CCH
HOOCCOOLLA
ATTEE CCU
UPPCCA
AK
KEES
S
Makes 6
50g unsalted butte
r, at room temperatu
re
50g caster sugar
1 medium egg
25g self-raising flo
ur
25g cocoa powder
For the frosting
25g milk chocolate
50g mascarpone, at
room temperature
pecan nuts, to decor
ate
Method
1. In a bowl, cream
together the butter
and sugar until pa
le. Add the
egg and beat until
thoroughly combin
ed.
2. Sift the flour
and cocoa into the
bowl and fold into
the mixture
until almost smoot
h.
3. Line the cupca
ke holes with cake
cases and spoon
the mixture
equally between the
m. Bake for 8 to 10
minutes. When th
e cakes
are ready, turn them
out onto a wire rac
k to cool.
4. Whilst the ca
kes are cooling, b
egin to make the
frosting by
melting the chocola
te in a bowl over a
pan of gently simm
ering
water. Stir until th
e chocolate has melt
ed smoothly.
5. Remove the bow
l from the heat and
let the chocolate cool
. Whisk the
mascarpone into t
he cooled chocolate
until smooth. Sp
oon the
frosting onto the c
ooled cakes and de
corate each with a
halved
pecan nut.
VVA
AN
NIILLLLA
A CCU
UPPCCA
AK
KEES
S
Makes 6
50g unsalted butte
r, at room temperatu
re
50g caster sugar
1 medium egg
½ teaspoon vanilla
extract
50g self-raising flo
ur
For the frosting
100g white chocolat
e
125ml soured cream
raspberries or sweet
s, to decorate
Method
1. In a bowl, cream
together the butter
and sugar until pa
le. Add the
egg and vanilla ext
ract, and beat until
thoroughly combin
ed.
2. Sift the flour i
nto the bowl and fo
ld into the mixture
until almost
smooth.
3. Line the cupca
ke holes with cake
cases and spoon
the mixture
equally between the
m. Bake for 8 to 10
minutes. When th
e cakes
are ready, turn them
out onto a wire rac
k to cool.
4. Whilst the ca
kes are cooling, b
egin to make the
frosting by
melting the chocola
te in a bowl over a
pan of gently simm
ering
water. Stir until th
e chocolate has melt
ed smoothly.
5. Remove the bow
l from the heat and
let the chocolate co
ol slightly.
Gently stir the sou
red cream into the
cooled chocolate un
til thick
and creamy. Spoon
the frosting onto th
e cooled cakes and d
ecorate
with raspberries or s
weets
.
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