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Super Moist Chocolate Cupcakes
Super Moist Chocolate Cupcakes
Cupcakes

Super Moist Chocolate Cupcakes

4.7
15 mins
20 mins
Easy
12

This cupcake recipe was supplied by one of our members and is super popular. They're really easy to make and yes, they were moist. Thumbs up from us!

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  • Ingredients
  • Method

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup + 2 Tbsp Edmonds Standard Grade Flour (131g)
  • ¼ cup + 2 Tbsp cocoa powder (38g)
  • ¾ tsp Edmonds Baking Soda
  • ¾ tsp Edmonds Baking Powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup Chelsea Soft Brown Sugar (100g)
  • ½ cup Chelsea White Sugar (113g)
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup Meadow Fresh Milk (125ml)
  • ¼ cup Olivani Pure Olive Oil (60ml)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • ½ cup boiling water (125ml)

Berry Icing

  • 2 ½ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar (375g) (see tip below)
  • 2-3 Tbsp boiling water
  • 50g butter, softened
  • A few drops of pink food colouring and raspberry or strawberry essence

Additional tips

If you can't find Chelsea Berry Flavoured Icing Sugar, swap for regular Chelsea Icing Sugar + a few drops of pink food colouring and raspberry or strawberry essence.

Chelsea Products in Recipe

Soft Brown Sugar

Soft Brown Sugar

This popular sugar is used...
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White Sugar

White Sugar

The uniform size of the...
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Method

Preheat oven to 180°C conventional or 160ºC fan-forced. Line a 12-hole muffin tray with paper cases.
Sift the dry ingredients into a large bowl, then add the sugars and stir in. Add the egg, Meadow Fresh Milk, Olivani Pure Olive Oil and vanilla then beat with a mixer until combined. Scrape the sides of the bowl then add the boiling water and mix until just combined (the batter will be runny).
Pour the batter into a measuring cup or jug (it’s easier and cleaner than using a spoon) and pour evenly into each paper case until ¾ filled (don’t over fill or the mixture will overflow).
Place in the oven and bake for 20-22 minutes or until a tester inserted in the centre comes out clean.

Berry Icing
Mix icing sugar with hot water. Add Tararua Butter and beat until light and fluffy. Pipe or spread onto muffins.

Additional tips

If you can't find Chelsea Berry Flavoured Icing Sugar, swap for regular Chelsea Icing Sugar + a few drops of pink food colouring and raspberry or strawberry essence.

Chelsea Products in Recipe
Soft Brown Sugar

Soft Brown Sugar

This popular sugar is used...
details
White Sugar

White Sugar

The uniform size of the...
details
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