suggestion Alan, thanks.

--
Rhonda Anderson
Cranebrook, NSW, Australia