Blueberry and chocolate cupcakes

Name: Blueberry and chocolate cupcakes
Ingredients: 25 g/1 oz plain (semisweet) chocolate, melted, to decorate; 175 g/6 oz/generous 1 cup fresh or thawed frozen blueberries; 275 g/10 oz/2½ cups plain (all-purpose) flour; 5 ml/1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 5 ml/1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (baking soda); 175 g/6 oz/generous 1 cup fresh or thawed frozen blueberries; 200 g/7 oz/scant 1 cup sugar; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup buttermilk; 10 ml/2 tsp vanilla extract; 115 g/4 oz/½ cup butter; 75 g/3 oz plain (semisweet) chocolate, chopped

Preparation info

Makes
12

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cakes

By Ann Nicol

Published 2014

About

Blueberries are one of the many fruits that combine deliciously with the richness of chocolate in cakes, while still retaining their own distinctive flavour.

Ingredients

115 g/4 oz/½ cup butter
75 g

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Arrange 12 paper cases in a muffin tin (pan). Melt the butter and chocolate in a pan over a medium heat, stirring frequently, until smooth. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly.
Put the sugar in a mixin