Honey & Orange Cupcakes

Instructions

1. To make the bees, roll chunks of golden marzipan into an oval shape. Lay them onto baking paper

2. Melt the dark chocolate and paint the bees stripes and eyes onto the marzipan bodies using a small paint brush or a cocktail stick

3. Push the flaked almonds into the bees bodies to make the wings

4. Pre-heat your oven to 180C/160C Fan/350F/Gas Mark 4 and line a cupcake tin with paper case

5. To make the cupcakes, cream the butter, honey and the caster sugar together

6. Add the eggs, the zest of the orange, 3 tbsp of the orange's juice and the orange extract. Mix well

7. Fold in the self raising flour

8. Bake the cupcakes for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Leave to cool completely