If I’m asked to make a cake (which is rare), I make chocolate cake because it is, in my opinion, one of the best things ever invented. Unfortunately, my other half doesn’t really like chocolate cakes. I’ve been assured it’s not the way I make them, he’s just more of a cheesecake kind a guy. (Or LOOPY.) Anyway, regardless of his feelings, I can’t help myself making a cake every now and again and have discovered that, by making several chocolate cupcakes rather than one big cake, I can give myself a chocolate fix for a few days and P doesn’t have to be force-fed any of it.
To make 6 lovely chocolate cupcakes, you will need:
40g butter (softened)
75g caster sugar
1 egg
55g self raising flour (sifted)
40ml milk
55g plain flour (sifted)
1 tsp of vanilla extract
30 g really dark cooking chocolate
For the icing (yes, this bit is important), you will need:
30g butter (softened)
1 tsp mlk
125g icing sugar (sifted)
25g really dark cooking chocolate
Preheat oven to 170 fan and line a tray with little cupcake cases.
Mix together the caster sugar with the butter and, once well mixed, add the egg.
Add the self raising flour and mix well. Pour in the milk and vanilla extract in stages and combine, before mixing in the plain flour.
Melt the chocolate slowly and then once slightly cooled, stir into the mixture.
Spoon into the cupcake cases and bake for 20 minutes.
Once baked, leave to cool and crack on with melting the remaining 25g of chocolate for the icing. Mix together the butter, milk and icing sugar. Pour in the melted chocolate and mix again.
Then spread over the cakes in as neat a fashion as you can manage.
Calorie count per cake: Probably quite high. Joy experienced by eating a chocolate cupcake: Definitely very high.
Hope you enjoy!
There is nothing like homemade cupcakes AND frosting…so yummy. I just have to google to convert the measurements and temperature to our American scales…lol. Are we the only country who uses them…I think so.
Love this yummy recipe! I can’t help myself when it comes to making cakes every once in awhile! My BF also isn’t big on sweets, but that means more batter and cake for me 🙂
Wow these look absolutely divine! Saving to make in the very near future x
You simply cannot go wrong with chocolate over chocolate! And this looks divine. And that frosting – I will just eat with a spoon! Yum!
Great recipe! It looks delicious! My son would love this!
Chocolate!!!! Yes please. I love anything and everything chocolate. Can’t wait to make this
YUM!! Chocolate on chocolate is the best.
Yum! This look amazing. Can’t wait to try the recipe.
The joy count would be very high. Lol. Lovely looking cake.
My husband hates chocolate cake too (must be a man thing). I can’t resist it myself!
Ahmaghaaad this looks amazing! Chocolaaaate paraaaadise!!!
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These look amazing, I love chocolate cupcakes!! Funny thing is I am just writing up a very simerla post to yours!! We made chocolate butterfly buns a few weeks ago but I keep forgetting to finish the post off 🙂
I like to bake occasionally and these cupcakes look delicious. Sweet tooth alert day x
How can he say no to chocolate cake?? Definitely loopy 🙂
I’ve been naughty and bought chocolate cupcakes from M+S for the kids today – yours look SO much better!
Yes yes yes this is so good and for to do with the kids if you get a chance lol. X
These look delicious and easy enough to whip up with my son in the kitchen!
Who cares what the calorie count is, they look delicious. I would ask you to make cake a lot!
Chocolate cupcakes are the best 🙂 these look amazing and have me in a baking mood now x
Oh my goodness… They looks so delicious !! Love them 😀
I definitely agree with yo on that – chocolate cake is the best! But your cupcakes look yum too! T’s last day is on Wednesday and this summer, we’re planning to do loads of baking 😉
Who needs to worry about calories when you have chocolate cake??? They do look really delicious.
I’m a total chocolate cake girl too! These look yummy and super simple to make!
These look amazing! I’ve actually made chocolate cupcakes today but they don’t look half as nice as yours!
Also I think your boyfriend is a bit mental, who doesn’t like chocolate cake!?
Yum! LOVE chocolate! Especially in cupcake form 🙂
Oh my, I want some! They look so good an I’ve really been craving chocolate lately.
You are right chocolate is the best flavour and the icing looks so yummy (that’s my favourite part of a cake!) x
YUM! These sound so good!
They look so yummy! I think I will love them and I would probably eat them at breakfast, it’s my sweets time 🙂 xx
Mmmm nothing beats a home made chocolate cupcake, except perhaps one coated in home made chocolate icing! Love it!
What a fun and simple recipe, perfect for a weekend treat!
I would happily eat that frosting straight out of the bowl.
Love a chocolate cupcake! when there’s no dessert stuff in the house, I can at least always whip up some chocolate cupcakes…
Wow these look amazing – can I have one please? haha
The smell of freshly baking cupcakes is such an amazing smell, and the icing looks pretty darn good too x
Chocolate cake is always a fantastic option. 🙂 I can’t believe your other half doesn’t like it! But on the plus side – more for you!
Well this is really yummy. Seeing how it is done makes me think more about the sugar. But who cares? If it is really delicious. Anyway it is chocolate.
wow these cupcakes look amazing, I really need to start baking again soon 🙂
wow these chocolate cupcakes look amazing! I need to start baking again 🙂
OMG these look so good. I really have been craving a good cupcake. I have had three this week and none hit the spot. 🙁
Don’t mind the calories. I just love these chocolate cupcakes. Haha. I also love cheesecakes though. 🙂
Ooh these look so yummy! The chocolate icing is a lovely touch too 😀 xxx
Ooh I want one, these look delicious x
Chocolate, yum! These look and sound so delicious.
Oh yummy!! We tend to use the same recipes but I will give this a go, they look delicious!
These look great. You can’t beat a chocolate cupcake x
This look amazing – the kids keep nagging me to make cakes
Chocolate is always my favorite, too! These sound delicious!
These look so good! I love a chocolate cupcake!
These look heavenly!
Double Chocolate. Yum. Looks Fantastic!