Chocolate Valentine Cupcakes
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 10 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 40 min.
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Ingredients
for
12
- For the cupcakes
- ½ cup butter
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 2 eggs (beaten)
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup milk
- For the chocolate buttercream
- 0.333 cup cream (48% fat)
- 6 ozs Milk chocolate (40% cocoa solids, chopped)
- ¼ cup butter
- To decorate
- Chocolate heart
- 6 chocolate pretzel (broken in half)
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eggPreparation steps
1.
For the cupcakes: heat the oven to 190°C (170° fan) 375°F gas 5. Place 12 paper cases in a 12 hole bun tin.
2.
Beat the butter in a mixing bowl until soft and light. Beat in the sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
3.
Beat in the eggs, gradually until well blended. Sift in the flour, baking powder and cocoa and fold in gently until incorporated. Stir in the milk.
4.
Spoon into the paper cases and bake for 20-25 minutes until golden and firm to the touch. Leave in the tins for 5 minutes then place on a wire rack to cool.
5.
For the chocolate buttercream: heat the cream to a boil in a pan. Remove from the heat and add the chocolate. Stir until melted, then stir in the butter until the mixture is smooth and shiny. Chill until thick enough to spread.
6.
Spread the buttercream on top of each cake. Decorate with chocolate hearts. Place a pretzel half in the centre of each cake.
