Chocolate Centered Cupcakes

Cook Time: 20 - 25 Minutes

What you need

  • 175g/6oz Odlums Self Raising Flour
  • 150g/5oz Butter or Margarine (room temperature)
  • 150g/5oz Shamrock Golden Caster Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • Few drops of Goodall’s Vanilla Extract
  • 2 tablespoons Water

Filling

  • Chocolate pieces or chocolate spread

Icing

  • 225g/8oz Icing Sugar
  • 150g/5oz Butter or Margarine (room temperature)
  • 2 tablespoon Cocoa, sieved

Recipe Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Line cupcake tin with paper cases.
  2. Put the flour, butter/margarine, sugar, eggs, vanilla and water into a mixing bowl and beat until smooth.
  3. Put spoonfuls of dough into base of paper cases. Place a piece of chocolate or drop teaspoons of chocolate spread/nutella on top, then top with another spoonful of dough.
  4. Bake for 20-25 minutes until risen and springs back when gently pressed. Cool on a wire tray.
  5. When cool, beat icing ingredients together and pipe or spread on top of cupcakes.

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