Hielan’ Coos

Name: Hielan’ Coos
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 140 g sugar; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; Pinch of salt; 40 g butter, at room temperature; 100 g plain flour; 20 g cocoa powder; 2 tablespoons milk; 5 tablespoons cocoa powder; 400 g icing sugar; 200 g butter, softened; 100 g milk chocolate; ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 egg; 120 ml milk; 1 packet of fondant googly eyes; 50 g pink fondant icing; 50 g white fondant icing

Preparation info

Makes
8 to 10
Cupcakes

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Hebridean Baker

By Coinneach MacLeod

Published 2021

About

My god-daughter Gabrielle loves visiting the Highland cows at her local farm and that’s why we have made these wee Hielan’ Coos. Cute chocolate cupcakes that are loved by all kids (and adults)!

Ingredients

For the cupcakes

100 g plain flour
20 g cocoa powder
140

Europe
United Kingdom
Cake
Scotland

Method

Heat the oven to 180°C/350°F. Line a muffin tin with paper cases.

Place the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, a pinch of salt and the butter in a bowl and whisk together until combined.

Next, whisk the milk, egg and vanilla extract together in a jug, then slowly p