Fancy chocolate fairy cakes with white butter icing
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- A little work
- Makes 12
Ingredients
- 75g Dark chocolate powder
- 100g Butter
- 150g Self raising flour
- 150g Caster sugar
- 2 Eggs, beaten
- 2tbsp Natural yoghurt
For the icing
- 50g White chocolate drops
- 50g Butter
- 100g Icing sugar
- 1tbsp Milk
Method
- STEP 1
Melt the butter in a saucepan over a low heat, add the chocolate powder and stir until melted.
- STEP 2
In a large bowl beat together the sugar, eggs and yoghurt.
- STEP 3
Add the melted chocolate and stir until well mixed
- STEP 4
Sieve the flour and fold into the chocolate mixture.
- STEP 5
Spoon mixture into 12 muffin cases.
- STEP 6
Bake for 15-20 minutes at 180°C (160°C fan ovens) Gas Mark4, until risen and springy to touch, leave to cool
- STEP 7
Melt the chocolate drops in a small bowl, set over a pan of barely simmering water.
- STEP 8
In a large bowl, beat the butter until soft, then sieve in the icing sugar, add the milk and melted chocolate.
- STEP 9
Beat together until combined and smooth.
- STEP 10
Spread over the fairy cakes and decorate.