October 18 Chocolate Cupcake Day

Today day is October 18 Chocolate Cupcake Day celebrated annually. Cupcakes first emerged during the 19th century in the United States. The most primitive known documentation of the term “cupcake” was in 1828 in “Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes, and Sweetmeats” in Eliza Leslie’s Receipts cookbook.

Cupcakes are now made with a variety of flavors, ingredients, and decorations, but simple chocolate cupcakes remain a perennial favorite.

Recipe by iSaamuel
INGREDIENTS;
3 Eggs Whisked,
1/2 Cup of Sugar,
1/2 Cup of Cake Flour,
1/4 Cup of Cocoa Powder,
1/2 Tsp of Vanilla Extract,
2 Tbsps of Chocolate Chips (Melted) *I used Milk,
1 Tbsp of Instant Coffee,
1/4 Cup of Hot Water.

Whipped Cream;
3/4 Cup of Heavy Whipping Cream,
1 Tbsp of Powdered Sugar,
1/2 Tsp of Vanilla Extract.
1- Whisk together the Cocoa Powder, Instant Coffee, Vanilla Extract, Melted Chocolate and Hot Water in a small bowl. Set aside.
2- In a large bowl, mix eggs and sugar together with an electric mixer until it doubles in volume and turns pale, light and fluffy in appearance. (Beat for about 5-10 minutes to get the right consistency)
3- Add the Chocolate mixture into the light egg and sugar mixture you've set aside in Step 1. Whisk until well combined and mixed through.
4- Gradually sift in the flour and gently mix with a small whisk to prevent flour lumps. Do not overmix otherwise you'll have bread-y/chewy cupcakes!
5- Once the batter is well mixed and combined, portion the batter evenly into cupcake liners with an ice-cream scoop.
6- Bake at a preheated 180C for 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into a center of a cupcakes comes out clean without any batter!
7- In a large bowl, pour your heavy whipping cream, along with the powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Simply use a whisk and some elbow-grease to whip the cream until it forms a soft peak. (Go ahead and use your electric mixer, you know you want to.
8- Place the whipped cream into a piping bag fitted with a 'star tip' and gently pipe your desired pattern. Decorate as you like- be as creative as you can!
Eat chocolate cupcakes, and Bake up lots of chocolate cupcakes and share with family, friends.
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