Greetings my dear hive friends, especially to the beautiful ladies of this community, the themes for this week's contest are great, very Christmassy haha, I love everything that has to do with Christmas, so I share my participation with you , this time I have chosen the two options that the 
Since I was a child, I longed for the Christmas season to arrive, going out with my mother and aunts, to see the mangers, and decorations they put in the houses, for me it was the best haha. One of the places that best decorates for Christmas in the city where I live is in a shopping center called Traki, the truth is that they make beautiful decorations and we almost always go to take some photos, this year they did it again, the Christmas decorations It's luxurious, so I didn't waste time and took my Christmas selfies haha, they also decorate the supermarkets very beautifully, and if I visit one, I can't stop taking a photo haha, I honestly really enjoy these decorations, I think Christmas It is a time full of color and magic, ideal to forget the problems a little and enjoy all this magic. I share with you my favorite photos of Christmas decorations that I have had the opportunity to take.
Favorite Christmas dessert.
In Venezuela, during the Christmas holidays, we usually eat various desserts, among them is the dulce de leche, the black cake, Christmas gypsy arm, among others, my favorite has always been the black cake with many nuts macerated in wine red, and a little rum, I think the flavor is from another world haha, I grew up watching my mother prepare this dessert, and now I try to do it and make it look the same, haha, although we all know that we equal our mothers or grandmothers in your dishes it is almost impossible haha, today I share with you this delicious recipe, a little different, I decided to make black cake cupcakes, they are a delight, I assure you.
Black Cake Cupcakes - Recipe
Ingredients for these delicious cupcakes.
- 1 and 1/2 cup of flour.
- 3 eggs.
- 1/3 cup of cocoa powder.
- 1 cup of sugar.
- 1/2 cup of macerated nuts.
- 100 gr of melted butter.
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder, and two of vanilla.
- 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon powder, and a pinch of salt.
- 1/2 cup of the mash liquid.
Preparation:
1- Add the sugar, melted butter, cinnamon, vanilla and salt to the mixer, beat until you obtain a homogeneous and creamy mixture, then add the eggs one by one, and continue mixing.
2- When everything is well mixed, add the cocoa, and the maceration liquid, then the flour, previously sifted.
3- Finally, we add the nuts, and mix with a spatula and surrounding movements, we add the mixture to a cupcake mold, and we put it in the oven, for approximately 40 degrees.
4- After the time has passed, we remove it from the oven, decorate it to our liking, and enjoy this delicious mix of flavors.
I hope you liked this recipe, and the decorations that I have shared with you, see you next time my friends, have a great weekend.
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