CHOCOLATE CUSTARD CUPCAKES

CHOCOLATE CUSTARD CUPCAKES

(Makes 12)

250 ml chocolate custard (I used FIRST CHOICE chocolate dairy dessert)

CAKE BATTER

190 g   flour

130 g   sugar

5 ml     bicarbonate of soda

            Pinch of salt

25 g     cacao

175 ml sunflower oil

200 ml amasi, yoghurt OR buttermilk

15 ml   white wine vinegar

2          eggs

5 ml     vanilla essence

TO SERVE

            Chocolate custard

            Cacao for dusting

            Fresh seasonal berries

METHOD:

• Pour the chocolate custard into 12 ice cube moulds and freeze overnight
• Preheat the oven to 180°C
• Sift together the flour, sugar, salt, bicarb and cacao
• In another bowl mix together the oil, amasi, vinegar, vanilla and the eggs.
• Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well to make the batter
• Grease a muffin pan (12 piece) very well and dust with flour
• Spoon half of the batter into the muffin pan
• Top each muffin round with a frozen chocolate cube and spoon the rest of the batter over to cover the cubes. Work quickly
• Bake in the preheated oven for about 18 minutes
• Cool a little and remove carefully from the muffin pan
• Serve with a drizzle of the chocolate dessert topping, a dusting of cacao and some berries