{"id":2022,"date":"2022-07-21T08:14:51","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T08:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/?p=2022"},"modified":"2022-07-21T08:14:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T08:14:51","slug":"easy-chocolate-cupcakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/easy-chocolate-cupcakes\/general\/","title":{"rendered":"Easy chocolate cupcakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is made possible by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/\">BBC<\/a> Foods!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"recipe-ingredients__heading gel-double-pica\">Ingredients<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"recipe-ingredients__sub-heading gel-great-primer-bold\">For the cupcakes<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"recipe-ingredients__list\">\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">175g\/6oz\u00a0plain flour<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">40g\/1\u00bdoz\u00a0cocoa powder<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">1\u00bd tsp\u00a0baking powder<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">\u00bd tsp\u00a0bicarbonate of soda<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">250g\/9oz\u00a0caster sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">pinch\u00a0salt<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">100ml\/3\u00bdfl oz\u00a0sunflower oil<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">2 large free-range\u00a0eggs<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">2 tbsp\u00a0milk<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">125ml\/4fl oz boiling water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"recipe-ingredients__sub-heading gel-great-primer-bold\">For the buttercream<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"recipe-ingredients__list\">\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">200g\/7oz unsalted\u00a0butter\u00a0softened<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">130g\/4\u00bdoz\u00a0icing sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">15g\/\u00bdoz\u00a0cocoa powder<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-ingredients__list-item\">handful\u00a0chocolate\u00a0decorations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"recipe-method__heading gel-double-pica\">Method<\/h2>\n<p>Before starting this, make sure to preheat the oven to 180C\/160C Fan\/Gas 4 and line 2 x 12-hole muffin tins with 18 paper cases.<\/p>\n<ol class=\"recipe-method__list\">\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item\">\n<p class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and bicarbonate of soda into a mixing bowl, make sure the bowl is large. Add the caster sugar and a pinch of salt.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item\">\n<p class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Add the sunflower oil, eggs, and milk and beat until smooth. Add the boiling water and mix again.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item\">\n<p class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Scoop the batter into a mixing jug and pour evenly between the paper cupcake cakes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item\">\n<p class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Bake on the middle shelf of the preheated oven for 225 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item\">\n<p class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Leave the cakes to cool in the tin for about 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item\">\n<p class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Meanwhile, make the buttercream. Beat the butter, icing sugar, and cocoa powder together using an electric hand whisk, until pale and fluffy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"recipe-method__list-item\">\n<p class=\"recipe-method__list-item-text\">Pipe or spread the buttercream over the top of the cupcakes and scatter over the chocolate decorations. Store in an airtight container.<\/p>\n<div class=\"gel-layout recipe-method-list\">\n<div class=\"recipe-method gel-layout__item\">\n<div class=\"recipe-method-wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"recipe-tips\" class=\"recipe-extra-information__wrapper gel-wrap\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em><strong>Banner and Image Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/\">BBC<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is made possible by BBC Foods! Ingredients For the cupcakes 175g\/6oz\u00a0plain flour 40g\/1\u00bdoz\u00a0cocoa powder 1\u00bd tsp\u00a0baking powder \u00bd tsp\u00a0bicarbonate of soda 250g\/9oz\u00a0caster sugar pinch\u00a0salt 100ml\/3\u00bdfl oz\u00a0sunflower oil 2 large free-range\u00a0eggs 2 tbsp\u00a0milk 125ml\/4fl oz boiling water For the buttercream 200g\/7oz unsalted\u00a0butter\u00a0softened 130g\/4\u00bdoz\u00a0icing sugar 15g\/\u00bdoz\u00a0cocoa powder handful\u00a0chocolate\u00a0decorations Method Before starting this, make sure to preheat&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":2023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[291],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2022"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2024,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2022\/revisions\/2024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}