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Submitted by bigboysoven on Sunday, 1 February 200911 Comments | [2,395 views]

Mr Chocolate & Ms Red Wine

They are a wonderful couple and a heavenly partnership. The leftover red wine and the Sicao button chocolat in the cabinet would be the great combination dessert for tonight . . . .

Chocolat and Red Wine Cupcakes (20 medium cupcakes)

210gm butter, softened
220gm sugar
4eggs
35gm cocoa powder
250gm sifted cake flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder
110ml red wine
1/2 vanilla pod
160gm melted Sicao bitter chocolat

1. Preheat oven to 180C and have 20 cupcake wrappers
2. Whisk butter and sugar till light and fluffy, add one egg at a time, continue whisking.
3. Add in cocoa powder, cake flour, baking powder and cinnamon powder, fold in well.
4. Scrap the vanilla seed and add into the mixture.
5. Mix in red wine. Then fold in the melted bitter choclate.
6. Pour evenly the mixture into the cupcake wrappers.
7. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
8. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
9. Top the surrface with buttercream or chocolat ganache

A simple dessert to make with the leftovers . . . . Love Sunny Yaw

11 Comments »

Girl Japan said:

Can you ship one to Japan please?

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- 2 February 2009 at 12:44 am

The Caked Crusader said:

What an unusual combination! I can’t quite imagine how it would taste.
Beautiful presentation as alawys!

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- 2 February 2009 at 5:01 am

thenomadGourmand said:

I like it! choco n red wine..sounds sooo wicked! ;p

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- 2 February 2009 at 7:45 am

veron said:

what an interesting combination…but why not..chocolate and red wine goes so well together!

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- 2 February 2009 at 10:32 am

Andrew said:

wow….~ looks super yummy like dat… i wan try one!! hehe

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- 2 February 2009 at 10:23 pm

CUMI & CIKI said:

simple for you .. hard for me! hahaha

looks too pretty to eat la..

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- 2 February 2009 at 10:27 pm

Lingzie said:

wow! what an interesting combo! Sounds perfect for v-day leh! heeehee

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- 3 February 2009 at 12:51 am

Selba said:

That’s so pretty!!!

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- 3 February 2009 at 1:22 am

The Malaysian Explorer said:

wow. simply fantabulous.

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- 3 February 2009 at 2:55 am

Lydia said:

Now I know what to do with leftover red wine from the house parties! I can never get my icing to look that good, that luscious But thanks for the recipe Sunny