Beehive Cupcakes Recipe

These adorable cupcakes are perfect for children's parties or an afternoon of baking with the kids!

Beehive Cupcakes - Ingredients for the cupcake:
1 cup cake flour
1 cup sugar
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 cup cocoa
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup oil
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg


Beehive Cupcakes - Procedure:
1. Preheat oven to 325F
2. Sift together all dry ingredients
3. Mix together all the liquid ingredients
4. Mix both mixtures together
5. Pour into muffin tins lined with paper
6. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely.

Beehive Cupcakes- Ingredients for the marshmallow icing:
1 cup egg whites
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 cups sugar
1 cup water
1 tablespoon corn syrup

Beehive Cupcakes - Procedure:
1. Boil corn syrup, sugar and water until it reaches a 220F syrup
2. Beat the egg whites and cream of tartar
3. When the syrup reaches 240F, slowly pour this into the egg whites
4. Beat until glossy and cool to the touch

Beehive Cupcakes - Ingredients for assembly:
24 pieces sugar bees
500 grams dark chocolate, melted
5 pieces Chocquik 5 Bar

1. Pipe a ring of marshmallow icing on top of a cupcake
2. Place chopped choquick 5 bar in the center of the ring.
3. Pipe marshmallow icing again to make beehive shape
4. Invert and dip in dark chocolate
5. Decorate with Sugar Bees

Recipe courtesy of True Confections