Truffles ...Bran flakes

Ingredients:

• 2 cups left over crushed Bran flakes
• 1cup left over  crushed brownie
• 4 digestive biscuit
• 200 ml Puck cream
• 100 gms chocolate chips
• 1 tbsp butter

Method:

Place the chocolate chips in a deep bowl.

Heat the cream. 

Add the butter when it boils.

Pour over the chocolate chips, leave it for a minute and mix well.

Mix all the crushed mix with the above chocolate mix.

Roll in the size of a lime.

Sprinkle icing sugar or cocoa powder.

Chocolate cupcake from Ghiradelli

Ingredients:

• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup Ghiradelli Unsweetened cocoa
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 cup butter softened
• 1 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/3 cup  milk

Method:

1. In a medium bowl combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
2. In a large bowl cream butter and sugar on medium high speed until light and fluffy.
3. Reduce speed to a  low, add vanilla essence.
4. Add eggs one at a time , scrapping  bowl after each addition.
5.  Add flour mixture and milk , while mixing with  on slow speed.
6. Continue to mix until smooth.
7. Preheat the oven to 175C.
8. Fill the liners with 2/3 full of batter .
9. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
10. Cool 10 minutes . 
11. If you wish frost the cupcakes once cooled