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I must admit, I was never inspired to take my 10yo to see the recent remake of Disney’s iconic villain from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty” – starring Angelina Jolie.
It just seemed too… DARK!
So she went… with a friend instead and has insisted since, “it really wasn’t that bad – not scary at all!”
Eating humble pie – or should I say… Cupcake never tasted so good. If you think of the dark as CHOCOLATE and the BLACK as BERRIES, what’s not to love about Maleficent?
Here is the recipe sourced from Foodgawker.com
Dark Chocolate Cake
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups Baker’s sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup lukewarm coffee
- 3/4 cup buttermilk
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla paste
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with baking cups; set aside. Stir together cocoa powder, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl with a whisk. Add eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla, and mix until smooth with an electric mixer, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides and bottom of bowl to assure batter is well mixed.
With a large cupcake scoop fill each paper cupcake liner about 2/3 full. Bake approximately 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Blackberry Filling
- 1/2 cup Baker’s sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cups frozen blackberries
In a small bowl whisk together sugar, cornstarch and water until cornstarch is dissolved and mixture is smooth. Transfer to a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Add the butter and berries and bring to a boil stirring gently. Boil about 3 minutes or until thickened. Mixture will thicken further upon cooling.
Using a paring knife cut a cone out of center of cooled cupcakes. Fill with cooled blackberry filling.
Blackberry Buttercream
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup seedless blackerry preserves
- 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
With an electric mixer, cream butter until smooth, about 3 minutes. Stir in preserves until combined. Sift in powdered sugar. Beat on low until combined, then on high until light and fluffy. Approximately 5 minutes.
Using a piping bag and a 2D tip pipe frosting onto cooled and filled cupcakes.
Makes 24 Cupcakes
Disney inspired parties have always been a family favourite and with remakes happening all the time it is simply a matter of perspective when going about the decorating.
PURPLE, GREEN and dare I say it BLACK – is all you need to ensure your MALEFICENT fairytale has a happy ending.
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