Chocolate Mud Cupcakes

Ingredients

• 300g plain chocolate chips
• 300g unsalted butter
• 5 eggs
• 115g castor sugar
• 115g self-raising flour
• 2 tbsp cocoa OR icing sugar, for dusting
  

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 180C. Place 12 baking cases in a muffin tin.
2. In a medium bowl set over a pan of gently simmering water, melt the chocolate and butter together, stirring well. Leave to cool a little.
3. Beat the eggs and sugar in a large bowl until pale and thick. Fold the flour into the egg mixture and then stir in the melted chocolate and butter until well blended.
4. Spoon the mixture into the cases and bake for 20 minutes. The cupcakes will be soft and gooey in texture and appearance. Remove tin from oven and cool for 5 minutes.
5. Remove cupcakes and dust with cocoa or icing sugar.

Makes 12