Sophia's
Easy Cupcake Recipe

Sophia's Chocolate and Coconut Cupcake Recipe

This recipe makes 12 serves.

You'll need:

• 8 oz/250gm butter
• 1 1/2 cups soft dark brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2/3 cup milk
  
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 1 cup self raising flour
• 1 cup plain flour
• 3/4 cup dessicated coconut (this is finely shredded dried coconut)

Here's how to make the cupcake recipe:

Preheat the oven to 320F/160C.

If you're not using silicone or non-stick muffin pans, be sure to grease them well.

Melt together the butter and brown sugar in a roomy saucepan.

Take it off the heat immediately once the butter has melted but keep stirring to combine till the mixture is a thick smooth consistency.  You'll see that it goes from being an oily texture to a thick homogenous mixture.

Add in the beaten eggs and milk and stir to combine.

Stir in all the dry ingredients.

Pour the batter evenly into 12 cupcake/muffin molds.

Bake for 35 minutes.

Serve topped with a sensational frosting or a scoop of ice cream! 

Here's how to make the butter cream frosting.

You'll need:

• 150 gm butter
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 4 tbs cocoa powder
• 2 tbs milk

Just mix it together:

Melt the butter in a saucepan and take it off the heat as soon as it has melted.

Add in all the other ingredients and combine till it becomes a thick smooth mixture.

Spread the frosting generously over the cupcakes, but only after they've cooled.

You'll see in the photo, Sophia has decorated the frosting with a chocolate button.

Sensational!  A Totally Easy Cupcake Recipe!