Instead of the usual “Hello World!” post, how about a recipe for chocolate cupcakes?
Ingredients:
155g margarine
200g caster sugar
2 eggs
1tsp vanilla extract
200-220g plain flour
1/2 cup – 3/4 cup cocoa powder
1tsp baking powder
1/2tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/2tsp salt
~ 1 cup milk
? 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Preheat oven 375C Gas mark 5
Sift dry ingredients together
Cream margarine and sugar until fluffy
Beat eggs and vanilla extract
Beat eggs and vanilla into creamed margarine and sugar
- Add a little of the flour mix to the margarine and sugar before beating in the eggs
- Add eggs approx 1/2 at a time
Fold in flour
- Flour then milk, flour, milk and finish by folding in flour
Stir in chocolate chips
Fill cases
Bake (around 20 minutes)
And remember “Cookies need love like everything does” so that includes chocolate cupcakes too!
