Hot chocolate cupcakes

Preparation time: 25 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Makes: 12

Chocolate cupcake with whipped buttercream topped with marshmallows, cocoa powder and steam!


Ingredients:
4oz Unsalted butter
4oz Self raising flour
4oz Caster sugar
2oz Cocoa powder
2 Eggs

Buttercream:
200g Unsalted butter (soft)
450g Sifted icing sugar

Decoration:
Sprinkle of cocoa powder
Around 36 mini marshmallows (3 on each)
50g Dark chocolate

Method:

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C and line a cupcake tray with cases. In a bowl mix together the butter and sugar using an electric whisk. Whisk until light and fluffy, from there add in the eggs, cocoa powder and flour and carry on whisking until fully combined.

2. Spoon the mixture evenly into each case and place in the oven for about 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. When your cupcakes are done set aside to cool.

3. While your cupcakes are cooling its time to make the chocolate steams. Line a dinner tray with grease proof paper. Melt 50g of dark chocolate in the microwave or over a pan. When the chocolate has melted, move into a small piping bag and pipe large S letters like steam. Make at least 12 to put onto each cupcake. Place in the fridge until you have decorated the cakes.

4. Cream the butter into a large bowl. To make the buttercream look whiter and more like whipped cream, keep whisking the butter until light in colour. Then gradually add in the icing sugar. Place the buttercream into a large piping bag fitted with a nozzle of your choice! Pipe a swirl on each cupcake, top with 3 marshmallows and carefully place the chocolate steam on top. Repeat for each cupcake until complete. When decorated, pour a little bit of cocoa powder into a sieve, gently sprinkle cocoa powder over the cupcakes, try not to hit the sieve too hard.

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