Chocolate Cup Cakes Recipe

You will need a 12 hole bun tin and paper baking cases.

Ingredients 150g (5oz) margarine 150g (5oz) golden caster sugar 3 eggs 200g (7oz) self-raising flour 25g (1oz) cocoa 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Topping 1 tablespoon cocoa 3 tablespoons boiling water 75g (3oz) butter 175g (6oz) icing sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Method

Heat the oven to gas 5 /190C / 375. Place paper cases in the bun tins.

Cream together the fat and sugar, gradually beat in the eggs. Sieve together the flour and cocoa and fold in with the vanilla. Divide between the tins and bake for approximately 20 -25 minutes or until firm, Leave to cool.

Butter icing: mix the cocoa with the boiling water and put on one side. Beat together the butter and icing sugar, then the cooled cocoa and vanilla.

Pipe or spread on top of the cakes.