sticky toffee cupcakes with chocolate topping

servings
makes about 12

method

Whatever happened to cupcakes? I used to love them as a kid and, while mucking about with a sticky toffee pudding recipe, I tried to reinvent the good old cupcake – always puts a smile on my face.

Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6. In a food processor, blitz the sultanas, apricots, dates, baking powder and a little of the flour (just enough to stop the fruit sticking to the blades). If you don’t have a food processor, you can chop it very finely. Put this mixture into a bowl with the muscovado sugar, the golden syrup, the egg and the melted butter and stir together. Then add the very hot water and the remaining flour and mix well with a whisk. Divide the mixture between 12 cupcake papers (I like to double up the papers to give the mixture a bit more hold) and place on a baking tray. Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes.

• from Happy Days with the Naked Chef

Meanwhile, melt all the chocolate topping ingredients in a saucepan and bubble for a while until darkened in color slightly. Remove from the heat and let the sauce cool until it thickens. Then put a blob on top of each cupcake.

ingredients

• 30g sultanas
• 30g dried apricots
• 30g dates
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 140g self-raising flour
• 30g muscovado sugar
• 1 tablespoon golden syrup
• 1 large egg
• 30g melted butter
• 140ml hot water

for the chocolate topping
• 40g butter
• 40g caster sugar
• 40g plain chocolate
• 70ml double cream

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1. by jak allibon and jameylee on Mon 27 Feb 2012 @ 09:48

this recipe sounds terrible but tastes nice

2. by Cheryl on Wed 02 Nov 2011 @ 13:23

I made these, and they taste georgeous, so fresh. The chocolate topping is to die for, I put a piece of apple (soaked in lemon juice) on the top of each cake, Then put the chocolate topping on the top, delicious, and dead easy to make.

3. by Giorgios on Tue 12 Apr 2011 @ 03:13

can i replace the golden syrup with anything else? Like honey or brown sugar? Will it affect the taste?? Is thr a healthier choice of the muscovado sugar??!<br /> Please reply ASAP:)

4. by corinne kirk on Wed 06 Apr 2011 @ 12:02

WOW! These were amazing! You are amazing jamie :)

5. by Freeze on Sun 04 Jul 2010 @ 12:26

yummy))))))))))))))))))

6. by heidiskitchen on Sun 09 May 2010 @ 10:30

I made these with my children and we left off the topping - still delicious an not so messy. Served warm with ice cream - what a treat !

7. by maria on Sat 27 Mar 2010 @ 05:39

wow sounds yumm-O!!
thanxx for leavin comments ppl
they help out alot. =]

8. by Gini on Thu 21 May 2009 @ 00:11

I ve made these and they taste very good! Even more, they are healthy as the sweetness comes from the dry fruits (not so much white sugar). So extra thumbs up.

BUT, i have concerns on the topping. The way that the recipe describes (boil the chocolate+cream combo) results to a guey and never solidifying chocolate. Yummy, but messy. The solution is to whisk it until it becomes nice and thick.

It will solidify by the next day.

9. by netsurfingran on Sun 10 May 2009 @ 04:59

So yummy, the grandchildren just love them. A treat when they come to grannie's.

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