Tuesday 4 December 2018

Chocolate-y Choc-Chip Cupcakes

Small chocolate-y choc chip cupcakes, made light and moist by a mixture including both sour cream and yoghurt, are a lovely semi-sweet treat.

Delicious treat!

I took this recipe, for Sour Cream Double Chocolate Muffins, and tweaked it just a little so I could use up a little bit of sour cream and a little bit of plain yoghurt I had in the fridge. As usual, I made them with spelt flour but you could always use plain flour. Here's how I made them:

Chocolate-y Choc-Chip Cupcakes
(Makes 12 small cupcakes)

Dry Ingredients:                                                                           Wet Mix:
3/4 cup white spelt flour                                                              1/2 cup sour cream                
1/4 cup cocoa powder                                                                   1/4 cup plain yoghurt
1/4 cup brown sugar or coconut sugar                                      1 small egg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder                                                       30g melted butter
1/2 teaspoon bicarb soda                                                             1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

1.  Preheat oven to 180C and prepare pan by lining with cupcake cases.

2.  Combine dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and whisk until well combined with no lumps.

3.  Blend wet mix ingredients together in a large measuring jug or bowl.

4.  Make a well in centre of dry ingredients and pour wet mixture in. 

5.  Mix together until just combined.

6.  Half fill each of your cupcake cases with batter.

7.  Bake 15-20mins until cupcakes have risen and are springy to touch.

8.  Cool in pan for a few minutes before finishing cooling on a wire rack.

Silicone cupcake cases.

You can use paper or silicone cupcake cases to line your pan. I tend to use my set of individual silicone cases when I know the cupcakes I'm making are going to be quite moist or I want a little fluted cupcake shape. 

While not overly sweet, these little cupcakes are very chocolate-y indeed! Pop one into a lunchbox or on your afternoon tea plate for a little burst of chocolate-y choc-chip goodness in your day!

Meg



10 comments:

  1. ooh these look so moist and delicious, Meg.
    I'm hungry for a cupcake and tea now. :)

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    1. The sour cream and yoghurt makes them lovely and moist, Nil. Perfect to have with a cup of tea. Meg:)

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  2. Great using left over stuff in the fridge to produce food for your family.

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    1. There's always something in our fridge that needs using up, Kathy. These worked out well so no waste. Meg:)

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  3. Those look delightful. I bet they are very moist. Thanks for the recipe, Meg. You are such a busy baker!

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    1. I usually bake two things on a Sunday morning for my son to have in his school lunchbox or afternoon teas during the week. I then freeze slices or cupcakes and they defrost quickly. Meg:)

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  4. I too love the taste/texture adding yoghurt into a recipe makes, though I don't ever think of using up the last of the sour cream this way. These sound perfectly delicious!

    xx

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    1. I love yoghurt in recipes too, Emma. These have worked out well with the sour cream as well so I'll be making them again. Meg:)

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