Chocolate Cupcakes

Name: Chocolate Cupcakes
Ingredients: 14 tablespoons butter; 6 ounces dark chocolate; 1 1/2 cups brown sugar; 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 cup cocoa powder; 3/4 cup milk; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 18 ounces fondant; 3 drops food coloring blue; powdered sugar for dusting; 16 silver heart sugar decorations

13 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

14 tablespoons butter
6 ounces dark chocolate
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 cup cocoa powder
3/4 cup milk
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
18 ounces fondant
3 drops food coloring blue
powdered sugar for dusting
16 silver heart sugar decorations

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 325°F. Line 16 recesses of a muffin pan with paper liners.
2

Combine butter, chocolate and brown sugar. Gently heat until melted. Set aside to cool.
3

Meanwhile, sift flour, baking powder, cocoa powder and a pinch of salt into a bowl. Whisk together milk, eggs and vanilla then add to dry ingredients and mix until combined. Distribute between paper liners and bake for 30-35 mins, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
4

Meanwhile, knead 12 oz fondant with food coloring until evenly tinted. On a work surface lightly dusted with powdered sugar, roll out until 1/8 inch thick. Cut out 16 - 3 inch discs. Combine a little powdered sugar and water then use to adhere fondant discs onto cooled cupcakes.
5

Roll out another remaining fondant until 1/8 inch thick. Cut out 16 - 1 inch discs. Place on top of blue fondant and garnish with silver hearts.