Cupcakes

A belated Birthday present for my flatmate

I adapted this cupcake recipe from Anna in the Kitchen

Chocolate Cupcakes

Makes 12

110g unsalted butter, softened

225g golden caster sugar

2 large eggs

150g self raising flour

100g plain flour

25g cocoa

120ml milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

- Heat the oven to gas mark 4 and line a 12 hole muffin tin with paper cases. 

- In a large mixing bowl cream together the butter and the sugar until well smooth. 

- Add the eggs one at a time, mixing into the mixture between additions. 

- Sift the flours into a separate, smaller, bowl. 

- Measure out the milk in a jug and then add the vanilla to this.

- Add 1/3 of the flour to the large bowl.  Beat well until combined. 

- Add 1/3 of the milk and beat again. 

- Add another 1/3 of the flour, then another 1/3 of the milk, then the last of the flour and then the last of the milk, beating well between additions. 

- Spoon the mixture into the paper cases.  Fill about 2/3 full. 

- Bake for about 25 mins until golden brown and a skewer inserted comes out clean.

- Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 5-10 minutes. 

- Then turn out to cool completely on a wire rack. 

- Decorate as you choose.

I have to say I was very impressed with how well these cupcakes have risen. I own the Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook and find the recipes never manage to make the 12 they promise, but can only get 8 or 9 out of one batch else end up with very small flat cupcakes.
If I were to make these again I substitute more cocoa powder for plain flour, and make the icing less-solid, as the cupcakes were a little dry, but they did go very well with a glass of milk :)

I meant to include the chocolate chips in the mix but forgot, so ended up putting them on top instead.