Ultimate Cupcakes
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Decorating
- Easy
- Makes Approximately 6 large cakes
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Cakes
- 188g of softened margarine
- 188g of castor sugar
- 3 eggs
- 188g of self-raising flour
- 3 tablespoons of milk
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 25g of coco powder
- 100g of chocolate chips
Buttercreme
- 188g of softened margarine
- 188g of castor sugar
- 3 eggs
- 188g of self-raising flour
- 3 tablespoons of milk
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- 25g of coco powder
- 100g of chocolate chips
- 75g of softened butter or margarine
- 200g of icing sugar
Method
step 1
Preheat the oven at 190°C/375°F or Gas mark 5step 2
Using a stand mixer or a hand mixer cream the margarine and sugar until light fluffy.step 3
Beat the eggs in a cup then gradually add them into the mixture. After that add the coca powder.step 4
Sift in half of the flourstep 5
Add the milkstep 6
Sift and incorporate the other half of the flourstep 7
Mix in the chocolate chipsstep 8
Put into cake cases using an Ice cream scoop making sure that the mixture is level.step 9
Bake in the oven for 20-30 minuets.step 10
Place onto a cooling rack to cool then decorate the cakes the way you like.step 11
For the Buttercreme: Cream the butter and icing sugar in a bowlstep 12
Add the milk in and mix until smooth.
