Quick and easy Chocolate Cupcakes with White Chocolate Frosting

I do believe it’s time for another recipe!

In the cookbook this is a recipe for “Chocolate Butterfly Cakes”, but in my recipe I added a chocolate icing instead of cream and they tasted trés magnifique. I wish I cud say the cake was the best part but icing was divoon. These are quick and easy and a perfect little touch for Valentine’s Day, be it with your lover or just friends!

You will need:

25g/1oz plain chocolate

125g/4½oz butter

85g/4oz caster sugar

150g/5½oz self-raising flour

2 eggs

2 tbsp cocoa powder

Icing cugar

White Chocolate

So here’s the recipe:

§ Preheat oven to 180 C/350 F/ Gas mark 4. Line a 12 hole bun tin with paper cases. Preparation is key my lovelies!

§ Melt Chocolate on a double boiler pan or in the microwave, but make sure to keep an eye on it so that it doesn’t burn.

§ Beat together butter, sugar, flour, eggs and cocoa in a large bowl until just smooth. Beat the melted chocolate into the mixture.

§ For this I sneakily defied the instructions of the cookbook (teehee) and added in a square of chocolate into each cake. I half-filled the paper case, place a piece of chocolate in the middle and poured the rest of the batter over the top. Some sank to the bottom but they tasted absolutely gorgeous!

§ Spoon into the cases (about ¾ full) and bake in the oven for 15minutes or until springy to the touch. Allow to cool completely.

For the Icing:

§ Melt some white chocolate and add in an equal amount of icing sugar or confectionary sugar. The amount will vary on how thick or how much you want on each cupcake. Gently mix together until it thickens to a paste, you know yourself what icing looks like!

§ Spread onto the cupcakes and there you have it! Beautiful cupcakes!

So there you have it, a quick and simple recipe for any special occasion sure to make any mouth water.

Happy licking of spoons,

Aila Maritz xox