Wow your guests with these fantastic Double Chocolate Cupcakes. This an easy cupcake recipe that will make about 12 cupcakes. You dinner guests will be talking about them for the rest of the night.

Ingredients

  • 1 quantity classic cupcake recipe
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder, sifted
  • 3/4 cup dark or milk choc bits
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, extra, to serve
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 200g dark chocolate, roughly chopped

Method

  1. Follow step 1 of classic cupcake recipe, reducing self-raising flour to 11/2 cups. Stir in cocoa powder and choc bits.
  2. Follow step 2.
  3. Bake cupcakes following step 3.
  4. Make icing: Place cream and chocolate into a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water. Stir with a metal spoon until smooth. Remove from heat. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or until a spreadable consistency. Spread over cupcakes. Sprinkle with cocoa.
  5. Shortcut: Place cream and chocolate into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat, uncovered, stirring every 30 seconds with a metal spoon, for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on MEDIUM (50%) power, or until melted and smooth.