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Maltesers Cupcakes

July 2, 2010 by Sarah Trivuncic 17 Comments

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Today is the first of two posts sharing further recipes for cakes I made for Martyn Cox’s open garden day featured in my previous post.  Several of you have been pleading for the marzipan cake recipe but I’m going to taunt you a little while longer for that and today it is Maltesers Cupcakes.
Lily and Ella were very excited about all the cakes and jellies.
There are two reasons for me doing this. The first is that the Baking Mad website are currently promoting “Fairy Cake Friday” on Twitter and tomorrow is Friday so I will be able to tweet about these.
Secondly, Maltesers are running a recipe competition and these cupcakes are my submission.
Hands off. It’s mine. I hope. KitchenAid mixers, surely the holy grail of bakers everywhere. Chances are if you haven’t got one then you want one badly. I’ve no idea where I’d put it, we’d have to ditch something pointless like the… er… kettle to make space but hell, I’d relocate my kitchen sink if it meant I could have one of these babies.
If, like me, you fantasise about owning a KitchenAid mixer then rather than hand over several hundred pounds, the talented amongst you (and I know there are lots) have a way to win one in return for one of your lovely recipes.  All you have to do is enter the Maltesers Love rs Recipe Competition by 31st July 2010.  You can even enter more than once so don’t be surprised if you see another Maltesers effort from me again this month.
Maltesers have teamed up with foodie social networking site, My Dish and Ella’s Bakehouse to inspire us to create recipes with their honeycomb chocolate treats.
Proof of my Malteser eating credentials. A little snack at my table during Food Blogger Connect.
Lorraine Pascale of Ella’s Bakehouse. Image: This is London
The winning entry will be sold for one day at Covent Garden’s Ella’s Bakehouse . Do follow Ella’s Lorraine Pascal on Twitter, she’s lovely. And she gets up really really early to make her cupcakes – I know this because she tweeted to me when I was up at 5am watching the finale of Lost!
Finally, just to be clear, I have received no incentive to blog about this competition, I just like Maltesers and thought it was a great prize. Begrudgingly, I wish you good luck with your own creations!

Maltesers Cupcakes

Makes 24 large muffin case sized cupcakesIngredients:

For the cupcake bases

275g self raising flour

275g caster sugar

275g softened butter or baking margarine straight from fridge

4 large eggs

2x 28g sachets of Maltesers hot chocolate drink (or equivalent weight of malted drinking chocolate powder)

50-75mls milk

For the Maltesers flavour buttercream

135g bag of Maltesers (set 24 aside for topping the cupcakes, the rest get blitzed)

500g icing sugar

200g softened butter

40g cocoa powder

50-75mls milk

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 190c or gas mark 5. Simply blitz all the cupcake base ingredients together in the food processor except the milk which you drizzle in last through the funnel before pulsing a few times to a smooth batter.

2. Spoon the mixture into large muffin cases into two 12 hole muffin trays so that they are around two thirds full. Bake for around 15-18 minutes. For large cupcakes  I set the timer for 12 minutes, turn around and leave for another 6 minutes.

3. The centres may erupt like little volcanoes but that’s ok, you can lop off these peaks if you want to ice them flat.

4. When they are done a cocktail stick will just about come out dry.  With practice you get the confidence to know how early this is, leaving them even a couple of minutes beyond this point will make your sponge too dry.

5. Leave to cool in the tins for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack.  Allow to cool completely before covering with icing.

6. For the buttercream, set aside 24 Maltesers to top the finished cupcakes. Whatever is left, blitz in the food processor until well broken up. Then add the softened butter, icing sugar and cocoa powder and blitz until totally incorporated. Drizzle in the milk until you have a spreadable consistency. Remember that although it will be soft and squidgy now, the surface of the buttercream will go harder when it’s had a couple of hours to dry out on the surface of a cake. If it lasts that long.

7. Paste your buttercream over the cupcake bases using a small palette knife. Position a whole Malteser on top of each cake.

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Sarah Trivuncic has published recipes, restaurant and travel reviews on Maison Cupcake since 2009. She lives in Walthamstow, East London with her husband and teenager.
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Comments

  1. faithy, the baker says

    July 2, 2010 at 7:53 am

    Looks sensation! I love maltesers..and so does my son..gotta give this a go! Hey, wait..Maltesers hot chocolate drink…so cool..i don't think our supermarts have it here! perhaps i'll have to substitute with any hot chocolate drink?

