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Vanilla cupcakes with dark chocolate icing

This gorgeous cupcake recipe comes to us courtesy of Ready Egg, makers of free-range, preservative-free bottled eggs.

Ingredients

100g softened butter
1 cup sugar
150ml (allow to come to room temperature) Ready Egg Whole or Lite
1 tsp (5ml) vanilla essence
1 and 1/2 cups (375 ml) flour
2 tsp (10 ml) baking powder
pinch of salt
1/4 cup (60 ml) milk
100g dark chocolate
150g softened butter
150g sifted icing sugar

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C. Cream butter and sugar together. Add the Ready Egg, in three stages, beating continuously until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla.

Sift flour, baking powder and salt together and fold into batter alternatively with the milk. Spoon 2/3 full into a muffin tray lined with cup cake cases. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until risen and lightly golden in colour.

Remove from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack.

For the icing:

Melt the chocolate in the microwave on High for 11⁄2 mins, stirring halfway. Leave to cool. Beat the butter and icing sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Beat in the chocolate.

Ice the cupcakes once they are cool.

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