Bonfire Cupcakes and Sausage Rockets!

Posted by Jemma on Nov 3, 2011 in Food | 1 comment

Bonfire Cupcakes

These Bonfire Cupcakes are so simple to make, all you will need is:

• 6 Basic Cupcakes – baked to your favourite recipe
• 9 Cadbury’s Flakes
• 1 Tub of Buttercream, divided into three and coloured Red, Orange & Yellow

Method

1. Spoon the buttercream over the cupcakes using a teaspoon; don’t worry about being messy – this adds to the fire effect.

2. Break the flakes up into smaller thinner pieces and place these around the top of each cupcake to look like the logs on a bonfire.

3. Put the remaining buttercream into piping bags and pipe tiny amounts onto each cupcake; use the back of a teaspoon to flick up and mix the colours.

Recipe and Tutorial from Iced Jems.

Sausage Rockets

These Sausage Rockets are sure to put a smile on the kids’ faces, all you need is:

• 8 Large Sausages
• 2 tsp. Golden Syrup
• 225g Ready–rolled Puff Pastry
• 1 Beaten Egg (to glaze)
• Sesame Seeds
• Red and Orange Pepper

Method

1. Fry the sausages until golden. Allow to cool then heat the oven to 220C/200Cfan/ gas 7.

2. Insert a kebab skewer through each sausage and brush the Golden Syrup over the sausages.

3. Unwrap one sheet of pastry and cut into 8 strips from the shorter end. Wrap around the sausages in a spiral, taking care not to stretch the pastry.

4. Place the sausages on a baking sheet and brush with egg glaze, then sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for 12-15 minutes until golden

5. Cut each pepper in half then cut out triangles. Insert them on the tips of the skewers.

Recipe from Lyles Golden Syrup

If this has tantalised your taste buds and has inspired you to be creative with cakes; be sure to check out Groupon’s deal for a cupcake baking and decorating course with The Gourmet Cupcake Company

Jem x
Photography by Iced Jems & Lyles Golden Syrup