Welcome to the first of our 8 part series on creating fun party food for or with your kids!
These recipes are great fun to make with your kids and a brilliant way to spend a rainy day....
GOLDFISH CUPCAKES: 
What you'll need:
125g (4 1/2 oz) butter, at room temperature
125g (4 1/2 oz) golden caster sugar
110g (4oz) self raising flour
2 1/2 tablespoons cocoa poweder
1 teaspoon orange zest - grated
50g (2oz) plain chocolate chips
5 tablespoons of ready made buttercream icing.
For the goldfish (Some or all of the items below - it's up to you):
- Cheerios- Chocolate buttons
- M&M's (chocolate)
- Tube white chocolate writing icing
- Jelly beans
- Giant chocolate buttons
- White chocolate buttons
- Marshmallows
- Hundreds & thousands
- Heart-shaped chocolates
Instructions:
- Pre-heat the over to 180C / 350F or gas mark 4.
- Beat together the butter and sugar until the mixture is fluffy and smooth.
- Sift together the flour and cocoa powder in a separate bowl.
- Add the eggs to the creamed butter mixture, a little at a time, adding a tablespoon of the flour mixture with the second egg.
- Mix in the orange zest and the remainin gflour and cocoa, until blended.
- Finally stir in the chocolate pieces.
- Line a large muffin tray with 10 paper cases and fill each one until two-thirds full.
- Bake the muffins for 20-22 minutes.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes, then remove the muffins and place on a wire cooling rack.
- When the cupcakes are cool, spread a little of the buttercream over each
of the cupcakes. - This is where you can get creative - decorate the cupcakes to look like goldfish.
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