These are the super yummy cupcakes Sarah and I made. The recipe is from Nigella Lawson's cookbook - How to be a domestic goddess. They were so easy!
For the cupcakes:
125g (1/2 cup) soft unsalted butter
100g (1/2 cup) dark chocolate, broken into pieces (we used semi-sweet chocolate chips)
300g jam (1-1/4 cup) (we used raspberry, but any kind would work. Reduce the sugar if the jam is super sweet)
150g (2/3 cup) white sugar (reduce if the chocolate you use has sugar)
pinch of salt
2 large eggs, beaten
150g (2/3 cup) self-raising flour (if you don't have self-raising, use all-purpose and add 1 teaspoon baking powder and another pinch of salt)
For the icing:
100g (1/2 cup) dark chocolate
100ml (almost 1/2 cup) double cream (we used whipping cream)
whatever fruit to top it
Preheat the oven to 180C or 350F
Put the butter in a pot and melt on the stove, when nearly melted stir in the chocolate. Leave for a moment to begin softening, then take the pan off the heat and stir until it is smooth and melted. Now add the jam, sugar, salt and eggs. Stir together well and then add flour. Spoon the mixture into a lined cupcake pan (about 2/3 full). Bake for 25 minutes.
When the cupcakes are cool, break the chocolate for the icing into little pieces and add them to the cream in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and then whisk by hand or electronically till thick and smooth. Ice the cupcakes and top with a berry.
Delicious!
