Mud Chocolate Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 60g dark cooking chocolate
• 2/3 c. water
• 90g softened unsalted butter
• 1 c. firmly packed soft brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 c. self raising flour
• 2 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1/3 c. almond meal

Method

1. Preheat oven to 170 degrees celsius.
2. Put water and broken up chocolate and microwave on low heat in a medium bowl, stirring intermittently until melted and as smooth as you can.
3. It will not combine perfectly - but don't worry.
4. Cream butter and sugar, then mix in eggs.
5. Stir in sifted flour, cocoa powder, almond meal and warm chocolate mixture.
6. Divide mixture between 12 cupcake liners and bake for 25 mins.
7. Stand cakes for 5 minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool.

Ingredients

• 1/2 c. cream
• 90g milk chocolate
• 110g dark chocolate

Method

1. In a small saucepan, bring cream to boil then remove from heat.
2. Add broken up chocolate and stir until smooth.
3. Allow mixture to cool (refrigerate for 30 mins if necessary), then whisk until a good texture for icing your cake/cupcakes.