Chocolate cupcakes

Name: Chocolate cupcakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Makes 12
Ingredients: For the cake; 160g unsalted butter, softened; 160g golden caster sugar; 3 medium free-range eggs, beaten; 160g self-raising flour; 2 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract; 40g dark cocoa powder (we used Green & Black’s); 3 tbsp milk; For the ganache; 100g dark chocolate, roughly chopped; 150ml double cream, at room temperature; You’ll also need…; 12-hole muffin tin; 12 cupcake paper muffin cases (we used Dr Oetker)

By: delicious. food team

Published: 13 Nov 18
Updated: 18 Mar 24

Test kitchen approved

These indulgent chocolate cupcakes use the all-in-one method so they’re a breeze to make. Top with generous, thick swirls of the chocolate ganache and serve to family and friends. They’re guaranteed to put smiles on faces

Or, if you want to make one big cake, try our devil’s food cake

Makes 12
Hands-on time 20 min, oven time 25-30 min

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Ingredients

For the cake

160g unsalted butter, softened
160g golden caster sugar
3 medium free-range eggs, beaten
160g self-raising flour
2 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
40g dark cocoa powder (we used Green & Black’s)
3 tbsp milk

For the ganache

100g dark chocolate, roughly chopped
150ml double cream, at room temperature

You’ll also need…

12-hole muffin tin; 12 cupcake paper muffin cases (we used Dr Oetker)

Method

Heat the oven to 170C/150C fan/gas 3 1/2. Put all the cake ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Using an electric hand mixer, beat everything together to make a thick, smooth batter (this will take about 5 minutes).
Line the muffin tin with paper cases and divide the batter equally among them. Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cake is well risen and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.
For the ganache, put the chocolate in a microwaveable bowl, cover with cling film then heat on the lowest setting for a minute at a time, stirring after each minute until melted. Let stand for 5 minutes then use a balloon whisk to slowly beat in the cream a little at a time. When a thick glossy ganache forms, use a small palette knife to spread the ganache onto the cupcakes. Chill in the fridge (cover once the ganache has set) or leave at room temperature if you are eating straightaway. They are best eaten at room temp, so take them out of the fridge an hour before eating.

Recipe from November 2018 Issue

delicious. tips

Once the cakes are a few days old, slice a piece and warm through in the microwave for a few minutes then serve with cream and seasonal fruit.
Prepare the iced cake up to 24 hours in advance and store in a sealed container in the fridge. Or freeze the un-iced cake, wrapped in cling film, for up to 1 month in a sealed container. Make, cover and chill the ganache up to 48 hours in advance. Let it come to room temperature before decorating the cake

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