Yummy Thursday: Humble Chocolatte Cupcakes and Fun Features.

Welcome to Yummy Thursday!

Yummy Thursday is a celebration of food which is Simple, Yummy, Rough around the Edges, and Fun to make.

Please note: I am NO cooking expert. I play around in my kitchen and half the time something works and half the time it doesn't. The point is I appreciate food in a big way and just want to share that love with you. If you are looking for new Betty Crocker or Jamie Oliver style recipes... this is not your place to look. This is a place for just loving family friendly food.  

Today's experiment for me was a new chocolatte cake recipe.

 Spring is approaching and so chocolatte is on my mind.... yum!

Cakes in Germany are very 'bread-y' so I am constantly on the search for a nice springy, spongy cake base which uses ingredients that I can actually buy here!

A friend suggested this one and I set about tweaking it into my own creation. After making a few adaptions it came out quite brownie like in taste and very delicious! The recipe is:

Sponge Recipe:

2 cups Flour

2 1/2 tsp Baking Powder

1 tsp Salt

1 1/4 cups sugar

1/2 cup Cocoa Powder

2 Eggs

1 tsp Vanilla

1 1/4 cup Milk

1/2 cup Oil

Optional:

I added in some orange juice to try and give it an Orangey flavour. It didn't add flavour but since it did add fluid I thought I would mention it as it might have helped make them moister. I probably added about 1/3 cup Orange Juice, but you could probably substitute another liquid or leave it out since the original recipe didn't have it anyway.

Frosting:

Blend melted dark chocolatte, butter and icing sugar until a good consistancy. I didn't use a set amount for anything. I just threw it together.

Instructions:

1. Place all dry ingredients in bowl.

2. Add all wet ingredients and beat with electric mixer a few minutes until colour has lightened.

3. Pour into a 9x13 pan or cupcake cases (2/3 full).

4. Bake for about 30 minutes (in pan AND cupcake cases) on 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).

5. Cool and frost.

6. Eat and Enjoy... and try and share a few with the family! :-)

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Here are a few other Yummy Thursday finds from other blogs.

These Recipes look delicious and must be tried!

Oven-Baked Crispy Fried Chicken.

Who doesn't love fried chicken!?

Check out this awesome recipe at Sugar & Spice in the land of Balls & Sticks!

Norwegian Lasagne

This has very simple ingredients and looks easy AND yummy! My hubby loves lasagne so I have to try this. Get the recipe at Pieces of my Mind.

Easy, Creamy, Low-Cal Rice Pudding!

Rice Pudding sends me back to childhood every time I eat it.
It just makes me feel warm and happy inside!
This recipe from Studio Birgit Kerr looks yummy and is also low calorie, so you can't really go wrong!

Pizza Pockets

One of my favourite food finds this week is Pizza Pockets by MCKMama.

These look super simple but very delicious. A recipe to be enjoyed by adults and children alike. I can't wait to try these out. :-)

Turkey Pesto Burgers
I love Pesto and I love Burgers, so this sounds heavenly to me!
Ask Anna created this beautiful recipe. I am desperate to eat one!

So there is the Yummy Thursday round up of tasty treats! I hope you find something to try out and enjoy.

Visit these lovely ladies on their blogs and leave them a fun comment!

Happy Eating!

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