Chocolate Cupcakes #glutenfree #glutenfreebaking #glutenfreerecipe

This is an easy classic treat for everyone. After all everyone loves chocolate! If you have kids at home, cook these gorgeous cupcakes with them. Let them decorate the
cakes with their favourite lollies. You will have a lot of fun in the kitchen, so forget about the mess and disaster. Enjoy family time in the kitchen, your kids will learn some great skills, acquire a love of cooking, and  produce some yummy treats...

Cupcakes

Ingredients:

200g Butter - room temperature
1 cup Brown Sugar
5 Eggs - separated 
1/2 cup Evaporated Milk
3 cups gluten-free Self Raising Flour
1/2 cup Cocoa Powder
150g Dark Chocolate - melted

Method:

Preheat oven to 170C
Beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. 
Add egg yolks one by one, mix well. 
Add melted chocolate and milk.
In another clean bowl, whisk egg white until stiff peaks form . 
Pour half of egg white into the mixture, fold in gently with plastic spatula.
Add dry ingredients into the mixture, remember to mix gently and do not over mix. 
Add remaining egg white. 
Spoon the mixture into the papers until 80% full. 
Bake at 170C about 30 minutes or until the skewer comes out clean in the middle. (The baking time may differ depending upon the size of the papers)
Cool on a rack, decorate with chocolate frosting.

Chocolate Frosting

Ingredients:

150g Butter
250g Dark Chocolate
2/3 cup Thickened Cream
3 cups Icing Sugar*

Method:

Chop chocolate into small pieces. 
Place in bowl and melt over saucepan of boiling water. 
Add thickened cream and mix well. 
Set aside and allow to cool.
Beat butter in a bowl until white and creamy. 
Add chocolate. 
Add icing sugar (*you can add extra icing sugar if the mixture too wet and soft or, refrigerate for 20 minutes)
Use piping bag and nozzle to decorate the cupcake. 
Decorate with your choice of decoration (m&m, strawberry, icing flowers)
Makes about 20 regular cupcakes.

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