CUPCAKES! ~ Chocolate ... Happy Mother's Day!

All things CHOCOLATE, my dearest son's FAVOURITE! I also wanted to try out this new recipe book I bought at MPH for RM19.90 only called "Makan: Cupcakes, Muffins & Scones" by Azza Pawanchik.

This recipe is called Chocolate Cupcakes (pg. 23). Here is the recipe:-

Ingredients

2 CUPS ~ Boiling Water

1 1/2 CUPS ~ Unsweeten Cocoa Powder

2 3/4 CUPS ~ All Purpose Flour

2 Tsp ~ Baking Soda

1/2 Tsp ~ Baking Powder

1/2 Tsp ~ Salt

1 CUP ~ Butter at Room Tempreture

2 CUPS ~ Sugar

4 Eggs

1 1/2 Tsp Vanilla Extract / Essense

Method

1. Preheat Oven at 180'C / 350'F. Pour boiling water over cocoa powder & mix thoroughly until smooth. Let cool.

2.Combine the Flour, Salt, Baking Soda, and Baking Powder together in seperate bowl.

3. Cream together the Sugar, Butter, and beat until light & fluffy. Beat in the eggs (one at a time) and then add the Vanilla Essense. Add the Flour and Cocoa Mixture alternatively in a dry-wet-dry method, beginning and ending with the dry.

4. Place in cupcake papers and bake for 18-22 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1/2 CUP ~ Butter at room tempreture

8oz (250g) Philadelphia Cream Cheese at room tempreture

2 - 3 CUPS of Powdered Sugar (better known as Icing Sugar)

1 Tsp ~ Vanilla Extract / Essense

Method

1. With an electric mixer, mix the Butter & Cream Cheese together, about 3 minutes on medium speed until very smooth. Scrape down the sides & bottom of the bowl to ensure even mixing.

2. Add the Vanilla Essense and mix. Slowly add the Powdered/Icing Sugar. Keep adding until desired sweetness.

3. Spoon into a piping bag to decorate your cupcake. (Note : I didn't have a piping bag so I just spread mine witha knife & sprinkled sugar hearts over it as deco)