Chocolate fudge cupcakes

Chocolate fudge cupcakes

These bright and fun cupcakes are perfect for kids' parties

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 12

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 - 30 mins

Plus cooling
Freezable

Can be frozen un-iced

Method

  1. Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3 and line a 12-hole muffin tin with cases. Gently melt the butter, chocolate, sugar and 100ml hot water together in a large saucepan, stirring occasionally, then set aside to cool a little while you weigh the other ingredients.
  2. Stir the eggs and vanilla into the chocolate mixture. Put the flour into a large mixing bowl, then stir in the chocolate mixture until smooth. Spoon into cases until just over three-quarters full (you may have a little mixture leftover), then set aside for 5 mins before putting on a low shelf in the oven and baking for 20-22 mins. Leave to cool.
  3. For the icing, melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water. Once melted, turn off the heat, stir in the double cream and sift in the icing sugar. When spreadable, top each cake with some and decorate with your favourite sprinkles and sweets.

Per serving

505 kcalories, protein 59g, carbohydrate 59g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 2g, sugar 44g, salt 0.51 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2010.

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  • 09 September 2012

    KittieBittie commented on this recipe

    If you have a piping bag, cut the end into a small hole, bend the bottom of the piping bag (to stop the mixture pureeing out) put the cup cake mixture into the piping bag and pie into the cases 3/4 of the way! It's always the best way for me when using a running mixture!.

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  • 12 October 2012

    sandykid rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made these cakes with my little boy, they were so easy and so impresive when they came out. Most of my cakes go flat these rose perfectly. I will be making these all the time for family and friends and all my parties from now on. Thanx for the recipe

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  • 11 November 2012

    Languedoc Linda rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Very disappointed in this recipe. These cupcakes were far too rich, they took much longer to cook than stated in the recipe and had a strange texture. Will look for alternative chocolate cupcake recipes.

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  • 08 January 2013

    Meteoraah rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Pretty good. This was just my second time baking, so was relieved when it turned out well. I did have to improvise a bit. I used 1) milk chocolate instead of plain chocolate, 2) fresh cream (25% fat) instead of double cream. (Not sure if we get double cream that easily in India.) 3) Also, since I used milk chocolate, I toned down the amount of sugar in the icing to 35 gm. 4) Used the microwave in the convection mode instead of an oven. All in all, it turned out perfectly delicious. Will try again with dark chocolate. :)

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  • 08 January 2013

    Meteoraah commented on this recipe

    Just read Languedoc Linda's comments and agree that they ARE very rich. Also, mine took around 25-30 mins to bake well but I attributed that to the use of microwave (convection mode).

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  • 16 March 2013

    ChrisN commented on this recipe

    These are quick, easy, delicious and light. I will 100% be making these again. Highly recommended!

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  • 16 March 2013

    ChrisN commented on this recipe

    These are quick, easy, delicious and light. I will 100% be making these again. Highly recommended!

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  • 12 May 2013

    elizabeth swan commented on this recipe

    great for making cake pops

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 12

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 30 mins

Cook time

Cook 25 - 30 mins

Plus cooling
Freezable

Can be frozen un-iced

Ingredients

  • 200g butter
  • 200g plain chocolate , under 70% cocoa solids is fine
  • 200g light, soft brown sugar
  • 2 eggs , beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 250g self-raising flour
  • Smarties , sweets and sprinkles, to decorate

FOR THE ICING

  • 200g plain chocolate
  • 100ml double cream , not fridge-cold
  • 50g icing sugar
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Per serving

505 kcalories, protein 59g, carbohydrate 59g, fat 29 g, saturated fat 17g, fibre 2g, sugar 44g, salt 0.51 g

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