Chocolate Smarties Cupcakes

Second attempt at cupcakes.

The recipe for this is from Nigella Lawson's How To Be a Domestic Goddess, however, the recipe is for a chocolate loaf but it makes delicious cupcakes.

Chocolate Cupcakes

Ingredients

110g unsalted butter

200g dark muscovado sugar

1 large egg, beaten

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

50g dark chocolate, melted and cooled a little

100g plain flour

1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda

125ml boiling water

Method

- Preheat oven to 180 c.

- Cream the butter and the sugar.

- Add the egg and vanilla, beating in well.

- Fold in the melted chocolate.

- Add the bicarbonate of soda to the flour.

- Gently add the flour and the boiling water alternately.

- Divide into paper cases.

- Bake for 30 minutes.

- Remove from tin and cool on rack.

Chocolate Icing

Ingredients

175g dark chocolate

75g milk chocolate

200ml double cream

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Method

- Break all chocolate into pieces.

- Heat chocolate, cream and vanilla in a saucepan until melted.

- Whisk until good consistency.

- Spread with back of spoon.