Yummy Chocolate Cupcakes

Cooking time 40 minutes

Ingredients :

• Maida  250 gms
• baking powder  1/4th tablespoon
• baking soda  1/8th teaspoon
• cocoa powder  100 gms 
• soda water  50 ml
• eggwhites  3  ( for the eggless version, use 1 cup of vegetable oil instead of 3 eggs)
• milkmaid  small can  1/3rd part of the can of milkmaid
• unsalted softened butter ( nutralite butter)  divide the butter block into half, and use the half part only

  for decoration :

• chocolate spread
• chocolate chips or crushed chocolate biscuit crumbs can be used as topping.

other things required : 

• a cupcake mold

        paper baking cups

Method :

• sieve together maida, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder. set aside.
• in a large bowl , add butter and milkmaid and whisk till u get a smooth consistency. now add the egg- whites / oil and whisk again. 
• in this mixture, add half part of the maida mixture and whisk slowly in one direction. whisk lightly 3-4 times only.
• now add the remaining maida mixture, whisk lightly again 3-4 times.
• add the soda water into this mix, and whisk again lightly till all the flour ( maida) is consumed in the mix. there should be no lumps. the mixture should be of a smooth homogeneous consistency.
• cover with a lid and keep aside.

 baking process :  

microwave version : 

• preheat the oven by putting it on convection mode, at 180 degrees.
• grease the cupcake molds very slightly. (more greasing will make the paper baking cups oily to hold while eating).
• place the paper baking cups in the molds.
• pour the batter in the paper baking cups till they fills more than half but not completely.
• now place the cupcake mold in preheated oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
• after 20 minutes take it out from the microwave oven and cool it off to room temperature . ( very important : do not check whether the cupcakes are fully baked by inserting a knife in cupcakes. doing this will flatten the cupcakes. u can just press the cupcakes and if they are too soft keep in the oven again for 4-5 minutes.)

pressure cooker version :

• only small cupcake molds can be used as 6 or 8 cupcake molds would not fit in cooker.
• remove the whistle and gasket (rubber ring) of the cooker.
• place a small plate at the base of cooker to avoid burning of the cupcakes.
• preheat the cooker for 20 minutes on high flame.
• place the paper baking cups in the molds.
• pour the batter in the paper baking cups till they fills more than half but not completely.
• now place the cupcake mold in on the plate in the preheated cooker and bake for 12 to 15 minutes on low flame.
• after 15 minutes , remove from the cooker carefully, and cool it to room temperature.

decoration / garnishing :

        there are variety of ways to decorate a cupcake. we can simply apply the chocolate spread on top of the cupcake and sprinkle some chocolate chips on top. 

        keep in refrigerator for some time till the chocolate spread on top of the  cupcake hardens.

 Yummy Chocolate Cupcakes are ready to eat!!