Rich Chocolate Cupcakes

A chocolate cupcakes recipe is a small cake designed to serve one person, frequently baked in a small, thin paper or aluminum cup with delicious frosting on top. As with larger cakes, cake decorations are common on cupcakes. The first mention of the cupcake can be traced as far back as 1796, when a recipe notation of "a cake to be baked in small cups" was written in American Cookery by Amelia Simms. Here is a recipe showing you how to bake a chocolate cupcakes recipe which is rich and moist with ganache frosting on top.

Below is a video showing you how to make Rich Chocolate Cupcakes

Recipe
120 gm Dark Couverture Chocolate
120 gm Unsalted Butter
250 gm Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla Essence
3 nos Whole Egg
110 gm Soft Flour
1/8 tsp Salt

Method
1) Melt chocolate together with the butter in a bowl by placing it on top of simmering water.
2) Make sure the chocolate is properly melted and set aside for 15 minutes to cool down a little.
3) Add in sugar and mix using a hand mixer or just a wooden spoon till smooth.
4) Add in vanilla essence followed by eggs one by one.
5) Last of all add in flour and salt and mix till smooth.
6) Scoop batter into prepared baking or paper cups 2/3 full.
7) Bake in oven at 170 C (338F) for 20 to 30 minutes depending on the size of paper cup (the larger ones will take longer) Check by inserting a toothpick to the center of cupcakes. If it comes out clean it means the cake is done)
8) Spread with ganache frosting on top, decorate and serve.

Recipe makes 8 Large Baking Cups and 16 Regular Paper Cups