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Easy Chocolate Cupcakes with Marbled Buttercream
Easy Chocolate Cupcakes with Marbled Buttercream, a quick and easy treat that is perfect for every occasion. The chocolate sponge is moist and rich, and the vanilla and chocolate buttercream makes them looks so impressive. A simple dessert that requires basic preparation, and out of the oven in 20 minutes.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 12 cupcakes
Calories: 353 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
International
Ingredients
For the sponges
- 150 g sugar
- 150 g butter, soften
- 3 eggs
- 125 g plain flour
- 2 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the duo buttercream
- 125 g butter, soften
- 250 g icing/confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder
Instructions
- To make the sponges, add the butter and sugar to a bowl, and use an electric mixer to beat them well until creamy.
- Add the eggs one by one, beating well after each addition.
- In go the flour, cocoa powder and vanilla extract.
- Beat again to incorporate.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 Fahrenheit).
- Grease and flour a 12-hole muffin tray, and divide the batter evenly.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, and leave to cool for 5 minutes.
- Use a sharp knife to remove the cupcakes from the tray, transfer them to a cooling rack, and leave to cool completely.
- To make the icing, add the butter, sifted icing sugar, milk and vanilla extract to a food processor and blitz until smooth.
- Remove half of the icing, and set it aside in a bowl.
- Add the cocoa powder to the remaining icing in the food processor, and blitz again.
- Fit a nozzle onto a piping bag, and alternate one spoonful of vanilla buttercream, and one spoonful of chocolate buttercream.
- Pipe on the cooled cupcakes.
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Notes
- Click on the US Customary link to see the measurements displayed in cups and ounces.
- The servings can be adjusted by clicking the number next to Servings.
Nutrition Information
Calories
353kcal
(18%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
90mg
(30%)
Sodium
181mg
(8%)
Potassium
54mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
33g
(66%)
Vitamin A
634IU
(13%)
Calcium
17mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12cupcakes
Amount Per Serving
Calories 353
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 353kcal | 18% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 90mg | 30% |
| Sodium | 181mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 54mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 33g | 66% |
| Vitamin A | 634IU | 13% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.