Grasshopper cupcakes

Method

• step 1

  Cream the all the sugars and the butter. Preheat the oven to Gas 4, 180*. Line the muffin tray with cases

• step 2

  Slowly sift the flour into the mixture, fold it in. Add the baking power.

• step 3

  Crack the eggs and add them to the mixture one at a time so as not to chase them around the bowl. Put the milk into the mixture and beat. It should be a smooth batter.

• step 4

  Fold in the cocoa powder. Melt the chocolate then fold in to the batter once again.

• step 5

  Put some oven gloves on and place your trays into the oven and cook for 20-30 minutes

• step 6

  For the minty insides, cream the softened butter and the icing sugar together. Mix in the food colouring and the mint flavour to the butter cream.

• step 7

  Next add the double cream (only use 1 tablespoon of you want it to be thicker and stiffer but use 2 if it is to be slightly thinner and go further).

• step 8

  Once the cakes are out of the oven leave them to cool. Once cooled, cut out a section on the top and put some icing in then place the cut out cake back on top.

• step 9

  Enjoy!