This weekend I made some milk chocolate cupcakes with blueberry icing for the bmi team. I added some blue colouring to the icing to go with their company colours.

My boyfriend being the nerd that he is decided to make social media inspired cupcakes with the leftovers…

Ingredients for the chocolate cupcakes:

• 175ml semi-skimmed milk
• 125g milk chocolate ( I used Galaxy)
• 60g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 125g caster sugar
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 large egg, at room temperature
• 150g sifted self raising flour

Ingredients for the Blueberry icing:

• 112g unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon of milk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons of blueberry jam
• 375g of sifted icing sugar
• a few drops of blue food colouring to make the icing blue

Method for the cupcakes:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Put paper cupcake cases on your cupcake tray
2. Pour the milk into a medium sized non-stick pan. Chop the chocolate and add it to the pan with one-third of the caster sugar. Leave it until the chocolate is melted on a low heat. Stir frequently. Once the chocolate is melted remove from the heat.
3. In a bowl beat the butter with an electric mixer, its much quicker but a wooden spoon can also be used. Beat until the butter is nice and creamy.
   

   Creamy butter

4. Add the vanilla extract and the sugar, beat thoroughly for around 4 minutes or until the mixture is light and fluffy.
5. Quickly beat the egg in a separate bowl and gradually add it to the mixture. Beating well after each addition
6. Gradually add the flour and the chocolate liquid, fold the mixture using a metal spoon
   

   Chocolate Cupcakes Mixture

7. Mix the mixture well, then spoon the mixture to the cupcake cases.
8. Bake for around 18-20 minutes or until the cupcakes are well risen / the skewer comes out clean.
9. Remove from the oven and leave to cool in the baking tray for 2 minutes.
   

   Cooling Cupcakes

10. Place the cupcakes in a cooling rack to cool

Method for the blueberry icing:

1. In a bowl beat the butter until nice and creamy.
2. Gradually add the sifted icing sugar and mix well after each addition.
   

   Sifting the icing sugar

3. Add the vanilla extract and the milk, mix well for a few minutes
4. When the mixture is nice and creamy add the 4 tablespoons of blueberry jam
   

   Blueberry icing

5. Mix and add a few drops of blue food colouring to make the icing blue
   

   Blueberry Icing

6. Pipe or spoon the icing on top of the cupcakes
   

   Chocolate cupcakes with blueberry icing