Watch out World - Merch Alert!
With these brand new Black Butler items to buy, your collection will finally be complete! Well, maybe not - but definitely closer! And those plushies are way too cute to pass up!
Sebastian’s Very Own Cookbook - Foret Noire
When it comes to the most delectable thing ever, can there ever be a better combination than Sebastian and chocolate? *drool* Well, we can make this happen! In the episode “Deathly Butler” of Season 2, Sebastian is having an epic culinary battle with Claude by making the lovely Ciel a delicious Foret Noire with Butter Cream Frosting. Yes, it sounds delicious. But are you up to the challenge of making a Proper Butler’s recipe? Let’s just see!
INGREDIENTS
For the Cake
- 1/3 cup best-quality bitter-sweet chocolate, broken into pieces
· 2/5 cup semi-salted butter
· 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
· 1 tbsp golden syrup
· ¾ cup self-raising flour
· 1/10 cup cocoa
· 2 large eggs, beaten
· 2/3 cup milk
· 3 cups good-quality bottled or tinned pitted cherries in syrup
· 2 tbsp kirsch
· 1 2/3 cup double cream
For the Frosting
· 6 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
· 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
· ½ tsp pure vanilla extract
· Pinch of salt
· 2 tbsp milk or heavy cream
DIRECTIONS
Pre-heat the oven to 325ºF. Butter a 20cm x 5cm loose-bottomed cake tin and fit a circle of greaseproof paper into the base. Put the chocolate, plus the butter, sugar and syrup into a heavy-bottomed pan over a low heat and stir until everything is melted and amalgamated. Allow the mixture to cool until it is tepid but still molten.
Sift the flour and cocoa into the bowl of an electric mixer or use an electric hand-whisk. Add the chocolate mixture using a spatula and start to beat slowly together. Combine the eggs and milk and slowly pour this in. Whisk together gently, increasing the speed until the mixture is light and thick yet fluffy.
Spoon the mixture into the cake tin, smooth the surface and bake in a pre-heated oven for 35-40 minutes until firm and springy. A skewer inserted into the middle of the cake should come out clean. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for about 30 minutes before turning out on a wire rack.
Drain the cherries in a sieve suspended over a bowl. Tip them into another bowl and measure off 200ml of the cherry syrup. Add to this the two tablespoons of kirsch. With a serrated knife, slice the cake horizontally into three discs. Place each disc on an individual plate and spoon the cherry syrup and kirsch mixture evenly over the three and leave to soak in.
Whip the double cream until thick. Spread one of the discs with half of it, cover with half of the cherries, pressing them in lightly, cover with the second disc and repeat the process. Finally, put on the third disc and gently, with the palms of both hands, press all together.
(For the frosting) In a medium bowl, using a handheld electric mixer beat the softened butter at medium speed until smooth. Add the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla extract and salt and beat the mixture at low speed just until combined. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat until smooth. Add the milk or heavy cream and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Spread the frosting on the cupcakes and top as desired.
Good luck and send us your success stories! :D
We just recently told you about the Black Butler skins of Sebastian, Ciel, Grell and more for some of your favorite electronic devices that are now available at SkinIt. Well now there’s a special sale on those and other FUNimation skins, including: Fullmetal Alchemist, Dragon Ball Z, Hetalia and Fairy Tail!
To take advantage of this sale just head to www.skinit.com/funimation and when you go to check out use promo code: FuniSpring to receive 35% off your order. This promotion expires this June.
kawaiicraycray posted this fanart find from weheartit.com - http://whrt.it/10iAulX added byvivi_morceli.
We think it’s pretty spiffy!
So what does Black Butler and Hetalia have in common?
Well, lots of things really.
- Voice actor J. Michael Tatum! We know and love him as our delightfully debonair and hellish butler Sebastian, as well as the the magical je ne sais quois that brings France to life in Hetalia.
- Also Voice Actress Brina Palencia, who portrays Black Butler’s young master Ciel, as well as Hetalia’s adorably cute Chibitalia.
- Many wonderful fans like you.
- And it now has an official tumblr page too!
Yep, you read that right! We wanted to make sure you knew that there’s now also an official Hetalia tumblr too! So be sure to follow it at: hetaliaofficial.tumblr.com to stay up on all the latest with Hetalia over there.
“Now’s your moment floating in a blue lagoon. Boy, you better do it soon”
Maybe it’s just us, but suddenly is anyone else hearing the soundtrack from Disney’s Little Mermaid and the song “Kiss the Girl’ in their head?
Credit goes to reapergrellsutcliff for pointing this fanart by DeviantArt user Keyade out.
((The original art can be found here - Kuroshitsuji - Lacrimosa by Keyade - Please go show the artist some love! - Do not remove the artist-source information!))
Black Butler Merch Alert - Skins!
Is your phone looking a little drab? Does your laptop need some pizazz? Fear not, we’ve got you covered! Skinit has officially licensed skins for many of your electronic devices. You can now show your love of Sebastian, Ciel, Grell and more wherever you go! Head on over to Skinit today to see all the options!
Let the Butlers get under your skin! We won’t blame you if you start wasting even more time on your computer or phone.
P.S. There’s also Skins from Hetalia, Fairy Tail, Fullmetal Alchemist and Dragon Ball Z.
BLACK BUTLER MERCH ALERT!
Great Eastern just keeps churning out the Black Butler goodies. Ah look chibi Sebastian has swept chibi Ciel off his feet. I wonder why I’m suddenly hungry for dinner. Time to look at Sebastian’s Cookbook to find me a tasty dish to eat. *nom nom nom*
We teased you yesterday about some news… well here it is:
BLACK BUTLER HAS COME TO GAIA ONLINE!
Gaia Online is currently running a special promotion for Black Butler. Joining is free and it only takes a minute. Customize an avatar to interact with millions of other members who share your interests. You can also decorate a virtual home, play games like zOMG! with your friends, join forums, create a cute aquarium and much more!
Let’s face it Sebastian even as an avatar, makes one hell of a butler.
