Perfect chocolate cupcakes
"This is the perfect cupcake recipe for gorgeous desserts that can be decorated to suit any occasion! Or you can leave off the icing if you prefer simple chocolate cupcakes."
Difficulty
Medium 👍Preparation
Baking
Resting
Ingredients
Utensils
Electric whisk, 2 bowls, ice cream scoop, cupcake tray, oven, Cooking rack, whisk, wooden spoon, piping bag, Piping nozzle
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Step 1/7
- 18¾ g butter
- 18¾ g caster sugar
- 18¾ g self raising flour
- ⅛ tsp baking powder
- ⅓ eggs
- ⅛ tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
- Electric whisk
- bowl
Mix all the cake ingredients in a mixing bowl until well combined
Step 2/7
- ice cream scoop
- cupcake tray
Use an ice cream scoop to spoon the mixture into large cupcake or muffin cases
Step 3/7
- oven
Bake the cupcakes for 15-20 minutes or until they are no longer liquidy
Step 4/7
- Cooking rack
Place the cupcakes on a cooling rack as soon as possible so they do not get greasy bottoms in the tray.
Step 5/7
- 9⅛ g butter (for the icing)
- whisk
- bowl
For the icing, beat the butter in a bowl until soft and creamy
Step 6/7
- 14⅝ g icing sugar (for the icing)
- 4⅝ g unsweetened cocoa powder (for the icing)
- ⅛ tbsp milk (for the icing)
- wooden spoon
Add and combine the icing sugar and cocoa powder and mix well. Add 1-2 tbsp of milk if necessary to allow the icing to be smooth but not runny.
Step 7/7
- piping bag
- Piping nozzle
Scrape the icing into a piping bag with your choice of nozzle on the end, and pipe onto cool cupcakes and decorate as desired
Enjoy your meal!
