Chocolate Green Fairy Recipes

CHOCOLATE FAIRY CAKES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a 12-hole bun tin with paper cases. Put the sugar and butter in a bowl and beat together until light and fluffy. Gradually mix in the eggs and vanilla until combined.
• Add the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder to the bowl and mix to make a smooth batter. Fold the milk through to loosen. Divide the mixture between the cases using a spoon. Bake for 20 mins, or until a cocktail stick poked into the centre of one of the cakes in the middle row comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin for 5-10 mins, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely
• While the cakes are cooling, make the icing. Beat together the butter, icing sugar and cocoa powder in a bowl for 5-10 mins, until you have a smooth, creamy consistency. Add the milk to loosen if needed. Pipe or spread on top of the cooled cupcakes.

TRADITIONAL GREEN FAIRY

Steps:

• Pour the absinthe into a rocks glass. Lay an absinthe spoon across the rim of the glass and set the sugar cube atop the spoon.
• Slowly pour the water over the sugar cube, allowing the sugar to dissolve into the glass.
• Stir lightly with the absinthe spoon. Serve without ice, neat.

CHOCOLATE GREEN FAIRY

Steps:

• Put your absinthe, white crème de cocoa and orange curacao into your cocktail stirrer.
• Admire how clear it is.
• Add ice.
• Stir.
• GHOSTS!
• It suddenly got very spooky in here.
• Pour into your cordial glass.
• Garnish with candied orange peel.
• To Halloween!