If ever there was a day for these cupcakes, today is it! Happy Valentine's Day!
Cooking Time
Preparation Time :35 Min
Cook Time : 30 Min
Total Time : 1 Hr 5 Min
Ingredients
Serves :
You will need 24 paper patty cases and one 24-hole patty pan.
Directions
Preheat oven to 180°C. Line the patty pan with paper cases. Place butter and sugar in an electric mixer and beat for about 5 minutes until soft. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla and chocolate, stirring in gently (don't over-beat at this stage). Add bicarbonate soda to the flour, then sift into mixture, alternating with 1 cup boiling water. Stir until smooth and just combined.
Fill the paper cases to three-quarters full. Bake for 30 minutes or until risen. Remove and allow to cool.
Dust the workbench with the icing sugar, then roll out icing until 2mm thick. Use a fluted pastry cutter to cut out circles the same size as the top of the cakes. Sit one on top of each cake, moulding to its shape. Press a lolly into the top of each cake.
