I've been really good this year.
(This isn't a last minute plea to Father Christmas....Honest).
I've been really good and I've eaten every single advent calendar chocolate on the day they were supposed to be eaten.
I can't begin to tell you the willpower required. I can't count the number of times I've been over to the calander and almost opened them all. How I've resisted the chocolates twinkling away under the festive lights I don't know. I swear, in my weaker moments, the little chocolate penguins been whispering 'Eat Me. You know you want to'.
So, as a reward for my patience and goodwill-towards-my-calendar, I made myself these Christmassy Chocolate Cupcakes. These are also in honour of the last ever Forever Nigella, hosted by Maison Cupcake.
As per the rules of this lovely, lovely challenge, I won't repeat the recipe verbatim, but these are based upon Nigella's Christmas Cupcake recipe, which is found in How to be a Domestic Goddess and also online here.
Baker's notes...
- Rather than the royal icing topping Nigella suggests, I simply used angel and star Christmas cutters and fondant icing
- Maybe next year I can persuade someone to buy me this advent calendar, from Harrods. It is the world's most expensive advent calendar, costing a whopping $1million. But at least I won't have the problem of thinking chocolate penguins are talking to me for 24 days... instead I'll just need to figure out how to drive a yacht.
Pretty cakes - I really like the star ones. I thought Forever Nigella was continuing, but in a different format from January? Perhaps I misread Sarah's post...
ReplyDeleteI think you're absolutely right C- I too read it is continuing but in a slightly different format... Sorry the above is a little misleading!
ReplyDeleteI think these chocolate cupcakes are well deserved for not cheating with your advent calendar. Wishing you and your family a very happy Christmas!
ReplyDeleteCrumbs! I've forgotten to eat today's advent chocolate!!!! Thanks for reminding me ... And because that means I've been very good too could I chance my arm at one of your cupcakes too please??
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I have also been good, and only ONCE pinched a chocolate early.....but nobody saw me do it! I LOVE your wee cakes Kate, so Festive and Nigella-ish!
ReplyDelete$1 million advent calendar?!? Are there diamonds in the Harrod's chocolate?
ReplyDeleteI think I've been good enough to deserve one of those cupcakes :)
A reward of chocolate cakes for not eating chocolate ..... mmmmmmmmm ....... works for me!!!
ReplyDeleteA belated reply but finally I am getting around to all the FN entries - thank you so much for taking part.
ReplyDeleteThose little angels are so cute! I could do with a better angel cutter!
Happy New Year x