CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES.
This is one of my favourite recipes as it is both simple and quick, with the added bonus of being super delicious too! My secret is simple... just add lots and LOTS of chocolate chips - this is not the time to be stingy!
Ingredients.
6oz caster sugar
6oz butter
3 eggs
6oz self raising flour
1/2tsp vanilla extract
200g chocolate chips
Method.
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees/180 fan/gas 6. Place paper muffin cases into a 12 hole muffin tray.
Mix together the butter and sugar until the mixture turns pale - this can be done with a wooden spoon but a mixer will make this quicker (and easier on your arms!). Beat in the eggs and vanilla really well (the mixture may look 'curdled' at this point but the flour will sort this out). Mix in the flour until combined (go easy with the mixing at this point) and then stir in the chocolate.
Spoon into the cupcake cases and bake for 15-20 minutes until brown on top and middle cakes in the tray are 'springy' to the touch. Check the muffins after 15 minutes and rotate the tray if necessary so they brown evenly.
These are great eaten warm but if you don't manage to eat the whole tray warm from the oven(!) then 10 seconds in the microwave is enough to just melt the chocolate chips to make this delicious snack even better!
Makes 12 muffins.
