Chocolate Cupcakes #anchorrewardsclub

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Now for the Recipe.......ROYAL CUPCAKES

Chocolate Cupcakes made in Anchor Silicone Cupcake Cases 

INGREDIENTS

130g Anchor® butter softened
130g caster sugar

My boy's had fun making the cupcakes

3 eggs
180g plain flour, plus 1 tbsp
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 tbsp whole milk
1 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp cocoa powder

FOR THE FILLING/TOPPING
Vanilla buttercream:
100g Anchor® butter softened
200g icing sugar
few drops lemon juice
½ tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp whole milk
1 tsp cocoa powder

DIRECTIONS

1 Preheat the oven to 180C, gas mark 4; line a 12-hole muffin tin with cases. In a large bowl, beat together the butter and sugar with electric beaters for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then beat in 1 tbsp flour. Now tip half the mixture into a separate bowl.

2 For the vanilla cupcakes, beat the vanilla extract and 2 tbsp milk into one half of the batter. Then fold through 90g flour and ½(half) tsp baking powder. Divide the mixture between 6 of the muffin cases.

Time to ice the Cupcakes

3 For the chocolate cupcakes beat the milk into the second bowl of batter. Then fold through the cocoa and the remaining 90g flour and ½(half) tsp baking powder. Divide the mixture between the remaining 6 muffin cases.

4 Bake all the cupcakes for 20 minutes, then cool in the tin for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

5 To make the buttercream, using electric beaters, beat together the butter and icing sugar for 3-4 minutes until light and fluffy. Beat in the lemon juice and vanilla extract. Warm the milk in the microwave and pour into the bowl; beat until you have a smooth, creamy icing. You can also add food colouring to half the icing.

6 Pipe or swirl the buttercream onto the cooled cupcakes, then decorate as desired.

Chocolate cupcakes fit for a queen.
Serves:12 Cooking time:20 minutes Preparing time:30 minutes.

This recipe is from Anchor Dairy Recipes I adjusted the recipe by adding cocoa powder to the buttercream.

Cooked...Cooled...Decorated...Ready to Eat.

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