Cocktail Cakes

How to make your Gin & Tonic Cupcakes

With our baking kit, it couldn't be more simple to know how to make Gin & Tonic Cupcakes! 

• Preheat your oven and line your tray with the cases
• Place the contents of Bag 1 into a bowl with your fresh eggs and butter. Whisk together until well combined. Add in the measure of tonic water and stir until you have a smooth batter
• Divide the mixture evenly between the cupcake cases and bake for 20-25 minutes. When cooked, cool for 10 minutes before piercing the tops gently to create small holes. Drizzle half of the gin over and then leave to cool
• For the icing, mix the butter with Bag 2 until pale and creamy. Add the remaining gin and mix to combine. Using the piping bag provided, pipe a swirl on top of the cakes before finishing with lime zest and a lime wedge

There you have it - perfect Gin & Tonic Cupcakes!

Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients (allergens in bold): Icing sugar (sugar, anti-caking agent: corn flour), self raising flour (wheat flour, raising agents (sodium acid pyrophosphate and sodium bicarbonate), statutory nutrition (calcium, niacin, iron, thiamin), caster sugar, tonic water (carbonated water, sugar, citric acid, flavourings including quinine, sweetener (sodium saccharin), gin (ABV 40%), plain white flour (wheat flour, statutory nutrients: calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamine), baking powder (wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate), iron, niacin, thiamine), natural vanilla flavouring, raising agents (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate).

Nutritional Information (per 100g as sold): Energy 1330kJ / 313kcal, Fat 0.24g (of which saturates 0g), Carbohydrates 75.8g (of which sugars 63.5g), Protein 1.7g, Salt 0.01g

How to make your Strawberry & Prosecco Cake

Our Strawberry & Prosecco Cake is as easy to make as it is to eat!

• First, preheat your oven and line the 4 cake tins with the baking paper provided.
• In a large bowl, beat soft butter with the contents of Bag 1. Whisk in the eggs one at a time until well combined. Add in the milk and scrape down the sides to ensure it's all mixed in.
• Divide the mixture equally between the 4 tins and use a spatula to smooth the tops down. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Once baked, place the tins on a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes before removing the cakes from the tins and transferring to the wire rack.
• Meanwhile, make the prosecco syrup. Gently heat the prosecco and the contents of Bag 2 in a pan. Stir and wait for the sugar to dissolve before turning up the heat and bubbling for 3 minutes. Leave to cool. Drizzle 2 tablespoons of the syrup onto each sponge.
• For the icing, beat butter until light and creamy. Beat in the contents of Bag 3 in 4 stages until it starts to combine. At this point, add about 3 tablespoons of the Prosecco syrup and beat for around 2 mins until smooth and creamy.
• When ready to assemble the cake, set aside 4 of the prettiest strawberries you have. Thinly slice the remaining strawberries. Place your first sponge on the provided cake board, then spread on a layer of icing. Layer on 1/3 of the sliced strawberries and then add the next layer of sponge. Repeat this process twice more, finishing with the final cake layer.
• Cover the top and thinly spread the rest of the icing around the sides, scraping your spatula or knife close to the edge of the cake to create the 'naked' effect. Chill for 30 minutes. To decorate, add the strawberries on to the centre of the cake and scatter over the white chocolate sprinkles in Bag 4.

Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients (allergens in bold): Icing sugar, (sugar, anti-caking agent: corn flour), self raising flour (wheat flour, raising agents (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), statutory nutrients (calcium, niacin, iron, thiamin), caster sugar, prosecco (contains sulphites, ABV 11.5%), white chocolate curls (sugar, full cream milk powder, cocoa butter, natural vanilla flavouring, emulsifier: soya lecithin), baking powder (wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamine), raising agents (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), natural vanilla flavouring.

Nutritional Information (per 100g as sold): Energy 1398kJ / 329kcal, Fat 1.01g (of which saturates 0.4g), Carbohydrates 77.3g (of which sugars 60.8g), Protein 2.4g, Salt 0.02g