Name: Chocolate Cupcakes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes about 18 cupcakes
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 250 g (9 oz/1 cup) unsalted butter; 4½ teaspoons cocoa powder; 200 g (7 oz) dark chocolate, cut into pieces; 45 ml (1½ fl oz) cold espresso coffee; 25 g (1 oz) light brown sugar; 1 teaspoon coffee extract; 1 pinch salt; 165 g (5¾ oz) plain (all-purpose) flour; 225 g (8 oz) icing (confectioners’) sugar; 125 g (4½ oz/½ cup) unsalted butter, softened; 225 g (8 oz) caster (superfine) sugar; 6 eggs, separated

Preparation info

Makes about
18
cupcakes

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

New York Cult Recipes

By Marc Grossman

Published 2013

About

The following are my three favourite cupcake recipes. Feel free to mix and match the batter and frosting recipes in different ways.

Ingredients

Ingredients for Melting

200 g (7 oz) dark chocolate, cut into pieces
250 g (

Method

The Chocolate Cupcake

Preheat the oven to 160°C (315°F/Gas 2–3). In a saucepan, melt the pieces of chocolate with the butter and cocoa powder, stirring regularly. Remove from heat. Whisk together the egg yolks and sugar until thick and pale. Beat t