I heart cupcakes

Its Valentine’s week and Zorra from Kochtopf is hosting an event “A Heart for Your Valentine”. I love the idea of such theme events where each person brings in their creativity. Since the time I heard of the event I was eager to participate, and finally made my entry to the event today - Lindt Chocolate Cupcakes.
Lindt Chocolate Cupcakes
(makes 6)

4 eggs
120g sugar
200g butter
200g Lindt dark chocolate (I used one with a hint of holiday spice)
120g flour

1. Mix the egg and sugar till light and fluffy.
2. Melt the chocolate and the butter together.
3. Mix together the egg mixture and the chocolate mixture.
4. Sift the flour, then gently fold it into the above mixture.
5. Butter the mould, then sprinkle with sugar, then butter again. This will make the cupcakes look nice and shiny and of course, assist in unmoulding.
6. Add the batter to the mould and bake at 200ºC for 20-30 minutes.

Since I wanted to serve them upside down with the icing sugar sprinkled, I sliced off the risen part of the cupcake so that it would sit flat on the plate.

After demoulding the cupcakes I was very excited to use my stencils that I had bought a while ago. I have 4 shapes: a heart, a butterfly, a star and a flower. All my favourite things to doodle when I’m whiling my time away. :D

The cupcakes turned out to be extremely moist and dense. I served them warm with a strawberry coulis and vanilla ice cream.

My Valentine absolutely loved them, which was the most satisfying emotion for me. :)

Strawberry coulis
1 cup fresh strawberries
1/4^th cup sugar
2-3 tablespoon water
Few drops of lemon juice

1. Hull the strawberries. Cut into quarters.
2. Put all the ingredients in a pan and simmer for 7-10 minutes on a low flame. Keep it covered.
3. Chill the coulis before serving.

The cupcakes were a delight. Now I’m thinking I’ll be more indulgent the next time and cover it with a cream cheese icing. and maybe drop some bits of Oreo in the batter before it's baked. Yum!

* To have a look at other entries to the event, you can have a look here.

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