Velvety Smooth Chocolate Mud Cupcakes
Directions
- 1Pour 2 cups of hot boiling water into a large jug or bowl.
- 2Combine the hot boiling water with half a cup of cocoa powder.
- 3Whisk until the cocoa is completely dissolved.
- 4Set the cocoa mixture aside.
- 5Cream together 250 grams of butter, two cups of caster sugar, and two teaspoons of vanilla extract using an electric beater.
- 6Crack in three eggs, one at a time, beating the mixture in between each egg.
- 7Sift in one and a half cups of plain flour and give that a good mix with your electric mixer.
- 8Sift in one cup of self-raising flour and half a teaspoon of baking soda.
- 9Add in half of your cocoa mixture and mix.
- 10Add in the rest of your cocoa mixture and give it one final mix.
- 11Make sure you clean down the sides of your bowl and between mixing.
- 12Set out the cupcake liners that you're going to use.
- 13Fill the liners with the batter, you're gonna get about 24 cupcakes out of this recipe.
- 14Bake them at 180 degrees for about 20 to 25 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 cups boiling water
- 0.5 cup cocoa powder
- 250 g butter
- 2 cups caster sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1.5 cups plain flour
- 1 cup self-raising flour
- 0.5 tsp baking soda
Equipment
large jug or bowlwhiskelectric beatersifterbaking cupsbaking tray
Tips
- The key to making these cupcakes particularly velvety and smooth is dissolving the cocoa.
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