Quick chocolate cupcakes
Ingredients
- 100 g butter
- 2/3 cup caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 1 cup self-rising flour sifted
- 1/3 cup cocoa sifted
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 cup milk
Chocolate butter cream icing
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 1/4 cup icing sugar sifted
- 1 tbs baking cocoa sifted
- 1 tbs milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Line cupcake tins with cases.
- Using a mixer, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until creamy and fluffy. Gradually add eggs and mix until just combined.
- Combine flour, cocoa and bicarbonate soda. Add to creamed mixture with milk. Beat until just combined.
- Spoon mixture into liners until each case is one-third full. Bake for 15-20 minutes
- To make the chocolate butter cream icing, beat butter until light and fluffy. Add icing sugar and cocoa and combine well. Beat in milk until mixture is fluffy.
- Once the cupcakes have cooled, cover them with icing and enjoy.
Notes
Quick chocolate cupcakes
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