Chocolate Pomegranate Cupcake
Chocolate Pomegranate Cupcakes are amazing with a nice cup of tea and relaxing
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup plain flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup pomegranate
- 1/2 cup butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 2 cup icing sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees
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Line a muffin pan with paper
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Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt
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In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, stir in the vanilla.
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Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk, then add the pomegranate. Beat well then fill the muffin cups 3/4 full.
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Bake for 15 minutes.
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For the icing, make sure to whip up the butter and cream cheese until completely smooth and creamy. Then add in the sugar
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The pink icing is a result of adding some pomegranate juice. The icing was a pretty colour but it didn't taste too much of pomegranate! The icing ended up with a hint of pomegranate.
