Friday 8 March 2013

ultimate chocolate cupcakes


If you love chocolate, you'll love these.

ultimate chocolate cupcakes 
makes 14

ingredients

115g self raising flour
½ tsp baking powder
1½ tbsps cocoa powder
115g butter, softened, or soft margarine
115g caster sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
55g plain chocolate, melted

method

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and line a bun tray with 14 cupcake cases.
Sift the flour, baking powder and cocoa powder into a mixing bowl.
Add the butter, sugar and eggs and mix with an electric mixer until smooth.
Fold in the melted chocolate and fill the paper cases.
Bake in the oven for 15-20 mins or until firm to the touch.

The topping is 60g of 70% dark chocolate melted with 60ml of cream to create a ganache style topping. Melt the chocolate and mix with the cream over simmering water.

The ganache will thicken slightly as it cools and is easily spread over the top of the cupcake. I finely grated chocolate on top.

The cupcakes are very chocolatey and my topping is not sweet. If you prefer, you could use a buttercream topping.

They would make a lovely treat for Mother's Day.
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33 comments

  1. OH MY GOODNESS!! Mother Day, Daffodils and now this recipe for my kids to make me a proper chocolate cup cake! Life will be good tomorrow...that's if the ganache gets to be on top of the cupcake rather than me running off to the garden with the bowl!! Thanks for sharing Bee, you are a star! Chel x

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    1. My pleasure ... and I did enjoy scraping the bowl of leftover ganache :) ... Bee xx

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  2. Get Thee behind me Bee! I've given up chocolate for Lent (so far so mostly good) and those pictures have given me a taste of delightful future treats.

    Seriously Bee that books looks wonderful.

    Happy chocolate eating(can you hear my teeth gnashing? :-))

    Stephanie

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    1. Oh sorry Stephanie ... I am horrid ... and very naughty ... I have no willpower for Lent ... you could always make them for Easter Sunday :) ... have a lovely weekend ... Bee xx

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  3. Oh look at that topping!!! Yum!!!
    Carly
    x

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    1. It is very yummy Carly ... well worth it ... Bee xx

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  4. Oh that is so NAUGHTY! I keep reading the last bit about the ganache over and over (I know - weird!) in the hope that just reading it will suffice but it's not working :( I need to go and look at some pictures of fruit to take my mind off it now x Jane

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    1. Hi Jane ... sorry for my naughtiness but they are so, so good ... Bee xx

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  5. My oh my, these look awesome! Thanks for sharing

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  6. Omg, have to stop myself from licking the computer screen :-) Those look amazing! x

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    1. Hi Col ... you made me laugh ... I can just imagine you licking the screen ... give them a go ... you won't regret it ... Bee xx

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  7. Bee thats a wicked looking topping, sounds gorgeous, I too like a mix of sweet and bitter with chocolatey things....mmmmmmmmm
    D x

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    1. These are so good Daisy ... just the right amount of bitter and sweet ... and really easy to make ... Bee xx

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  8. These look sooo good! Have a happy Mother's Day tomorrow xx

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    1. Thanks Nick ... you too ... wishing you a lovely day ... Bee xx

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  9. Hmmmmm, they look yummy! I'm going to have to try this recipe!!

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    1. Definitely give it a go ... they are well worth it ... Bee xx

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  10. oh my goodness chocolate and cream! nice idea for a topping, my are usually very uneventfull just icing sugar! Heather x

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  11. A topping more decadent than your yummy ganache? Surely not!

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  12. They look amazing! I love chocolate! And cupcakes...! Have a great weekend.
    M xxxx

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  13. These look very, very good. I wonder if someone will make me some for mother's day...? Maybe I'll just make my own. Hope you're enjoying your weekend, Bee. xx

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  14. they sound delicious - I may just have to make some!!!

    Nikki x

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  15. These look absolutely scrummy! I've been looking around for a chocolate cupcake recipe, think I might have to borrow this one

    Rhiannon x

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  16. Sounds great and a fairly simple recipe! I hate recipes with a million ingredients.

    Although I consumed more chocolate yesterday than any human should ever consume in one day, so it may be a while before I do any baking :)

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  17. Oh my they look soo good, I might have to try these, thanks for sharing. xx

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  18. I'm drooling! I love your blog by the way! I'm your newest follower.
    If you have a moment, I'd love to invite you to check out my blog!
    Jillian - http://epic-thread.blogspot.com

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  19. Gosh, they look good. I could eat one (or two!) right now!
    M x

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  20. I've got this book! Isn't it great? It's where I got the Tiramisu cupcake recipe from. I'll have a go at these chocolate beauties xx

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  21. These look absolutely yummy. I haven't done any baking since before Little H arrived. I've promised Little H we can do some baking together so I think cupcakes will be made. These look very delicious. Fiona x

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