People tend to like the feeling of keeping busy and will turn towards cleaning and organizing their spaces. But eventually, cleaning and organizing will get tiresome and become more of a chore. So this leads people towards cooking and baking, which is a more therapeutic and fun objective that can easily become someones favorite hobby. But finding new recipes to try at home can be a difficult task. So thanks to many different cooking shows, home bakers around the world can find inspiration almost anywhere.
For instance, on the British televised cooking competition series, The Great British Bake Off, Mary Berry’s recipes always seem to be delightful! Mary Berry is just one of the hosts on this television show, due to the fact that she is widely recognized in the United Kingdom because of her well-known cookbooks. These cookbooks contain tons of recipes that are sold worldwide for everyone to try. However, her dessert recipes seem to be the most renowned and are often showcased on during The Great British Bake Off. So one recipe of Mary Berry’s, that is simple to recreate, are her mini chocolate cupcakes. These are also known as fairy cakes because of their size.
These simple mini chocolate cupcakes are topped with chocolate buttercream icing and are a real decadent treat. Once they are all baked, these yummy cupcakes can be shared with your friends and family. Not only are these cupcakes quick to whip up, but they are delicious and can be a fun easy activity. Mary Berry’s recipe is quite simple and can be attempted by anyone regardless of their level of baking skill.
So if you are willing to try a new dessert recipe, here are the ingredients and baking instructions for you to recreate Mary Berry’s mini chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream icing.
This dessert will serve 24 people, has a preparation time of 10 minutes, and an expected cook time of 8 minutes.
Cupcake Ingredients
– 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
– 1/2 cup sugar
– 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
– 2 large eggs
– 3 tbsp dark cocoa powder
– 1 tsp baking powder
– 1/4 tsp salt
Chocolate Buttercream Icing Ingredients
– 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
– 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
– 3-4 tbsp dark cocoa powder
– 1 tsp vanilla extract
– 1 tbsp milk
Cupcake Instructions
First preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and then line a mini cupcake pan with 24 paper liners.
Mix together the eggs, sugar, and butter in a large bowl.
Then slowly beat in the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt) for about three minutes.
Once the cupcake batter is smooth, fill the mini cupcake liners about half way and be sure to wipe away any dripped batter.
Now bake for 8-10 minutes and let the cupcakes cool completely before icing.
You will know when the cupcakes are ready when the cake rises above the liner and cracks form across the top.
Chocolate Buttercream Icing Instructions
Beat the butter until it is a creamy consistency and then add all of the other ingredients slowly (sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and milk).
Mix the ingredients together on low and then carefully place in an icing bag to frost the mini cupcakes.