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  2. An Open Book says

    July 2, 2010 at 10:59 am

    oh yeah i love maltesers too..and you are so right abt the kitchen aid mixer…in all those vibrant colours..hope u win sarah cos the cupcakes look adorable

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  3. Heather Davis says

    July 2, 2010 at 12:24 pm

    Kitchenaid, kitchenaid, kitchenaid. It's all I ever say! Want one like soooooo bad. You cannot know how much. Well I think you do! Anyway, the cupcakes look great. And how very generous of you to advertise the competition instead of just sending all your own creations in and not saying a word.

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  4. Ken says

    July 2, 2010 at 1:50 pm

    Maltesers were the main reason why I was a chubby kid. I HEART Maltesers. I bet these will bring me right back to being a kid again. Yum!

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  5. Anne's Kitchen says

    July 2, 2010 at 4:43 pm

    Oh, I bet your kids loved these! I've just received a box of Maltesers from my Intern, as a thank you for his time here. Damn, I've already eaten most of them, could have used them for the competition now that I know 🙂
    xx

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  6. RamblingTart says

    July 2, 2010 at 5:50 pm

    GORGEOUS kitchenaid, Sarah! 🙂 I'd make room for it too!! Your cupcakes are lovely. I haven't had anything malt flavored in ages and you reminded me how much I miss it. 🙂 Hope you have a wonderful weekend! 🙂

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  7. Hilary says

    July 2, 2010 at 6:24 pm

    They look wicked. I would have liked to enter but I have no kitchen at the moment. I am rooting for you!

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  8. Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

    July 2, 2010 at 9:32 pm

    @faithy Do you have Ovaltine over there? That would do but yes any single sachet of powdered hot choc drink would flavour the bases.
    @anopenbook Winning would be nice, although I reckon there'll be lots of cleverer recipes than this!
    @heather I want a green one. My kitchen is full of green things.
    @ken they're timeless aren't they
    @anne I'd forgotten they came in boxes! I usually see grab bags at the cinema but you are right they always came in boxes when I was a kid!
    @ramblingtart I'd put it in the lounge if it meant I could have one.
    @hilary No kitchen? Oh no! I'd be climbing the walls! I need to visit your blog and find out what you've been up to – just seen the title somewhere

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  9. Heavenly Housewife says

    July 2, 2010 at 11:11 pm

    Awesome cupcakes. Good luck on winning a kitchenaid. They are indeed fabulous.
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    *kisses* HH

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  10. Barbara Bakes says

    July 3, 2010 at 1:27 pm

    Good luck on the contest. Looks like a winner to me!

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  11. Valentina says

    July 3, 2010 at 3:55 pm

    Maltesers…i got attacted to the post just by reading the word. I remember back in 1990 when i first came to the uk, a friend from home asked me to send her some maltesers. she had lived in england and just loved them. We couldn't find them in Brasil – i don't know if you can. Well, as I was buying her some i thought that it would be a good idea to try some myself. And a love affair started. I might event give a go at the competition, if anything to have an excuse to get my hands on some maltesers. The buttercream is taunting me: I can imagine a little bit of crunchiness here and there whilst eating my way through it.Good luck with the competition!!

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  12. Gourmet Chick says

    July 4, 2010 at 3:50 am

    I love Maltesers as well – this recipe sounds great.

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  13. Su-yin says

    July 4, 2010 at 11:09 am

    I love Maltesers, especially how they melt in your mouth after you bite into that crunchy exterior. 🙂 Lovely recipe, and good luck with the competition!

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  14. clairetweet says

    July 6, 2010 at 9:49 am

    Loving the 'tesers cupcakes. I REALLY want a Kitchenaid too. Might have to get my thinking cap on.

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  15. Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella says

    July 6, 2010 at 10:17 pm

    Best of luck Sarah! I bet you ace it with those beauties! 😀

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  16. Chantelle says

    December 3, 2012 at 3:14 am

    Made this recipe exactly as said n the middles all sunk in even when left completely alone for the cooking process. As i made 50 for my childrens school fundraiser i was very disappointd. Lesson learnt to try a recipe instead of trusting some1 elses

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    • Sarah, Maison Cupcake says

      December 3, 2012 at 11:03 am

      Sorry to hear you had problems – this is however a completely standard ratio sponge recipe so quite mysterious you should have this result.

      Reply

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