E is for Easy Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

My daughter, Miss B loves to bake, so today she is sharing an easy chocolate cupcake & icing recipe with you. She added a little treat inside the cupcakes too. This was one of her activities from our School Holiday Ideas Jar. 

Easy Chocolate Cupcake Recipe

Ingredients: (Makes six cupcakes)
You will need:

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup sugar (castor)

2 eggs

1 cup of Self-Raising Flour

2 teaspoons of cocoa powder

Mix together butter and sugar. Add eggs.

Add flour, & cocoa powder

Stir it all together

Spoon the mixture into muffin cups

Bake for 15-20 minutes or until knife/chopstick inserted into the cupcake comes out clean.
Leave to cool and then decorate!

Easy Icing Recipe

Ingredients: 
You will need: 

1 1/2 cup of icing sugar

1 tablespoon of butter

1-3 teaspoons of water/milk (note: milk will make it smooth)

1 drop of colouring

Method: 

Combine icing sugar & butter in a bowl. Once done, add milk a bit at a time until you get the consistency you want. Add colour & spread over your cupcake.

Once cooled, scoop out the middle of the cupcake (keeping the top) 

Add your favourite chocolate treats (M&Ms, Jaffas etc)

Put the top back on to hide your treats.

Ready for the icing!

Add your choice of sprinkles

Enjoy!!!