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Red Velvet Truffles

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Cake 1/2 cup shortening 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons cocoa 3 tablespoons red food coloring 2 1/4 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon soda 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 teaspoon vanilla Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs. Mix well. Mix cocoa and food coloring in a cup. Add to eggs and sugar. Add vanilla. Sift flour and salt. Add, alternating with buttermilk. Add soda and vinegar. Let foam and FOLD into mixture. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Icing 2~ 8 ounce blocks of cream cheese, room temp 1 lb box powdered sugar (10X) 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Blend cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla. Blend well. Truffles Crumble cake in a large bowl and add icing, mixing until it is the consistency of fudge. Scoop with a 1 inch cookie scoop or by the teaspoon full. Roll into a ball if using the teaspoon. Place on a sheet of wax paper on a cookie sheet. Freeze for about an hour. Melt white chocolate in a mediu...

Chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese topping

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Cupcakes are fun to make. (Photo credit: OrangeCounty_Girl ) Well here we are again continuing to give you even more recipes for you to be able to create your very own lavish afternoon tea . The resurgence in afternoon teas has seemed to also sparked a revival in cupcakes, with bakeries,supermarkets and even cupcake shops springing up all over the place producing all varieties of cup cakes all with there own twist. The recipe I am going to share with you is no exception this chocolate cupcake is topped with a very nice white chocolate cream cheese topping, and will grace any afternoon tea cake stand and taste even better. Chocolate cup cakes with white chocolate cream cheese topping Recipe 85g /3 oz soft tub margarine or softened butter 100g /3 1/2 oz caster sugar 225g /8oz self-raising flour 2 large eggs lightly beaten 2 tbsp milk 25g /1 oz cocoa powder 55g/2oz chocolate chips Filling 150g /5 1/2 oz low fat cream cheese 225g /8oz white chocolate chocolate curls for decora...