chocolate cupcakes
- Preparation and cooking time
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- Easy
- Makes Cakes
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- 2 free-range eggs
- 115ml soured cream
- 80ml sunflower oil
- 20ml black treacle
- 20g unsalted butter, melted
- 60g caster sugar
- 60g light muscovado sugar
- 120g plain flour
- 35g cocoa powder
- 1tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 40g ground almonds
- 200g dark chocolate, cut into small pieces
For the icing:
- 165g dark chocolate, cut into small pieces
- 135ml whipping cream
- 35g unsalted butter, diced
- 1tbsp Amaretto liqueur
Method
step 1
Mix first 7 ingredients, sift in flour, cocoa, baking powder, bicarb, add almonds, fold in chocolate piecesstep 2
spoon into cupcake cases in cupcake tin and bake 20-25 mins at 170cstep 3
heat cream til nearly boiling then pour over chocolate in a bowl and stir til smooth. Add rest.step 4
When cupcakes are done and cool, then ice.
