Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

              

Anyone love a good cupcake?
Cupcakes are still very popular, and why not…. the cute size cake has taken on so many new and exciting flavours now, and I must admit some of them are quite sensational tasting against the classic vanilla cupcake.  .

In previous centuries, the cakes were often baked in individual pottery cups, ramekins, or molds and took their name from the cups they were baked in. This is why they are called cupcakes, because they were the size of a teacup.

So here is my classic chocolate cupcake recipe for you to enjoy…

Dark Chocolate Cupcakes

• 125g butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp, baking powder
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup good quality cocoa
• 1/2 cup milk

1. Cream butter and sugar, then add eggs, then remaining ingredients.
2. Place into cupcake wrappers.
3. Bake at 170c for approx. 15mins.
4. Once cool ice with dark chocolate icing and dust with cocoa if you like.

Makes 12 large cupcakes or 24 mini cupcakes.