Dark cocoa and Greek yoghurt make these mini cakes rich and moist. A spooky Halloween treat kids will love to decorate with icing and sprinkles.
Main INGREDIENTS
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Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
- 225g unsalted butter
- 55g dark cocoa powder
- 240ml very hot water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 250g plain flour
- 350g caster sugar
- 1½ teaspoons bicarbonate of soda
- 2 large eggs
- 120g plain non-fat Greek yoghurt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Rapeseed oil (for greasing)
- 250g icing sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk or water
- Food colouring (optional)
- Coloured sugar or sprinkles (optional)
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Method
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1Preheat the oven to 180°C.
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2Melt butter in a small saucepan set over low heat. Add cocoa powder, hot water, and salt. Stir until the cocoa powder has completely dissolved, then remove the mixture from the heat and set it aside.
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3In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar and bicarbonate of soda. Add about half of the cocoa and butter mixture at a time, mixing until the ingredients are well incorporated. Whisk the eggs into the batter, one at a time. Then add the Greek yoghurt and vanilla extract and mix until batter is smooth.
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4Grease the baking tray with rapeseed oil. Pour the batter into the Le Creuset 12 Cup Halloween Tray until the cups are two-thirds full. Place the Halloween Tray in the preheated oven and bake for 20–25 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the centre comes out clean.
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5Remove the Halloween Tray from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
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6While the cupcakes are cooling, prepare the glaze. Sift icing sugar into a medium bowl. Add milk or water and stir until the mixture is smooth. Add a teaspoon of water or milk to thin out the glaze until the desired consistency is reached. If it is too thin, add more icing sugar. Optional: Divide the glaze into three small bowls and colour each glaze a different shade with 1–2 drops of food colouring.
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7Dip or drizzle the glaze on the tops of the cooled cupcakes. Before the glaze sets, sprinkle them with coloured sugar or sprinkles.
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