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Lady Bugs for Little Valentines

we are baking mini cupcakes
Dutch, Cupcakes, Valentine's Day, and Treat
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Shopping list for 12 mini's
50g dark chocolate (72%)
75g caster sugar
75g butter (room temperature)
1.5 free range eggs (room temp.)

100g self-raising flour
1 tablespoon of cocoa
65 ml semi skimmed milk
fondant icing, red and black
heart sprinkles and white sprinkles

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For Valentine we make Ladybugs cupcakes, of course in mini size ;) We (the maxi-monsters) make them as a surprise for the mini-monsters and we also throw in a doll's tea party, that will be so cozy!
 
How to make the mini Lady Bugs
 
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Chop the chocolate into pieces.

Melt the chocolate au bain marie.

Set the chocolate aside to cool.

How to make the batter

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Mix butter with sugar creamy.

Mix in the eggs.

Sieve the flour and the cocoa.

Fold in the cocoa-flour mixture.

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Fold in the chocolate thoroughly.

Fill the cases 2/3 - 3/4 with batter.

Bake the mini-cupcakes for 12 - 15 minutes.

Cut out the fondant while the cupcakes are cooling, in the mold on a wire rack.

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Cut out 12 red and 3 black circles

A small glass works better than the smallest cutter.

Roll black balls and feelers between your two hands.

Cut triangles from the red and cut the balck circles in four.

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Stick on shields, heads, eyes and harts, let the feelers dry out.

Stick holes in the heads then stick in the feelers with a drop of water.

Have fun on Valentines 's Day!