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Hot chocolate cupcakes.
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Hot chocolate cupcakes and hot chocolate frosting recipe

This hot chocolate cupcake topped with chocolate buttercream frosting will help you make delicious, moist cupcakes that melt in your mouth. Absolute heaven for chocolate lovers.
Author: Devy Dar
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Sweets & Desserts
Cuisine: American, British
Servings: 12 cupcakes

Equipment

  • Mixing bowl
  • Stand mixer or handheld mixer.
  • Spatula
  • Cupcake tin
  • Muffin cases

Ingredients

US Customary - Metric

For the cupcakes:

  • ½ cup hot chocolate powder/ drinking cocoa powder
  • ⅔  cup margarine or baking spread
  • ½ cup caster sugar
  • 1 cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour/ plain flour
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder

For the buttercream

  • 3 tablespoons hot chocolate powder
  • ⅓ cup butter softened
  • 1½ cup icing sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

For the cupcakes

  • Place the flour, sugar, hot chocolate powder, margarine, and eggs in a mixing bowl.
  • Using a handheld or stand mixer, beat the ingredients until you get a smooth batter.
  • Preheat the oven to 180℃/ 356℉ or gas mark 4, and prepare the cupcake tin with muffin cases.
  • Scoop and spoon the batter into each case. Bake for about 20-25 minutes until the top of the cupcake is firm but springy to the touch.
  • Take the cupcakes out of the tin and put them onto a cooling wire rack. Let them completely cool before putting the buttercream on them.

For the buttercream

  • Place the butter, icing sugar, and milk in a mixing bowl. Beat them until they all are mixed.
  • Add the hot chocolate powder to the butter mixture until you get a light and fluffy buttercream. It takes approximately 5 minutes to do so. However, if you want your buttercream to be smoother and fluffier, mix it longer.

Notes

  • Every hot chocolate powder has a different proportion of cocoa and sugar. I often use the ordinary hot drinking cocoa powder, though sometimes I use the one with the malt, too.
  • Making the buttercream can be painful, as the icing powder will go everywhere. Unless you use a stand mixer with a cover, if you use a handheld mixer, cover the bowl towards the mixer with cling film. Or, try mixing butter and icing sugar with a wooden spoon before using the handheld mixer.

Nutrition

Calories: 360kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 55mg | Sodium: 322mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 676IU | Vitamin C: 0.02mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 1mg

Disclaimer

Nutritional info in this recipe is only estimate using online calculator. You should refer to it as a guide only. Please verify with your own data if you seek an accurate info.