Summary: Simple chocolatey goodness! Do I really need to talk you into a chocolate cupcake?
Ingredients
- 125g butter, softened
- 125g castor sugar
- 125g plain flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarb soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tblsp cocoa
- 2 tablsp milk
- 100g dark chocolate chips
- Icing
- 125g butter, softened
- 250g cups icing sugar
- 2 tblsp cocoa
- 2 tblsp milk
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 190C (180 fan forced). Line a 12 cup muffin tin with patty pans.
- Cream the butter and sugar in the mixer or with electric beaters, until pale and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla and eggs, one at a time and mix by hand until well combined.
- Combine all remaining dry ingredients and add to the batter and stir until well combined.
- Divide mixture between the 12 patty pans and bake for 15-20 mins or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Allow to cool on a rack, completely, before decorating.
- To make icing:
- Beat the butter until smooth and add the cocoa and icing sugar a bit at a time, add milk and beat for 10mins. Yes, 10 minutes!
- The icing should be nice and fluffy ready to pipe or spread on your cupcakes.

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