Saturday, 20 June 2009

Devil's Food Cake with chocolate frosting

Post exams also means more time for baking!!! wheee~
this time is chocolate cupcakes for Father's Day :D

Ingredients:
3 1/2 tablespoon soft margarine (i used butter, cos no margarine in the fridge)
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 unsweetened cocoa
1/2 cup sour cream (i substituted it with plain yogurt)

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 180 Celsius. Line with paper cups or grease a muffin tray
2. Put margarine, sugar. eggs, flour, baking soda and cocoa powder in a bowl
3. mix well with an electric mixer until smooth
4. fold in sour cream/ yogurt
5. Spoon batter into muffin tray
6. bake at 180 Celsius for 20 minutes

Frosting
4 ounce cooking chocolate
2/3 cup sour cream/ yogurt

1. double boil/ microwave the chocolate until melted
2. add in sour cream/ yogurt

to assemble:
1. let the cupcakes cool
2. spread frosting and let it set.
3. top with almond nibs/ hundreds thousands or chocolate shavings, whatever you want :)

Enjoy!!

the simple ingredients. use good quality chocolate for a yummy frosting!


smooth glossy topping!!

the end product! :D

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