Funny Face Muffins

Name: Funny Face Muffins
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1.333 cups self-rising flour (sifted); 2 teaspoons Baking powder; 1 cup butter (scant); 4 eggs; 1 cup caster sugar (scant); 3 tablespoons milk; 0.5 cup Almond flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups white Sugar paste; 24 green Sweets; powdered sugar; black powdered Food coloring; 12 blue Sweets; red licorice strip (cut into 12 pieces)

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Ingredients

for 12 cakes

For the cupcakes: 1.333 cups self-rising flour (sifted); 2 teaspoons Baking powder; 1 cup butter (scant); 4 eggs; 1 cup caster sugar (scant); 3 tablespoons milk; ½ cup Almond flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the decoration: 2 cups white Sugar paste; 24 green Sweets; powdered sugar; black powdered Food coloring; 12 blue Sweets; red licorice strip (cut into 12 pieces)

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For the cupcakes: heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Place paper cases in a 12 hole muffin tin.

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Put all the cake ingredients into a mixing bowl and whisk with an electric whisk until smooth. Alternatively beat well with a wooden spoon.

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Spoon the mixture into the paper cases and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and risen. Leave in the tins for 5 minutes and then place on a wire rack to cool.

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For the decoration: roll out the sugarpaste on a surface dusted with icing sugar. Cut out 12 rounds, slighly smaller than the cakes. Dampen the sugarpaste rounds and attach to the cakes.

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Attach the green sweets for the 'eyes'. Brush on a little icing sugar and black food coluirng as in the photo.

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Attach the blue sweets in the centre of the cakes. Add red liquorice strips to form a smiley 'mouth' on each cake.

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