Mum can you make a cake. I hadn’t made one the previous day despite saying I would so of course first day of school it was the first thing they asked and it was the last thing I wanted to do. All I wanted to do was clean the house and revel in that controlled feeling for six hours but having a cake on hand is one less thing you have to think about putting in their lunch box. I hate school lunches seriously hate them its the one thing that I hate about the school morning routine; have I said I hate school lunches enough?
Anyway I found this recipe in one of the Woman’s Day Freezer cook books and so I by no means take any of the credit except for finding it eating it and presenting it here. Now occasionally I make it as a cake and occasionally I make it as cup cakes it really depends on how I am feeling {ie how much effort finding patty pans presents at the time} but the {cup}cake is quick to make super moist judging by the ingredients very much a in moderation treat and tastes like the {cup}cake version of chocolate crackles..well I think so and so do the boys.
So given that it ticks all those boxes give it a go serving it with a dollop of cream makes it even more ‘treat’ like but so good. I also add chocolate chips every now and then or nutella if being made on the weekend.
Chocolate Coconut Cupcakes
What you will need:
110g unsalted butter, softened, plus extra for greasing
1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 cup plain flour, sifted
3/4 cup shredded coconut
4 tablespoons good-quality cocoa powder, plus 1 teaspoon extra
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
How to:
1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. In a bowl, beat butter and sugar together until pale, then add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. 3. Add flour, 1/4 cup of coconut, cocoa and baking powder and mix well.
4.Pour batter into a 12-cup greased muffin pan. Place in oven and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a wire rack.
xx Deb
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