As Google shows today, it’s the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, making Big Bird more like an Old Bird now. But it brought back a memory of something – the best Sesame Street cake ever spotted. And perhaps – if we all band together – we can get the recipe off the girl that made it.
Cake Excellence in Scotland
That was made by the slightly wonderful Anne McLuckie of Edinburgh PR firm Holyrood Partnership where I spent some time consulting on digital media matters with Contently Managed – but one thing Anne would never reveal was the recipe behind the sugar rush that was her great cakes.
Buuuuut, her boss Scott Douglas is a great believer in the power of social media, so perhaps if we all send them an email asking for the Cookie Monster Sesame Street Cake recipe, he’ll put the recipe up on his blog. If you want the recipe to the best legal sugar rush you’ll have this year (or want to talk about his new podcast or need some PR and don’t fancy using the Contently Managed team) then drop him an email here or use this contact form.
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Here’s my cookie monster recipe 😀
Vanilla Cupcake Ingredients
240g plain flour
280g caster sugar
3 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
80g unsalted butter at room temperature
240ml milk
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1. Line cupcake tray with paper cases and preheat oven to 180C.
2. Cream the sugar and butter then mix in the flour, baking powder and salt until combined.
3. Gradually pour in half the milk and beat until the milk is just incorporated.
4. Whisk the eggs, vanilla and remaining milk together in a separate bowl and then pour into the flour mixture and continue mixing for a couple of minutes until the mixture is smooth.
5. Spoon the mixture into the paper cases but only fill them two thirds full. Bake in the oven for 25 mins or until slightly golden and then cool on a wire rack.
Cookie Monster Frosting Ingredients
250g icing sugar sifted
80g unsalted butter at room temperature
25ml milk
A few drops of vanilla extract
A few drops of blue food colouring
1. Beat the icing sugar and butter together until well mixed.
2. In a separate bowl combine the milk, vanilla extract and food colouring then add to the butter mixture gradually. Continue to beat until the frosting is light and fluffy.
Assembling Cookie Monster
1. Slice a little mouth shape into the cupcake & stuff with 1/2 a chocolate chip cookie.
2. Ice the cupcake with the frosting, using a cocktail stick to make it jaggy
3. Add eyes using 2 white chocolate buttons and 2 brown m&m’s sticking together with some of the frosting acting as a glue
Eat 😀
I am applying all pressure imaginable to get Anne’s recipe out of her.
She’s not budging!
However, she has offered to bake another batch. So you’ll just have to settle for a sample.
Maybe if she makes enough we can Count them – va-ha-ha-ha-ha-haa-haa-ha?