Mini White Chocolate & Raspberry Cupcakes

I love to bake, and for Christmas I was given this awesome mini cupcake maker. It's so easy to use and even comes with a few recipe ideas to get you started. I decided to make the white chocolate and raspberry ones with white chocolate icing. So to make these, you need the following ingredients:

For the cakes:

60g caster sugar

60g unsalted butter

1 egg

60g self raising flour

15g white chocolate, chopped or grated (I used Green & Blacks)

30g raspberries, chopped

For the icing:

60g white chocolate

120g unsalted butter

250g icing sugar

2tbsp milk

Method:

You can't tell in the picture but the lights tell you when it's ready

• Turn on the cupcake maker to heat up (takes around 5 minutes).
• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until pale. 
• Mix in the egg and beat thoroughly until well combined.
• Sift the flour into the rest of the mixture and fold in with a spoon until smooth. 
• Fold in the chopped white chocolate and raspberries to the mixture.

The mixture should look like this

• Line the cupcake maker with mini cases (I found these hard to get in supermarkets but got some from Lakeland, or you could purchase online)
• Spoon the mixture into each case, leaving a bit of room for them to rise.
• Close the lid and bake for 9-10 minutes.
• One the cakes are done, remove them from the machine and place on a wire rack to cool.

How to make the icing:

• Put the white chocolate in a bowl over a saucepan of simmering water until melted. Remove from heat and leave to cool slightly.
• Add the butter to a mixing bowl and beat slightly to soften.
• Add half the icing sugar to the butter and beat together until smooth.
• Add the remaining icing sugar, melted white chocolate and milk to the mixture and beat until smooth and creamy. 
• Pipe or spoon the icing onto the cooled cakes and decorate with a raspberry.

The finished result!

There you have it, mini white chocolate and raspberry cupcakes!

Megan x