
Made with Love, by Hand
Easter Chocolate Cupcakes
This Easter, gift something from the heart with these rich and fluffy Chocolate Nest Cupcakes, made using premium Grounded Pleasures cocoa. A recipe to savour, crafted by Kath from kulinaryadventuresofkath.com – and perfect gift for your loved ones, young and old-er.
Ingredients
- 125g unsalted butter, softened
- 155g Grounded Pleasures Panela sugar
- 1 tsp Grounded Pleasures Vanilla Extract
- 2 eggs
- 230g self-rising flour
- 2 tbsp Grounded Pleasures Straight Up Cocoa
- 105ml milk
Ingredients for the Icing
- 150g unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 200g icing sugar (confectioners’ sugar)
- 1 tbsp Grounded Pleasures Straight Up Cocoa
- 165g milk chocolate, melted
- Pastel Easter eggs, to decorate
Method
- Preheat the oven to 160°C (fan-forced), and line a 12-hole cupcake tray with cupcake cases.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the self-rising flour and cocoa (sift the cocoa in), then set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter, panela sugar, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, ensuring each is fully incorporated.
- Add the flour mixture and milk and mix slowly until just combined.
- Spoon the batter evenly into the cupcake cases, filling each about halfway.
- Bake for 20 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean and the cupcakes spring back when lightly touched. Remove from the tray and cool on a wire rack.
To Make the Icing
- In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat the butter for 1–2 minutes or until pale and creamy.
- Add the icing sugar and sift in the cocoa. Beat for another 1–2 minutes until the mixture is fluffy.
- Add the melted chocolate (make sure it's slightly cooled to avoid melting the butter) and beat until fully combined.
- Spoon the icing into a piping bag or a zip-lock bag with the corner snipped off, and pipe generous domes of icing onto each cupcake.
- Use a spatula or palette knife to smooth the icing into a thick, even layer.
- Decorate each cupcake with pastel Easter eggs to resemble little nests. Optional: sprinkle with shaved or finely chopped chocolate for added texture.