Chocolate Cupcakes

 Our chocolate cupcakes are simple to make and taste delicious. Check out our recipe below…

Ingredients – For the cupcakes, serve 12 

• 175g of Jersey Dairy unsalted butter (softened) 
• 115g self raising flour 
• 40g cocoa powder 
• 3 large eggs 
• 165g caster sugar 
• 1tsp baking powder
• 4 tbsp boiling water 

For the buttercream  

• 60g Jersey Dairy unsalted butter (softened)
• 3 tbsp Jersey Dairy whole milk 
• 30g cocoa powder 
• 250g icing sugar 
• Grated chocolate for sprinkling on top 

Method

– Preheat the oven to 200C. 

– Line a muffin tine with paper cases. Sift the cocoa powder into a large bowl and pour in the boiling water and mix into a thick paste. 

– Add the Jersey butter, eggs, flour and caster sugar into the bowl and mix with an electric hand whisk (or beat well with a wooden spoon). 

– Divide the mixture equally between the 12 paper cases. Bake in the oven for about 12-15 minutes until they are well risen. Leave to cool on a wire rack.  

–  While the cupcakes are cooling you can make the chocolate icing. Melt the butter and pour it into a mixing bowl. Sift in the cocoa powder and stir in the icing sugar a little at a time alongside the Jersey milk until it turns glossy and spreadable. 

– Use a piping bag or create your own using a sandwich bag and create a slit in one corner to pipe the mix over the cupcakes. Sprinkle the grated chocolate over the iced cupcakes and leave to set before serving. 

– Share and enjoy your chocolate cupcakes with a cup of tea or a glass of Jersey milk.