Chocolate Cupcakes
Try these simple cakes out with any mini-chefs in the household and have fun decorating with chocolate beans. They're perfect for birthday parties too!
For the cupcakes:
Plain flour
Cocoa powder
Egg
Vanilla extract
Buttery baking spread*
Baking powder
For the icing:
Icing sugar
Cocoa powder
Buttery baking spread*, softened
Vanilla paste or extract
Boxes chocolate beans, to finish
*Recipe based on 70% fat buttery baking spread
You will also need:
12 hole cupcake tin and cupcake or muffin cases
Step 1 of 4
Preheat the oven to 180°C, (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4.
Step 2 of 4
Put the cupcake ingredients in a bowl and beat (use an electric hand mixer if you have one!) until light and creamy.
Step 3 of 4
Put the cupcake cases into the tin and spoon in the mixture. Bake for about 15-18 minutes until springy. Cool slightly then lift out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 4 of 4
When cool, beat the icing sugar, cocoa powder, buttery baking spread and vanilla with enough condensed milk to make a thick icing. Spread or pipe onto the cakes. Finish with a few mini chocolate beans!
Look out for other fun ways to decorate your cakes – try edible glitter, sugar shapes or sprinkles.
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Chocolate Cupcakes
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PREP: 20 mins
COOK: 15 mins
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Quite Easy
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SERVES: 12
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Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
Plain flour
100gCocoa powder
25gEgg
1Vanilla extract
½ tspButtery baking spread*
85gBaking powder
1½ tspFor the icing:
Icing sugar
200gCocoa powder
2 tbspButtery baking spread*, softened
55gVanilla paste or extract
1 tsp2-3 tbspBoxes chocolate beans, to finish
2*Recipe based on 70% fat buttery baking spread
You will also need:
12 hole cupcake tin and cupcake or muffin cases
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Method
Step 1 of 4
Preheat the oven to 180°C, (160°C for fan ovens), Gas Mark 4.
Step 2 of 4
Put the cupcake ingredients in a bowl and beat (use an electric hand mixer if you have one!) until light and creamy.
Step 3 of 4
Put the cupcake cases into the tin and spoon in the mixture. Bake for about 15-18 minutes until springy. Cool slightly then lift out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 4 of 4
When cool, beat the icing sugar, cocoa powder, buttery baking spread and vanilla with enough condensed milk to make a thick icing. Spread or pipe onto the cakes. Finish with a few mini chocolate beans!
Look out for other fun ways to decorate your cakes – try edible glitter, sugar shapes or sprinkles.