• Baby Names
• Books
• Competitions
• Freebies
• Fun Stuff
• Horoscopes
• Kid's Movies
• Knitting
• Sudoku
• Working Parents

• UK Family Holidays
• Family Holidays
  In Europe

• Clothes
• Baby & Kids Clothes
• 100% Cotton
• School Uniform
• Children's Ski Wear
• Sun Protection
• Children's Shoes
• Designer Kids Clothes
• Designer Baby Clothes



• Maternity Clothes
• Designer Maternitywear
• Bridal Maternitywear
• Maternity Underwear



• Baby Equipment
• Baby Monitors
• Baby Changing Bags
• Baby Gifts
• Buggies & Strollers
• Car Seats
• Eco-Friendly
• Washable Nappies



• Kid's Rooms
• Children's Bedding



• Party Supplies
• Dressing Up



• Toys and Games
• Educational Toys
• Wooden Toys
• Outdoor Toys
• Bouncy Castles
• Barbie
• Ben 10
• Charlie & Lola
• Disney Fairies
• Disney Princesses
• Doctor Who
• Fifi & The Flowertots
• Harry Potter
• In The Night Garden
• Lazytown
• Little Charley Bear
• Peppa Pig
• Pocoyo
• Roary The Racing Car
• Scooby Doo
• Shaun The Sheep
• Sledges & Toboggans
• Thomas & Friends
• Toy Story
• Trampolines
• Waybuloo
• Indoor Playhouses
• Outdoor Playhouses
• Swings
• Paddling Pools



• Sheet Music
• Gifts

Kirstie’s Scrumptious
Smartie Cup Cakes

Take time to bake with the kids this summer with Kirstie Allsopp’s taste of chocolate heaven

Any ‘smartie pants’ knows that baking with the kids is a great way to keep them entertained during the summer holidays.

So follow in the footsteps of Kirstie Allsopp, the expert of all things homemade, and bake these delicious moist and fudgy Smartie Chocolate Cupcakes. Mixing, baking, decorating and eating them is guaranteed to provide endless fun for both yourself and the little ones.

These yummy mini sponge cakes take ‘no time’ to prepare from start to finish. The key ingredient, Nestlé Carnation® Condensed Milk, delivers a scrumptious moistness and texture to the cupcakes. It also gives the frosting a soft fudgy texture and a gorgeous sheen.

Log on to www.carnation.co.uk to find new delicious recipes every month from Kirstie Allsopp.

Recipe

Makes 12 cakes
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10-15 minutes

Ingredients

Cupcakes

100g (3½oz) plain flour
25g (1oz) cocoa powder
250g (9oz) Carnation Condensed Milk
1 egg
½ tsp vanilla extract
85g (3oz) buttery spread*
1½ tsp baking powder

Frosting

200g (7oz) icing sugar
2tbsp cocoa powder
55g (2oz) buttery spread*, softened
few drops vanilla extract
1-2tbsp Carnation Condensed Milk
2 boxes Nestlé Mini Smarties, to finish

You will also need:

12 hole muffin tin and cupcake or muffin cases

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C, (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4.
2. Place the flour, cocoa powder, condensed milk, egg, vanilla extract, buttery spread and baking powder in a bowl and beat with an electric hand mixer for 2-3 minutes until pale and fluffy.
3. Spoon into the cases and bake for approximately 15-18 minutes until springy to the touch and golden brown. Cool slightly then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
4. Beat the icing sugar, cocoa powder, buttery spread and vanilla with enough condensed milk to bring the mixture to a soft consistency. Spread or pipe onto the cakes. Decorate with the Nestlé Smarties.

Tip: Let your imagination run wild with toppings for your cupcakes – there are loads of great decorations in the shops or chopped nuts, banana chips, curls of chocolate or silver balls.

*recipe is based on 70% fat ‘buttery taste’ spread

Super Smooth Berry Ripple Ice Cream
Delicious Low Fat Strawberry Cheesecake Pots
Lime and Coconut Cake
Homemade Chocolate Fudge

Sign Up To Our Newsletter

Recycle Your
Mobile Phone