Queen's Royal Cupcakes

Ingredients

Cake

• 15g vinegar
• 300 ml milk
• 50 ml vegetable oil
• 60g butter (melted and cool)
• 2 eggs
• 5 ml vanilla essence
• 250g self-raising flour
• 75g cocoa powder
• 300g caster sugar
• 10g bicarbonate of soda
• 100g white chocolate chips

Buttercream Frosting

• 90g high percentage dark chocolate
• 100g butter
• 125g icing sugar
• Preheat oven to 150°C

Directions

Cake

1. Mix Dry: Combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, and bicarbonate of soda in a bowl.
2. Mix Wet: In a separate bowl, whisk eggs with vanilla, melted butter, oil, milk, and vinegar.
3. Combine: Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until smooth and lump-free. Stir in chocolate chips.
4. Bake: Spoon the batter evenly into cupcake liners using a metal spoon. Bake 15-18 minutes, until cupcakes are golden, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
5. Cool: Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before frosting or serving.

Frosting

1. Make Frosting: Cream sugar and butter together until light and creamy.
2. Add Chocolate: Beat in the warm, melted chocolate until fully incorporated.
3. Finish: Pipe the icing using a decorating bag or spread smoothly with an offset spatula.

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