Chocolate Cupcakes Recipe

Ingredients :

Preparation & cook time : 1 hour 10 minutes (plus cooling and refrigeration)

Makes 12

• 125g dairy-free spread

• 100g dark eating chocolate (70% cocoa solids), chopped coarsely

• ¾ cup (180ml) gluten-free soy milk

• ¾ cup (165g) caster sugar

• 1 cup (135g) gluten-free self-raising flour

• ½ cup (70g) gluten-free plain flour

• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  
  fudge frosting :

• ¼ cup (55g) caster sugar

• 50g dairy-free spread

• 2 tablespoons water

• ¾ cup (120g) pure icing sugar

• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder

Method :

1. Preheat oven to 150°C/130°C fan-forced. Line 12-hole (¹/₃-cup/80ml) muffin pan with paper cases.

2. Stir spread, chocolate, milk and sugar in medium saucepan over low heat until smooth. Transfer to large bowl; cool 10 minutes. Whisk in sifted flours and cocoa until smooth, Divide mixture among paper cases.

3. Bake cupcakes about 35 minutes. Stand cupcakes in pan 10 minutes before turning, top-side up, onto wire rack to cool.

4. Meanwhile, make fudge frosting. To make fudge frosting, stir caster sugar, spread and the water in small saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves. Combine sifted icing sugar and cocoa in small bowl; gradually stir in hot sugar mixture until smooth. Cover; refrigerate 20 minutes. Beat frosting until spreadable.

5. Using a piping bag fitted with a 2cm fluted tube, pipe fudge frosting onto cold cupcakes.

Baking Tips Storage : Cupcakes can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days.

Food Facts & Glossary of Baking Ingredients dairy-free spread (dairy-free margarine) is a commercially produced margarine, free of dairy products. dark eating chocolate (70% cocoa solids) also called semi-sweet; made of a high percentage of cocoa liquor and cocoa butter, and a little added sugar. We use dark eating chocolate unless stated otherwise. gluten-free soy milk : sometimes malt and barley extract are added to soy milk to make it more palatable. Ensure you use gluten-free soy milk if you have a gluten allergy. caster sugar is superfine or finely granulated table sugar. self-raising flour is plain flour mixed with baking powder in the proportion of 1 cup flour to 2 teaspoons baking powder. Also available gluten-free from most supermarkets. plain flour is all-purpose flour made from wheat. Also available gluten-free from most major supermarkets. cocoa powder also called unsweetened cocoa. Dried, roasted, then ground cocoa beans (cacao seeds). pure icing sugar is also known as confectioners' sugar or powdered sugar; has no added corn flour.

√  gluten-free    √  wheat-free    √  yeast-free    √  dairy-free