Microwave Cupcakes: Recipe + 14 Step-by-Step Photos

Sometimes you just crave a delicious, yet quick, dessert to lift your spirits. That's when these delicious microwave cupcakes come to the rescue.

Nutritional value per serving

324.4 kcal

Proteins: 5.2 g
Fats: 10.8 g
Carbohydrates: 50.8 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 25 min
Complexity:

It's easy and straightforward to prepare, but it does require some experience. Not everyone can do it right the first time.
Number of servings: 6

Yes, exactly! Beautiful and airy chocolate cupcakes are ready in just a few minutes. They're perfect as a quick dessert when you're short on time. These microwave cupcakes are simple, super easy, and absolutely delicious.

Try making these light and creamy microwave cupcakes using ingredients everyone has on hand. With chocolate frosting, they'll be incredibly delicious and beautiful.

Recipe with step-by-step photos

Microwave cupcakes

Ingredients

Servings

For the test

Milk

1 cup
Powdered sugar

0.75 glasses
Cocoa powder

3 tbsp
Butter

30 G
Flour

1 cup
Baking powder

0.5 tsp
Vanilla

1 tsp
Apple cider vinegar

1 tsp

For the cream

Cream 33%

0.5 glasses
Cocoa powder

1 tbsp
Coffee

0.5 tsp

Preparation

Step 1

Warm half a glass of milk slightly over a stove or in the microwave. Pour into a clean container.

Step 2

Add 9% apple cider vinegar to the milk to make the dough fluffy and airy. Stir. Let it sit for 10 minutes until the whey separates from the surface of the milk.

Step 3

Add melted butter or coconut oil to make the dough elastic.

Step 4

Vanilla extract or a pinch of vanillin.

Step 5

Sift the flour through a sieve to eliminate lumps in the dough. Choose your flour of choice. If you're a health conscious person, consider almond, corn, or rice flour.

Step 6

Sift the powdered sugar, cocoa, and baking powder mixture through a sieve. You can substitute the powdered sugar with a sweetener of your choice, but in that case, add the appropriate amount of flour or cocoa to prevent the dough from becoming too runny.

Step 7

Mix the dough thoroughly, adding the remaining half of the milk as you go. You should get a thick, elastic dough, similar in consistency to heavy cream. If the mixture is too thick, add a few more tablespoons of milk.

Step 8

Fill the baking molds with chocolate dough.

Step 9

Place the cupcakes in the microwave for 10 minutes at 180 ͒C on convection mode.

A convection microwave oven is an oven with a fan-assisted heating system, which can be located on the back, sides, or top of the microwave oven. It works by raising the air temperature and circulating it evenly throughout the oven. Convection allows you to quickly reach the desired temperature and prevent baked goods from burning.

Step 10

In a dry bowl, whip the cream until fluffy. The higher the fat content, the richer and fluffier the mixture will be.

Step 11

Add cocoa powder, a little ground coffee and powdered sugar to taste.

Step 12

Mix carefully with a mixer at minimum speed.

Step 13

Fill a pastry bag with chocolate cream and place the caps on the cooled cupcakes.

Step 14

You can also decorate the cupcakes with chocolate chips, fresh berries, or coconut flakes. Enjoy.

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How to frost cupcakes

One of the hallmarks of exquisite cupcakes is their airy, creamy topping. Decorated with it, the cupcakes look very festive and beautiful.

The key to creating a beautiful top is a pastry bag and nozzles. Most often, pastry chefs and home cooks use an open star nozzle. Its teeth create a wavy texture on the cream.

Start piping the frosting onto the cupcake from the edges. By swirling the piping bag around and up in a spiral, you'll create an elegant swirl. You can then decorate it with berries or fruit pieces, chocolate chips, coconut flakes, icing, or caramel. There are many variations, but they're all beautiful.

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