(recipe adapted from Anncoo Journal)
Ingredients:
25g unsweetened cocoa powder
30g dark chocolate, chopped to pieces
1/4 cup boiling water
1/4 cup chocolate milk
75g plain flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
60g brown sugar
45g oil
50g sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp rum
1/4 cup chocolate chips
Frosting
90g semi sweet chocolate 60%, chopped to pieces
1 tbsp whipping cream
15g butter
1/4 cup natural yogurt
1 tsp rum
10g icing sugar
*Stir chocolate & butter in a medium bowl over simmering water until melted & smooth. Remove from water & whisk in yogurt & rum, then icing sugar.
Let stand until thick to spread or put in the fridge
Methods:
1. Combine cocoa powder & chopped chocolate together. Pour boiling water over it & whisk till smooth. Whisk in the chocolate milk.
2. In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda & salt together. Set aside.
3. Using electric mixer, beat brown sugar, oil, sugar, egg & rum until light & creamy. Beat in the flour mixture, alternating with chocolate mixture in additions. Stir in chocolate chips.
4. Scoop batter evenly among cupcake liners. Bake in a preheated oven @ 160C for 20mins.
5. Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting & decorate as desired.