FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Materia DC 1 Year Anniversary (Cactuar Cupcakes)

Celebrate the Materia Data Centre 1 Year Anniversary with @MissMollyMakes, as she creates FFXIV inspired Cactuar Cupcakes with an Aussie twist! Serves: 9-12 Cupcakes Ingredients: 215gm / 1 cup sugar 120gm / ¾ cup + 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 50gm / ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 12gm/1 tsp baking soda 3gm / ½ tsp baking powder 3gm/ ½ tsp kosher salt 1 large egg 125ml / ½ cup milk ½ tsp white vinegar 125ml ½ cup strong black coffee 62ml / ¼ cup vegetable oil 1 tsp vanilla bean paste/extract Vegemite Salted Caramel: ⅔ cup white sugar 1 tbsp glucose / light corn syrup 2 tbsp water ⅓ cup heavy whipping cream 1 tbsp salted butter ¼ tsp Vegemite Buttercream: 170gm salted butter 2-3 cups powdered icing sugar 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream (optional) vanilla bean paste or flavouring of choice Extras: Shortbread cookies, crushed to fine sand texture Green and brown fondant Black edible marker Toothpicks Piping bag or ziplock bag Cupcake tin & liners Hand or stand mixer Join over 27 million adventurers worldwide!