Bake a batch of purple velvet cupcakes as a deal with. With chocolate sponge and a cream cheese topping, they're excellent for elevenses served with a cuppa

• Preparation and cooking time
  • Prep:25 minutes
  • Cook dinner:15 minutes
• Straightforward
• Serves 12

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Substances

• 150g plain flour
• 1 tbsp cocoa powder
• 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 50g butter, softened
• 150g caster sugar
• 1 massive egg, overwhelmed
• 1 tsp vanilla paste
• 100ml buttermilk or kefir
• 50ml vegetable oil
• 1 tsp white wine vinegar
• 1 tbsp purple gel meals colouring

For the cream cheese icing

• 100g barely salted butter, softened
• 225g icing sugar
• 100g full fats cream cheese, stirred to loosen

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Technique

• STEP 1

  Line a cupcake tin with 12 cupcake instances and put aside. Warmth oven to 180C/160C fan/fuel 4. Sieve the flour, cocoa, bicarb and a pinch of positive salt right into a medium bowl and blend to mix.

• STEP 2

  Utilizing a stand mixer or an electrical hand whisk, beat collectively the butter and sugar till mild and fluffy, then beat within the egg, vanilla, buttermilk, oil and vinegar till mixed. Progressively combine the moist substances into the dried. As soon as mixed, combine within the purple meals colouring till you’ve a deep purple combine – the color might fluctuate relying on what model you employ.

• STEP 3

  Divide the batter between the cupcake instances and bake for 15 minutes, or till a skewer inserted into the centre of a cake comes out clear.

• STEP 4

  Whereas the truffles are cooling, make the icing. Beat collectively the butter and icing sugar utilizing an electrical whisk or by hand till pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes, then beat within the cream cheese for an extra 1-2 minutes till properly mixed.

• STEP 5

  As soon as the truffles are cool, use a piping bag fitted with a star nozzle to cowl the truffles with the cream cheese icing, or dollop the icing on prime utilizing a spoon.