Lamington Cupcakes
I used my one bowl vanilla cake mix, made a simple chocolate syrup that I drizzled over the cupcakes and topped it with desiccated coconut.
Lamington Cupcakes I used my one bowl vanilla cake mix, made a simple chocolate syrup that I drizzled over the cupcakes and topped it with desiccated coconut. |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 12cupcakes | 15min |
| Cook Time |
| 15min |
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Ingredients
- 1/2cup buttersoftened
- 1/2cup milk
- 3/4cups sugar
- 2large eggs
- 1teaspoon vanilla essence
- pinch salt
- 2teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2cups flour
- 2tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1cup water
- 1tablespoon butter
- 1 1/2cups sugar
- 1cup desiccated coconut
Instructions
- In an electric mixer combine the butter, milk, sugar, eggs, essence, salt, baking powder and flour.
- Mix on high for 3 minutes.
- Fill muffin liners ¾ full with batter and bake for 15 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
- For the chocolate syrup, heat the cocoa powder, water, butter and sugar in a small saucepan until sugar dissolves.
- As soon as the cupcakes are done, carefully pour the hot chocolate syrup over the hot cupcakes. It helps to keep them in the muffin tin while doing this, it can get quite messy.
- Cover the cupcakes in coconut, leave to cool and enjoy.