Chocolate marble milkshake cupcakes recipe
Chocolate lovers will love these rich, chocolate milkshake cupcakes. This recipe turns a simple vanilla cupcake into a double marbled masterpiece with swirls of vanilla and chocolate cake, topped with swirls of creamy icing – the perfect treat for an impressive afternoon tea or birthday party.
See method- Serves 12 (makes 12 cupcakes)
- 25 mins to prepare and 25 mins to cook
- 535 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 175g unsalted butter
- 175g caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 175g self-raising flour
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder
- 25g milk chocolate, melted
- 25ml milk
For the buttercream
- 200g unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 400g icing sugar
- 35g dark chocolate, melted
- triple chocolate curls
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2240kJ 535.0kcal
- Fat
- 30g
- Saturates
- 17g
- Salt
- 0.2g
- Sugars
- 53g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 66.8gProtein 4.0gFibre 1.0g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Line a muffin tin with 12 paper cases. In a bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla, then beat in the eggs, one by one, each with a spoonful of flour, until smooth. Fold in the remaining flour and stir until just combined.
- Put half the mixture into another bowl. Add the cocoa and milk chocolate to one bowl and milk to the other.
- Fill each case with spoonfuls of both mixtures, then swirl with a knife or skewer to create a marble effect. Bake for 20-25 mins.
- To make the buttercream, beat the butter in a bowl until pale and creamy, then add the vanilla. Add the icing sugar in 3 stages, beating between each addition, until fully combined. Divide between 2 bowls. Mix the melted dark chocolate into one bowl. Add both to a large bowl and swirl briefly with a knife to create a marble effect. Put into a piping bag with an open star nozzle.
- Pipe the chocolate icing on top of the cupcakes, then sprinkle with chocolate curls. The iced cupcakes will last for 3 days in a sealed container.
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- As part of a healthy balanced diet, we recommend this recipe for a special occasion or treat.
