Lily's Chocolate Cup Cakes
My neighbour decided to tempt me with her little delicious chocolate cup cakes, the pic is not very good but biting into these delicious chokkie cup cakes is a moment to remember.
This is what you need:
125ml (1/2 cup) hot water
90ml (6 tbs) cocoa powder, sifted
60ml (4 tbs) milk
5ml (1 tsp) vanilla essence
250ml (1 cup) cake flour
5ml (1 tsp) baking powder
pinch of salt
125ml (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
125ml (1/2 cup) soft brown sugar
90ml (6 tbs) white sugar
2 large eggs
How to make the cup cakes
1, Mix hot water and cocoa until smooth.
2. Add milk and vanilla essence and mix.
3. Sift flour, baking powder and salt in separate bowl.
4. Beat the butter and sugars until light and creamy.
5. Add the eggs one at a time and mix well.
6. Now add the cocoa mixture and the flour mixture alternately starting with the flour and ending with the flour, mix well after each time you add.
7. Place mixture in muffin pans or use cup cake paper holders.
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 20 minutes.
To decorate:
You can top them with chocolate butter icing and shavings of chocolate.
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