Decorated Cupcakes

Have a block of chocolate at room temperature. Using a vegetable peeler, shave the side of the block to create chocolate curls. Ice a cupcake with chocolate ganache and sprinkle with the curls. We have used a combination of milk and dark chocolate curls in this photo.

Cut a round from the top of a cupcake (hold the knife at an angle so you end up with a cone shaped cavity in the cupcake). Remove the round and cut it in half to create the 'wings'. Place a teaspoon of ganache inside the cavity and top with a spoonful of whipped cream. Place the 'wings' in the cream.

Break a Cadbury Flake into small pieces. Ice the cupcake with ganache and sprinkle with the Flake pieces.

Cut a round from the top of a cupcake (hold the knife at an angle so you end up with a cone shaped cavity in the cupcake). Remove the round of cake and spread it with chocolate ganache. Fill the cupcake with whipped cream and top with the cake round. Finish with strawberries and a dusting of icing sugar.

The cupcake and ganache recipes we used can be found here. © www.exclusivelyfood.com.au