Chocolate Lovers Cupcake

Well now here we go this is my little recipe for lovely moist light chocolate cupcake!

This is one for the chocolate lovers especially if you use the chocolate frosting.

But if you don't want the totally chocolate cupcake why not try adding vanilla frosting or even the cream cheese frosting?

Ingredients you will need are:-

100g plain flour
20g cocoa powder
114g caster sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
A pinch of salt
40g unsalted butter at room temp
120ml whole milk
1 egg
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 quantity of chocolate, vanilla or cream cheese frosting.

Also don't forget the 12 hole cupcake tray and paper cases.

Now let's have fun and put it all together and make some lovely cupcakes!!

Now put the oven on to 170c (325F) or gas 3

First off you want to put the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter into a freestanding mixer with a paddle attachment. (or use and hand whisk or electric whisk) beat on a slow speed until you get a sandy consistency and everything is nicely combined.

Now in a separate bowl whisk the milk, egg and vanilla extract together in a jug, then slowly pour about half into the flour mixture, beat to combine and turn the mixture up to a high speed to get rid of any lumps.

Turn the mixer down to a slower speed and slowly pour the remaining milk mixture (make sure any unmixed ingredients from the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula). Continue mixing for a couple more minutes until the mixture is smooth. DO NOT OVERMIX!!

Now spoon the mixture into the paper cases until about two-thirds full and bake in your preheated oven for 20-25 minutes then check them the sponge should bounce back when you touch it. Or a skewer inserted in the centre and it should come out clean. (you can get a cake tester from Lakeland which is well worth the money)

Now leave you lovely light fluffy cupcakes to cool slightly in the tray before placing them onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Finally when your cupcakes are cold, now you can get creative with your choosen frosting and decorations if your fancy edible glitter always looks good or silver balls.

Enjoy these wonderful cupcakes!!

Chocolate Lovers Cupcake

Simple Cream cheese Frosting

I have made this frosting once and was not my cup of tea but still a good frosting to use.

One thing I would say how ever is if you want to pipe your cupcake frosting you need to chill this in the fridge for at least 30 mins. How ever if your going to the old fashioned away of using a palette knife chilling is not really nessasery but still makes it a bit easier to work with!

The recipe I'm going to give you for this frosting will easily frost 12 regular cupcakes or 6 large cupcakes (basically muffin case size ones) you can use this to frost a 20cm cake but you will need to double the amounts.

Right ingredients you will need:-

300g Icing sugar (make sure you sift it!)
50g unsalted butter, at room temp
125g cream cheese, cold!!

Now the fun part putting it all together!!!

First of all we need to beat the icing sugar and butter together i use a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or by hand if your feeling strong) on a medium-slow speed until the mixture comes together and is well mixed.

Add the cream cheese in one go and beat until it is completely incorporated.

Now you need to turn the mixer upto a medium-high speed continue beating until the frosting is light and fluffy ideally for about 5 minutes.

I must must must say this DO NOT OVERBEAT  as will very quickly become runny and be unusable!!!

That's your frosting done now you can ice your cupcakes!!

Ps this is another great frosting to use food colouring with

Simple Chocolate Frosting

I have made this frosting many times and it works really well and never fails!!

One thing I would say how ever is if you want to pipe your cupcake frosting you need to chill this in the fridge for at least 30 mins. How ever if your going to the old fashioned away of using a palette knife chilling is not really nessasery but still makes it a bit easier to work with!

The recipe I'm going to give you for this frosting will easily frost 12 regular cupcakes or 6 large cupcakes (basically muffin case size ones) you can use this to frost a 20cm cake but you will need to double the amounts.

Right ingredients you will need:-

300g Icing sugar (make sure you sift it!)
100g unsalted butter, at room temp
40ml whole milk (full fat)
40g cocoa powder, sifted

Now the fun part putting it all together!!

First of all we need to beat the icing sugar, butter and cocoa powder together i use a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or by hand if your feeling strong) on a medium-slow speed until the mixture comes together and is well mixed.

Turn the mixer down to a slow speed now in a separate bowl combine the milk.

Then add this to the butter and sugar mixture slowly (spoonful at a time) once all the milk is incorporated (use a rubber spatular to scrap around the bowl) now  you want to turn the mixer up to a high speed continuing to beat until your frosting is lovely and light and fluffy you ideal want to do this for about 5 minutes or so but the longer the better just means it get even lighter and fluffier. ( but if your piping there is no point in this as chilling it will on set harder again) but if your going to ice with a palette knife go for a light and fluffy as you can get!!

That's your frosting done now you can ice your cupcakes!!

Simple Vanilla Frosting

I have made this frosting many times and it works really well and never fails!!

One thing I would say how ever is if you want to pipe your cupcake frosting you need to chill this in the fridge for at least 30 mins. How ever if your going to the old fashioned away of using a palette knife chilling is not really nessasery but still makes it a bit easier to work with!

The recipe I'm going to give you for this frosting will easily frost 12 regular cupcakes or 6 large cupcakes (basically muffin case size ones) you can use this to frost a 20cm cake but you will need to double the amounts.

Right ingredients you will need:-

250g Icing sugar (make sure you sift it!)
80g unsalted butter, at room temp
25ml whole milk (full fat)
A few drops of vanilla extract (but more if you like a real vanilla kick)

Now the fun part putting it all together!!

First of all we need to beat the icing sugar and butter together i use a freestanding electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or by hand if your feeling strong) on a medium-slow speed until the mixture comes together and is well mixed.

Turn the mixer down to a slow speed now in a separate bowl combine the milk and vanilla extract.

Then add this to the butter and sugar mixture slowly (spoonful at a time) once all the milk is incorporated (use a rubber spatular to scrap around the bowl) now  you want to turn the mixer up to a high speed continuing to beat until your frosting is lovely and light and fluffy you ideal want to do this for about 5 minutes or so but the longer the better just means it get even lighter and fluffier. ( but if your piping there is no point in this as chilling it will on set harder again) but if your going to ice with a palette knife go for a light and fluffy as you can get!!

That's your frosting done now you can ice your cupcakes!!