Desserts & Baking

Glamorous chocolate cupcakes

Makes 24
Easy
10 minutes
12 to 15 minutes

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Ingredients

Method
    For the cupcakes

  • 140 g butter, softened
  • 140 g caster sugar
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • 100 g self-raising flour
  • 25 g cornflour
  • 25 g cocoa powder
  • For the chocolate ganache

  • 200 g chocolate, melted
  • 30 ml cream
  • chocolate shavings or fresh berries, for garnishing

To make the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 170ºC.
Line a couple of 12-muffi n pans with baking cups. Combine all the ingredients and beat for 2 minutes or until smooth. Fill each cup halfway with batter.
Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden. Cool on a wire rack.

To make the ganache and decorate: In a saucepan, gently heat the chocolate with the cream. Spoon the mixture over the cupcakes and sprinkle with chocolate shavings or decorate with fresh berries.

Abigail Donnelly

Recipe by: Abigail Donnelly

Nothing excites Woolworths TASTE's Food Director quite as much as the challenge of dreaming up recipes with innovative new foods – or the thrill of creating deliciousness on a plate with the humblest of ingredients. With Abi by your side, you’ll be a cooking expert in no time at all.

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    Jacintha Tyrrell
    23 September 2020

    Just made these and they turned out wonderful! I added 1tsp vanilla essence, as well as 1tsp quality instant coffee dissolved in a tiny amount of water. This is an excellent recipe ?

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