Chocolate Nest Cupcakes

Chocolate Nest Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS:

250 ml (140 g)	Snowflake self-raising flour
1 ml	Salt
45 ml	Cocoa powder
125 ml(100 g)	Sugar
1	Extra-large egg
60 ml	Milk
80 ml	Cooking oil
5 ml	Caramel essence
12	Small chocolate eggs
1	Chocolate Flake, crumbled
CHOCOLATE BUTTER ICING :
125 g	Butter or margarine, softened
500 ml(250 g)	Icing sugar, sifted
60 ml(20 g)	Cocoa powder
5 ml	Caramel essence
30 ml	Milk

METHOD:

STEP 1

Sift flour, salt and cocoa powder together. Add sugar.

STEP 2

Whisk egg, milk, oil and essence together. Add to dry ingredients and mix well.

STEP 3

Spoon mixture into paper cups, filling each two-thirds full. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 12 – 15 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

CHOCOLATE BUTTER ICING

Cream butter and icing sugar together. Add remaining ingredients and beat to a smooth spreadable consistency. Pipe or spread onto cupcakes and decorate with eggs and crumbled Flake