Dark Chocolate and Passion Fruit Cupcakes

Dark Chocolate and Passion Fruit Cupcakes

Dark Chocolate and Passion Fruit Cupcakes are the perfect balance of bittersweet chocolate and zesty passion fruit. Get the recipe below.

Celebration cakes

When we think of celebration cakes we often think of big, elaborate tiered cakes but it doesn’t have to be that way.

With good quality ingredients and some decorative flair, cupcakes can be perfect for a celebration too!

These Dark Chocolate and Passion Fruit Cupcakes look good and taste even better making them perfect to share with friends and family when you have something to celebrate (or just because!)

Check out this classic recipe for Dark Chocolate Cupcakes from Supper in the Suburbs topped with butter cream and passion fruit for a fun summer recipe

How to make dark chocolate cupcakes

My fool-proof dark chocolate cupcakes is a pretty good starting point for any celebratory bake.

To make the cupcakes I use the creaming method. This means that I beat the butter and sugar together until they are pale and creamy. The sugar should have mixed with the butter so that the mix is no longer grainy.

Only once the butter and sugar has reached this stage should you begin to beat in the eggs. Do this slowly so it doesn’t curdle.

Next fold in the flour, cocoa powder and chocolate. This will make them light and fluffy but also rich and bittersweet.

Divide the mix between your cupcake cases and bake until you have springy cupcakes!

I knew the bitter-sweet chocolate and intense sugar hit from the passion fruit would work really, really well. It’s all about balance!

Dark Chocolate and Passion Fruit Cupcakes are a fun and fruity cucpakes are the perfect recipe for a summer garden party or picnic

Passion fruit topping

To be honest these moist dark chocolate cupcakes could be eaten alone and still be delicious but the classic vanilla butter cream and drizzle of passion fruit makes them extra special.

The buttercream is easy to make, simply cream together icing sugar and softened butter along with vanilla paste. Pipe this on to your cupcakes then smooth over the pulp from fresh passion fruit.

I really think that passion fruit is an underused fruit. To be honest, the only time I ever eat passion fruit is if it’s in a porn-star martini! (Surely I’m not the only one?) Once you’ve tried dark chocolate with passion fruit I guarantee you’ll be hooked and trying to find new ways to use the combination – until then you’ve got my recipe below.

Dark Chocolate and Passion Fruit Cupcakes from Supper in the Suburbs

Dark Chocolate and Passion Fruit Cupcakes – The Recipe

Dark Chocolate and Passion Fruit Cupcakes

Emma
These Dark Chocolate and Passion Fruit Cupcakes are the perfect mix of bitter and sweet. 
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine British
Servings 12 cupcakes
Calories 338.09 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

For the cupcakes

  • 75 grams self raising flour
  • 25 grams cocoa powder
  • 25 grams dark chocolate roughly chopped
  • 100 grams caster sugar
  • 100 grams butter
  • 2 large eggs

For the decoration

  • 300 grams icing sugar
  • 150 grams butter softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla paste
  • 4 tbsp passion fruit takes roughly 6 passion fruits for this amount of pulp

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl cream together the butter and the sugar until pale and creamy.
  • Slowly add in the eggs a little at a time beating well after each addition.
  • Once you have a light, airy and creamy mix begin folding in the flour, cocoa powder and chocolate pieces.
  • Divide between 12 cupcake cases and bake at gas mark 5 (160C) for 20 mins.
  • Once cooked (they will be light and springy to the touch), place on a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before decorating.
  • To make the icing cream together the butter and icing sugar, before adding the vanilla paste. Make sure the vanilla paste is mixed through the icing thoroughly and transfer into an icing bag with a large star nozzle.
  • Pipe swirls on top of the cupcakes then drizzle over roughly 1-2tsps of passion fruit over each cupcake.

Nutrition

Calories: 338.09kcalCarbohydrates: 41.45gProtein: 2.66gFat: 19.01gSaturated Fat: 11.67gTrans Fat: 0.69gCholesterol: 75.85mgSodium: 163.45mgPotassium: 87.05mgFiber: 1.58gSugar: 34.19gVitamin A: 629.26IUVitamin C: 1.48mgCalcium: 15.63mgIron: 0.84mg
Keyword chocolate, passion fruit
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