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Friday, October 8, 2010

TwilightSagaFood: "Eclipse" Chocolate And Flaxseed Meal Cupcakes

I know, I am three months too late. Most of you know that I am a Twilight Buff. And that I am an ardent fan of the gorgeous vampire Edward. When Eclipse, the third novel of Twilight got released I so wanted to celebrate it in my own special way but it somehow didn't materialize. But its been on the back of my mind to add another entry to the other two "Twilight Eatables" in my blog -- Edward Cullen's "Twilight" Drink, "New Moon" Cheesy Crescents and this dark dark cupcake made with Rich Dark Cocoa and Flax-seed meal made the cut. Wicked!
This goes as an entry along with Cocoa Bread With Chocolate Chips And Walnuts,Chocolate-Strawberry Kesari,Cocoa Banana And Applesauce Muffins, Cocoa Pancakes, Cocoa N Saffron Vermicelli Pudding, Spiced Beet N Cocoa Muffins, Vegan Chocolate Banana Cake to "Chocolaty Dreams"
Ingredients:
  • 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour 
  • 1/2 Cup Buttermilk
  • 1/2 Cup Cocoa Powder
  • 1/4 Cup Dark Cocoa Powder
  • 3 Tbsp Flax-seed Meal
  • 3/4 Cup Hot Water
  • 2/3 Cup Sugar ( a little more for a sweeter cupcake)
  • 1/4 Tsp Salt
  • 6 Tbsp Butter, at room temperature
  • 5 Tbsp Canola Oil
  • 1/4 Cup Mini Chocolate Chips
  • 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract
  • 1/2 Tsp Baking Powder
Tool:
    Procedure:
    • Preheat the oven to 350 Degrees F.
    • Mix flax-seed meal in the hot water and set aside for 5 minutes till it gets gummy. 
    • Cream the butter and sugar in a bowl.
    • Add Vanilla Extract, Buttermilk, Oil and Flax-seed meal mixture to the bowl.
    • Sift together flour, both cocoa powder and baking powder. Add Salt to it.
    • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until incorporated.
    • Stir in the Chocolate chips and divide the batter evenly into 12 baking cups.
    • Bake the cupcakes for 15-20 minutes or till a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center.
    • Cool completely and peel from cupcakes from the baking molds.
    • Serve with a cup of tea or coffee.
    Makes 12 standard-sized cupcakes.

    Enjoy!

    23 comments:

    1. Oh These look heavenly...Love them...I love Kristin and Edward..They rock.Watched it so many times!!!!

      Dr.Sameena@

      www.myeasytocookrecipes.blogspot.com

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    2. I'm yet to use flax seeds but Look at these gorgeous looking chocolate cupcake !!! I mean I'm dying to have these...

      Deepa
      Hamaree Rasoi

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    3. Wow the recipe look interesting and healthy too..looks delicious.

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    4. after ur dark choclate cake..another sinfully deadly choco post from u CL...looks amazingly delicious...cuppy looks simply adorable n lovely

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    5. I've never really been the biggest twilight fan but you could totally win me over with these cupcakes! Delicious.

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    6. so yummy..cuptower is so tempting. and the recipe is kool as well.
      http://pangravykadaicurry.blogspot.com/

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    7. this blogosphere teaches us so much. I discovered the goodness of flaxseeds from fellow bloggers and now I add it everytime I bake a cake or cookie. these cuppyie look so so gorgeous.

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    8. Love the colour...Looks yummy!!


      http://www.easycookingforamateurs.com/

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    9. Gorgeous looking cupcakes, i dont bother to grab some rite now..

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    10. ces petites merveilles chocolatées sont trop gourmandes et tentantes
      j'en raffole
      bonne journée

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    11. I am a huge Twilight fan too, not quite sure about Edward or Jacob, though; I love them both..lol

      Your cupcakes look dark and decadent, just the way I like my vampires...lol:)

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    12. new recipe, looks great, healthy one, love it

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    13. Awesome dark colour.
      I would love to take that tower of cupcakes down ♥

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    14. hehehe vampires, uff man! dark chocy in those pink muffins cups looks super gorgeous! and loving the TwilightSagaFood: 'New Moon' Cheesy Crescents is super cheesy inviting!

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    15. not a much twilight fan but the cake looks absolutely yummy and tempting!

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    16. I am also a huge fan of Edward :) Yummy chocolate cupcakes..

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    17. Chocolate combined with flax sounds delicious...

      Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com

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