Cupcakes are an easy and delicious sweet treat and these chocolate chip cupcakes are what I loved most. You have a moist vanilla cupcake full of chocolate chips topped with a smooth chocolate buttercream. It is simple and utterly yummy!
125gramsunsalted butteror a baking butter like stork
125gramslight brown soft sugar
2medium eggs
125gramsself-raising flour
0.5teaspoonvanilla extract
1teaspoonsbaking powder
100gchocolate chips(or chop up a chocolate bar)
Buttercream Ingredients
60gunsalted butter
80gicing sugar / confectioners sugar
3tablespoonscocoa powder
80gCream Cheese
sprinkles
Instructions
Add cupcake cases to a cupcake tin and preheat the oven to 180ºC/ 160º fan/ 356ºF.
Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs one at a time and mix in with the vanilla extract.
Sieve the flour and baking powder in to the mix and gently stir it in.
Chop up the chocolate and add to the mix.
Add the mixture to the cupcake cases.
Pop the cupcakes into the oven and bake for 12-18 minutes until golden brown and until a cake tester comes out clean.
Leave to cool on a wire rack.
Chocolate Buttercream
In a mixer (or using a hand mixer), beat the butter and sugar together to make a smooth buttercream.
Drain off any excess water in the cream cheese and add it to the buttercream mix along with the vanilla extract and cocoa powder.
Beat again until smooth and pop it in the fridge to set slightly.
When the cupcakes are cool, add the buttercream to a piping bag with a star nozzle. Pipe the buttercream on each cupcake. Add your decorations and serve,