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| Chocolate Cupcakes with Cookies |
Ingredients:
- Dark chocolate 115 gm
- Unsalted butter 85 gm
- Soft brown sugar 175 gm
- Eggs (Separated) 2
- Flour 185 gm
- Baking powder ¼ tsp
- Baking soda ¾ tsp
- Salt a pinch
- Semi skimmed 250 ml
- Vanilla extract 1 tsp
Ingredients For topping:
- Oreo cookies 1 packet
- Sugar 120 gm
- Golden syrup 80 gm
- Water 1 - ½ tbsp
- Egg whites 2 large
- Vanilla extract ½ tsp
Method:
1. Melt Chocolate in microwave. Leave to cool slightly. In a bowl cream butter and sugar together until pale and smooth. Slowly add egg yolk and beat well
2. Now add melted chocolate and beat well. Sift flour, baking powder, soda and salt mix together. Measure milk in a jug and mix vanilla extract. Gradually add alternative amounts of flour mixture and Milk to the chocolate, butter and sugar mixture, beating well after each addition. Beat egg whites stiff until peaks have formed. Carefully fold the egg whites to the batter. Scoop the mixture equally into the cup cake cases and bake it for 15 minutes on 180 degrees.
For Topping
1. Place sugar, Golden Syrup and water in a saucepan on high heat, till mixture reaches soft ball stage for 2 minutes;
2. Whisk the egg whites until its soft peak forms than gradually add sugar mixture , it will become thick and glossy. Add Vanilla extract.
3. This icing is easy to work with when it is warm.
