Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Ghostbusters Cupcakes

While visiting the Silver Snail comic shop in Toronto I picked up two delightfully nerdy ice cube trays. One with a whole set of Ghostbuster symbols and another with big and small versions of The Back to the Future logo and license plate. I thought I could do something really cool with the B.T.T.F. ones however, the Ghostbuster ones I couldn't wait for Halloween to use them. I filled the tray with melted white chocolate chips, which I melted for about 15 second intervals in the microwave so it didn't burn, until it was nicely melted, and then I tempered it by moving it to another class container that was cool so it didn't get all waxy. I made a whole bunch of cupcakes and popped the chocolates on top for a finishing touch. I brought some for my co-workers to try out my new baking. I got a lot of compliments and even shook hands with a "retired" chef and she told me they were, "the best gluten-free cupcakes" she'd ever had. That made me feel good. I wanted to use my new natural food colouring on the chocolate but failed at the first attempt. I need to research how it's done before I continue on. But anyway, this is how they turned out:

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