Chocolate Cupcakes

Name: Chocolate Cupcakes
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 175 g plain flour; 1/4 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 75 g cocoa powder; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons butter softened; 300 g caster sugar; 2 eggs; 3/4 teaspoon vanilla essence; 250 ml milk; Chocolate buttercream frosting; 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 3 and 1/2 cups icing sugar; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 3 Tablespoons heavy cream or milk; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; Sprinklers few

Zahra Shaikh @cook_9781601

India

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Zahra Shaikh @cook_9781601

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Ingredients

175 gplain flour
1/4 teaspoonbicarbonate of soda
2 teaspoonsbaking powder
75 gcocoa powder
1/8 teaspoonsalt
3 tablespoonsbutter softened
300 gcaster sugar
2eggs
3/4 teaspoonvanilla essence
250 mlmilk
Chocolate buttercream frosting
1 cupunsalted butter, softened to room temperature
3 and 1/2 cups icing sugar
1/2 cupunsweetened cocoa powder
3 Tablespoonsheavy cream or milk
1/4 teaspoonsalt
2 teaspoonspure vanilla extract
Sprinklers few

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Steps

1

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C. Line a tray with paper cups.
2

Sift together the flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, cocoa and salt.Set aside.
3

In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
4

Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, then stir in the vanilla.
5

Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk; beat well. Fill the paper cups 3/4's full.
6

Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack
7

Chocolate butter cream frosting :- With a hand mixer beat the butter on medium speed until creamy - about 2 minutes
8

Add icing sugar, cocoa powder, heavy cream, salt, and vanilla extract. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then increase to high speed and beat for 2 full minutes
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Add up to 1/2 cup more sugar if frosting is too thin or another Tablespoon of cream if frosting is too thick.