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5th May 2011

Perfect Chocolate Cup Cake

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W ot better can we have after a perfect long awaited long weekend !!!! Two consecutive weekends …Made the most of it… enjoying the perfect British Sunshine , swishing bits thro the tele catching glimpses of the Royal Wedding , BBQ , Riverside Walk , settling for hours by the beach, Picture time all the while to capture the right moments and have them in memories..
This lovely cuppy cake was a sure treat for H  for two thing… Firstly for being very thoughtful to pick a baking book for me.. Secondly he picked the book I had in mind and never disclosed it to him… Tat was truly telepathy.. The book was a Hummingbird Bakery cook book . I had read about their Red Velvet cake and had bookmarked it for working on it a bit later … H brings this book for me 3 days after… and I was just dumbstruck….. A smile was struck all the while and beaming even thro the darkness…

This cup cake actually uses a Devil’s Food cake base. Cocoa powder in it gives the right punch . Do not over mix as it would make the sponge heavy. Sponge should be light and moist .
INGREDIENTS :

Plain Flour 100g
Cocoa Powder 20g
Caster sugar 140g
Baking Powder 1.5 Tsp.
Unsalted Butter 40g
Whole Milk 120 ml
Large Egg 1 Nos
Vanilla Extract 1 Tsp.

DIRECTIONS:

  • Preheat the oven to 170 C. Line the muffin tins with papercases.
  • Bring together flour , coco powder, baking powder and butter and beat on a slow speed until we get a sandy consistency & well combined.
  • Whisk the wet ingredients together – Milk, egg & vanilla extract in a jug.
  • Slowly pour half the amount of wet ingredients into the dry , beat with a handheld electric whisk at a high speed until we get rid of all the lumps . Turn down the mixer to a slower speed and slowly incorporate the remaining  wet mixture.Continue to mix for a couple of minutes until a smooth mix is obtained. DO NOT OVER MIX.
  • Spoon the mixture into the papercases until 2/3rd full and bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 min. A skewer inserted in the centre should come out neat.
  • Leave the cup cakes to cool slightly in the tray .When Cup cakes are cold , spoon in frosting if you like  or just gobble them plain ..

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  1. Sharmilee! :) says

    5th May 2011 at 2:35 pm

    Yummy they look and the pics are super good

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  2. Sandhya Hariharan says

    5th May 2011 at 2:41 pm

    Thankoo Sharmilee for ur sooper quick comment..
    hows life n the lil one? Hows getting back to work?

    Reply
  3. aipi says

    5th May 2011 at 2:45 pm

    Oh my ~ So lovely they look that I want one of those..or two..or more :))
    The last pic is really nice.
    US Masala

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  4. Sandhya Hariharan says

    5th May 2011 at 2:56 pm

    Thanks Aipi… The last pic is my fav too..

    Reply
  5. Priti says

    5th May 2011 at 3:10 pm

    Looks so perfect n yum …fab clicks

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  6. Nitha says

    5th May 2011 at 3:47 pm

    Perfect cup cakes and perfect clicks..

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  7. Lena Rashmin Raj says

    5th May 2011 at 3:47 pm

    wowww..they look so cute..those mpaper cups are so beautiful..from wr u got it?? i get normal white ones which i dnt like… muffins looks so spongy and soft 🙂

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  8. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

    5th May 2011 at 4:06 pm

    they do look perfect and moist and chocolate rich dear 🙂

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  9. Santosh Bangar says

    5th May 2011 at 4:19 pm

    yummy and moist cupcake are tempting!!!!!

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  10. Chitra says

    5th May 2011 at 5:15 pm

    wow, this cake suits the title. Its perfect indeed 🙂

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  11. Raksha says

    5th May 2011 at 5:26 pm

    Hari is so sweet na, reading your mind and getting things 🙂

    Reply
  12. Jagruti જાગૃતિ says

    5th May 2011 at 5:29 pm

    5 stars
    didn't we had lovely weekends..look at now:(…cupcakes looks so nice and tempting..lovely pics !

    Reply
  13. Priya says

    5th May 2011 at 7:26 pm

    Omg, cant take my eyes from ur clicks,wat an elegant and fabulous looking cupcakes,very addictive..

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  14. Satrupa says

    5th May 2011 at 8:53 pm

    Just when I made this vow of reducing my chocolate intake bang comes this delicious cupcake. Thinking of putting my plans away for a while 🙂

    Luv the cupcakes …. perfect n adorable 🙂

    Reply
  15. divya says

    5th May 2011 at 9:34 pm

    Slurp,mouthwatering here..

    Reply
  16. Shama Nagarajan says

    6th May 2011 at 10:24 am

    tempting drooling pictures…yumyum..please rush ur entries for Fast food-Noodles in my blog.

    Reply
  17. Kairali sisters says

    6th May 2011 at 1:12 pm

    They definitely looks perfect Sandy and loved the cute cups and decors..

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  18. jeyashrisuresh says

    6th May 2011 at 3:14 pm

    what a tempting cake and an excellent click.nice to see u after a long time

    Reply
  19. simply.food says

    6th May 2011 at 5:38 pm

    Moist and simply delectable.

    Reply
  20. Sonia says

    7th May 2011 at 2:12 am

    Hi sandhya, The chocolate cupcakes are looking absolutely delightful. Have a great day….Sonia !!!

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  21. Ananda Rajashekar says

    8th May 2011 at 2:41 pm

    those little cups and tea pot is so cute so is the cupcake!

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  22. Mehjabeen Arif says

    10th May 2011 at 8:23 am

    Perfect cup cakes.. Nice click !

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  23. Ambreen says

    12th May 2011 at 1:40 pm

    My mouth is watering right now watching these lovely pics! Looks so delicious … absolutely perfect!

    Reply
  24. RAKS KITCHEN says

    16th May 2011 at 8:04 am

    Wow,the cup cakes looks perfectly done and the presentation is so gud and cute I must add :)great job!

    Reply
  25. dina says

    28th June 2014 at 4:33 pm

    looks like a yummy chocolate cupcake!

    Reply

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