Perfect Chocolate Cup Cake

W ot better can we have after a perfect long awaited long weekend !!!! Two consecutive weekends ?Made the most of it? enjoying the perfect British Sunshine , swishing bits thro the tele catching glimpses of the Royal Wedding , BBQ , Riverside Walk , settling for hours by the beach , Picture time all the while to capture the right moments and have them in memories..

This lovely cuppy cake was a sure treat for H  for two thing? Firstly for being very thoughtful to pick a baking book for me.. Secondly he picked the book I had in mind and never disclosed it to him? Tat was truly telepathy.. The book was a Hummingbird Bakery cook book . I had read about their Red Velvet cake and had bookmarked it for working on it a bit later ? H brings this book for me 3 days after? and I was just dumbstruck?.. A smile was struck all the while and beaming even thro the darkness?





SOURCE: Hummingbird Bakery Cook Book



This cup cake actually uses a Devil?s Food cake base. Cocoa powder in it gives the right punch . Do not over mix as it would make the sponge heavy. Sponge should be light and moist .

INGREDIENTS :




Plain Flour 50g
Cocoa Powder 10g
Caster sugar 70g
Baking Powder 3/4th Tsp.
Unsalted Butter 20g
Whole Milk 60g
Small Egg 1
Vanilla Extract 1/4th Tsp.


DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 170 C. Line the muffin tins with papercases.
Bring together flour , coco powder, baking powder and butter and beat on a slow speed until we get a sandy consistency & well combined.
Whisk the wet ingredients together ? Milk, egg & vanilla extract in a jug.
Slowly pour half the amount of wet ingredients into the dry , beat with a handheld electric whisk at a high speed until we get rid of all the lumps . Turn down the mixer to a slower speed and slowly incorporate the remaining  wet mixture.Continue to mix for a couple of minutes until a smooth mix is obtained. DO NOT OVER MIX.
Spoon the mixture into the papercases until 2/3rd full and bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 min. A skewer inserted in the centre should come out neat.




Leave the cup cakes to cool slightly in the tray .When Cup cakes are cold , spoon in frosting if you like  or just gobble them plain ..