A Colin the Caterpillar cake is a welcome addition to any party. If you’d like Colin to feel even more at home, why not try making these easy and fun garden party cupcakes to go alongside?
Marks & Spencer
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1HR 15MIN
Total time
Ingredients
Servings
12
For the chocolate cupcakes
1
M&S large free-range egg
100 ml
buttermilk
100 g
vegetable oil
30 g
cocoa powder
150 g
M&S Remarksable Value granulated white sugar
100 g
M&S Remarksable Value plain flour
3/4 tsp
bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp
salt
90 ml
hot water
For the buttercream topping
3
M&S large free-range eggs
whites only
65 g
M&S Remarksable Value granulated white sugar
220 g
softened M&S Collection Farmhouse British butter
70 g
condensed milk
as needed
green colouring gel
1 pack
(150 g)
(150 g)
Colin the Caterpillar sweets
to taste
crumbled M&S extremely chocolatey biscuits
Nutrition per serving
Calories
409kcal
Fat
26.3 g
Saturates
17.3 g
Sugars
28.9 g
Salt
180.5 mg
