Melty-Middle Chocolate Goodness

As most girls do, I love chocolate and I was in a very chocolaty mood yesterday so I made these ones...I think they have to be my favorite so far!

Melty-Middle Chocolate Goodness

Ingredients:

Generous ½ cup self-rising flour
4 tablespoon soft margarine (light)
Generous ¼ cup sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa

2oz semisweet chocolate

confectioner sugar, for dusting

Prep time:  About 25 minutes
Bake time: 20 minutes at 375 degrees
Makes: 8 cupcakes(barely)

Instructions:

Put the margarine, sugar, egg, flour, and cocoa in a large bowl and using an electric hand whisk, beat together until just smooth.

Spoon half of the batter into the paper cases/cupcake tin. Using a teaspoon, make an indentation in the center of each cake. Break the chocolate evenly into 8 squares and place a piece in each indentation, then spoon the remaining cake batter on top.

               *KD’s advice* There is not going to be a lot of batter and it will be very thick. Next time I make these cupcakes, I am going to make the same amount of batter, but make only 6 cupcakes instead of 8. I used every ounce of my batter and I just barely had enough.

Bake the cupcakes in oven for 20 minutes, or until well risen and springy to the touch. Leave the cupcakes for 2-3 minutes before serving warm, dusted with sifted confectioners’ sugar.

Helpful Hint: With extremely thick batter like this, when mixing it together, it’s almost better to use a spatula instead because if you use a whisk, it will all clump together on the utensil and you will get nowhere. 

What I learned: With cupcakes like these, they aren’t going to taste as well cool, so I would suggest baking them almost immediately before serving. I haven’t tried one re-heated in the microwave, but that might work just as well.  

Variation: For a fun taste, you might want to put something like Andie’s mints for the middle instead. I haven’t tried this, but it sounds like it would be delicious! 

KD’s rating: ★★★★★

Nutrition info (per cupcake):

Calories:              111
Carbs:                 16
Fat:                    5
Sugars:                9
Protien:               1.5
Fiber:                  2
WW Points:           5