Recipe: Chocolate cupcake

Orange cupcakes (serves 18 cupcakes):

Ingredients

• 250g caster sugar
• 250g of unsalted butter
• 4 eggs
• 340ml warm milk
• 330g self raising flour
• 60g cocoa powder
• A pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon of butter oil
• 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest
• Paper cupcakes

Preparation

1. Preheat oven at 160 degrees Celsius.
2. Beat butter and sugar for 5 minutes until fluffy.
3. Add eggs (with yolk), one at a time, and beat to combine.
4. Sift the flour and cocoa powder into a bowl and add the salt.
5. Add the flour and milk mixture to the stand mixer, alternating flour and milk one after another. Then add butter oil and beat for 3 minutes.
6. Scoop the batter into the paper cupcakes until 65% filled.
7. Finally, bake mixture in preheated oven for 19 minutes or until well baked.