Devil's food cupcake

• 3 1/2  tbsp  soft margarine
• 115 g brown sugar
• 2 large eggs
• Put the margarine, sugar  and eggs in a large bowl.
• Beat together until just smooth.

• 115 g flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 25 g cocoa powder
• Sieve the flour, baking soda, baking powder and cocoa powder into the bowl.
• And mix well until its smooth.

• 125 ml butter milk or sour cream
• Fold in the sour cream or buttermilk.
• Do not over mix or beat.

• Preheat the oven at 175C for 10 minutes.

• Using a ice cream scoop , scoop the mixture into the cupcake liners.

• Bake for 20 minutes or until the tooth pick comes out clean.

Enjoy baking 

S

Moist Chocolate cupcakes

•  1 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 6 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp salt
• Powder the sugar for one minute.
• Sieve the flour, coca powder and salt.
• Add them to a large mixing bowl.
• Mix them well and keep it aside.

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• In a bowl mix the egg , oil, milk and vanilla essence.
• Whisk together until well combined.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
• Mix well.

• Add the water into it.  And mix well.

• Preheat the oven for 175C for 10 minutes.

• Prepare the cupcake pan with cupcake liners.

• Fill the cupcake liners using ice cream scoop about half the liners.

• Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

• Remove the cupcake from the oven.

Enjoy Baking 

S

Recipe Source: https://www.lifeloveandsugar.com/homemade-moist-chocolate-cupcakes/

Double chocolate Muffins

 Ingredients:

• 2 cups Flour 
• 1 cup Sugar
• 1/2 cup of Cocoa powder (since I had 1/4 cup of cocoa powder ,I used 4 tbsp of chocolate chips)
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup Chocolate chips- Semi sweet
• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 cup +2 tbsp Curd (mix 1 tsp vinegar into it)
• 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
• 1/2 cup Milk at room temperature
• 1 and  1/2 tsp Vanilla essence

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Method:

1. Sieve flour, sugar, coco powder, baking soda .
2. Mix chocolate chips and keep aside.
3. Melt 4 tbsp chocolate chips.
4. Add oil, milk, vanilla essence into melted chocolate chips.
5. Add eggs and mix well.
6. Add curd into it.
7. Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and mix with the a spatula.
8. Preheat the oven @ 175°C for 10 minutes.
9. Use ice cream scoop to pour the batter into the muffin tray.
10. Bake for 20 minutes or until the tooth pick comes out clean.

Cool the muffins & Enjoy !!

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Enjoy Baking!!

S

Chocolate cupcake using cake wheat flour

Ingredients:

• 1 1/3 cup cake wheat flour
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 100 grams butter
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 2 eggs

Method:

1. Sieve cake wheat flour, cocoa powder and baking powder.
2. Cream the butter and sugar.
3. Add one by one the egg.
4. Then add vanilla essence.
5. Add the dry ingredients alternating with milk..
6. Mix well.
7. Preheat the oven @ 175 C for 10 minutes.
8. Scoop the mixture using ice cream scoop.
9. Bake for 20-30 minutes until the tooth pick comes out clean. It also depends on oven to oven.

Regards ,

S

Recipe source: From my collection - my recipe books.

Laura's Chocolate cupcake

Ingredients:

• 100 grams butter
• 3/4 cup caster sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 cup buttermilk

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Method:

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add the egg and vanilla essence and whisk until smooth.
3. Sieve flour, cocoa, baking powder , baking soda and salt.
4. Add the dry ingredients mix until smooth.
5. Add the buttermilk and mix quickly so u don't over mix
6. Preheat the oven @ 175C/350F .
7. Scoop the batter, fill the muffin liner upto 1/2 using ice-cream scoop.
8. Bake for 20 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean.

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Enjoy Baking 

S

Recipe source: Laura in the Kitchen

George Town cupcake.... The famous sisters...!!

Its been a long time ... keep disappearing now and then ... wish I was regular.. in my posts.

As for this post... been hearing a lot about a George town cupcake  & a lot on FB status...... as u all do , did  a bit of surfing and found one of their recipe on chocolate cupcake with Ganache ....

As for the cupcake it turned out to be perfect....!!

Ingredients:

• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 8 tbsp butter they suggest European style unsalted one
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs @ room temperature
• 1 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/2 cup good quality of cocoa powder

For the Ganache Frosting

• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup of semi - sweet chocolate chip

Method:

1. Sift the flour, baking soda and salt and keep it aside.
2. Place the butter in a bowl & beat on medium speed until fluffy.
3. Stop beating and add sugar and beat on medium speed until incorporated.
4. Add the eggs one at a time , mixing slowly after each addition.
5. Reduce the speed.
6. Add little of flour mixture and milk mixture.
7. Scrape the bowl and repeat adding the flour mixture and milk.
8. Beat just until combined.
9. Add cocoa powder and mix it.
10. Preheat the oven at 175C for 10 minutes.
11. Scoop the mixture to fill the cupcake paper until 2/3 full.
12. Bake for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
13. Cool before frosting.

For the Ganache:

 Lay a large piece of paper on wax paper.

Combine the cream and chocolate on a bowl.

Fill a pan with water and heat on medium heat.

Place the bowl over the pan and let it melt .

Stirring until it is shinny and smooth.

Remove the bowl and let it cool.

Carefully dip each cupcake top in the warm ganache.

Let it set for 5 minutes before serving.

Chocolate Cupcake...from seasalt with food

Ingredients:

• 1cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 /2 cup  light brown sugar
• 2 large eggs at room temperature
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder + 1 tbsp oil ( or  3oz unsweetened chocolate, melted)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 175C.
2. In a small bowl, sift together the flour , cocoa and baking soda.
3. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth.
5. Add the sugars and beat until fluffy.
6. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
7. (If you are adding  the chocolate, mix until well incorporated).
8. Add the dry ingredients in 3 parts, alternating with buttermilk and vanilla.
9. With each addition , beat until the ingredients are incorporated but do not overbeat.
10. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the batter in a bowl to make sure the ingredients are well blended and the batter is smooth.
11. Carefully spoon the batter into the cupcake liners , filling them 3/4 .
12. Bake for 25 minutes. 
13. Cool the cupcakes in the tin for 15 minutes.
14. If you need please decorate it with butter cream icing.

P.S As  you know on normal day , I don't go in for icing. hopefully soon will build a page on different types of icing.

Recipe source: seasaltfromfood

Another Cupcake

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 100 grams butter
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup warm milk or water
• 1 1/4 cup sugar powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt (optional)
• 3 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp vanilla essence

Method:

1. Beat butter and sugar.
2. Add the eggs one at a time until light and fluffy.
3. Sieve all the dry ingredients.
4. Mix cocoa with milk or water.
5. Add the flour mixture and milk mixture alternately and beat well.
6. Bake in a preheated oven at 175C for 20minutes using cupcake pan with cases.

Enjoy Baking

S

Chocolate cupcakes .... ..for class party with noodles icing..!!

The recipe for chocolate cupcake is from ...Alice Medrich Recipe

Recipe for butter cream Icing is as follows:


Ingredients: 

• 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine softened
• 1 tsp vanilla essence
• 4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar 
• 2 tablespoons water

Method:

1. In large bowl, cream shortening and butter with electric mixer. Add vanilla. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Add water and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Keep bowl covered with a damp cloth until ready to use.
2. Pipe the icing using the required tips. 

My daugtie calls the green icing as noodles....!!