chocolate & coconut cup cakes
Makes 12 cup cakes
ingredients
- Cake -
- 50g plain chocolate
- 175g softened unsalted butter
- 175g golden caster sugar
- 40g cocoa
- 3 eggs beaten
- 125g self raising flour sifted
- 1½tsp baking powder sifted
- 150g Dorset Cereals Dark Chocolate Macadamia Granola
- 2 tbsp Greek style coconut yogurt
- Frosting-
- 4 tbsp golden syrup
- 150ml double cream
- 200g plain chocolate
- 150g milk chocolate
- 100g Greek style coconut yogurt
- Equipment needed -
- Sieve
- Mixing bowl or electric mixer
- Small heatproof bowl
- Spoon or spatula
- Muffin tray
- Small knife
method
- These are sure to be a crowd pleaser: moist chocolate sponge topped with a coconut & chocolate fudge frosting - go on indulge!
- Pre-heat the oven to 180°C gas mark 4 and line a muffin tray with paper cases
- Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and microwave on medium power for 1 minute until melted alternatively place over a pan of simmering water.
- Beat the butter sugar cocoa powder and eggs in a mixing bowl until soft
- Add the flour and baking powder
- Lastly gently stir in the melted chocolate cereal and yogurt until well combined
- Spoon the mixture into the cases and bake for 20 minutes until risen and firm to touch
- Leave to cool
- In a small bowl heat the icing ingredients except the yogurt in a microwave until the chocolate is melted
- Again this can be done over a pan of simmering water
- Leave to cool slightly and then stir in the yogurt leave to cool completely
- The frosting must be soft but not runny
- Begin by spooning the frosting into the centre and carefully using the back of a knife spread over the cakes
- Try - sprinkle with extra desiccated coconut or chocolate shavings
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