This is very simple chocolate cupcake recipe. This is a special birthday present for Ms J as she will be leaving Melbourne and heading back to Singapore next Wednesday. Most girls are crazy about chocolate and so I decided to make exra rich & sweet. Just for her. 
Chocolate mixture in the tin
Ingredients:
Cupcakes
- 60 grams unsweetened cocoa powder
- 120 grams flour
- 120 grams raw sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 2 tsp vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Icing
- 80 grams unsweetened cocoa powder
- 6 tbsp full cream milk
- 60 grams softened butter
- 300 grams icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
cupcakes out from the oven
Method:
Cupcake
- Preheat the oven to 180°C
- Sift cocoa powder, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the mixing bowl
- Add sugar, eggs, warm water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla, and mix until smooth. (It took me a few minutes) Please make sure the sides are scraped down
- Fill the batter up to 1/2 full in the tin
- Bake for about 20 minutes and use a wooden toothpick to test. If the stick comes out clean, it is ready!
- Transfer to a wire rack to cool before icing the cake
Cupcakes iced
Icing
- Add cocoa powder to hot milk and stir till they are mixed through
- Add the butter, icing sugar & vanilla to the mixture. Mix it until they are light & fluffy. If it is too thick, add a little warm water or milk
One cupcake is never enough
I bought some hazelnut white chocolate. I chopped it up and used it as the topping for the cupcakes. It is a treat for chocolate lovers.
Many cupcakes
I hope Ms J loves the cupcakes. A tad rough but it comes from the heart. Best wishes to her future endeavour and will miss her smile and wit! Happy Birthday lovely!
For a second I thought that the white chocolate was clumps of cheese……… white chocolate with hazelnuts sounds better
@Brianemone – It does look like parmesean cubes!
Yum that hazelnut white chocolate sounds delicious!
These look amazing – I admit I did a doubletake on the white chocolate on the top as well!! Ms J is a lucky lady!
@ Amanda – I have another block at home for personal consumption
@ eatlivetravelwrite – Mental note taken for next time!
I love the idea of using little cubes of hazelnut white chocolate on top! Gorgeous!
Chocolate is always welcome. It does look like a parmesan cheese cube.
@Lorraine – Have to find another way to present it the next time. but it was still a nice chocolate delight
@Divina – Yah! I didn’t think of it till it was mentioned that it looked like cheese! mwuahahahaha!
Chocolate cupcakes and chocolate frosting will make me happy anytime! I wish I can have one, mind fed ex-ing one to me heheh
i’m sure ms. j will love them! btw, my birthday is coming soon~ AND going to bake my own birthday cake ^^
@ jessie – i wish we could fed-ex food. we willl be able to try all types of delicious foods then. yum yum!
@ Short and Bald – Geee! I will be looking forward to your post on your cake.