Quick Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

6oz Butter
6oz Caster Sugar
6oz Self Raising Flour
1Tsp Baking Powder
3 Eggs
1Tbsp Vanilla Essence
100g Packet of Chocolate Chips

Cooking time: 12 minutes on 180 Fan / Gar Mark 5 in preheated oven
Serving: 18 cupcakes

1. Pre heat the oven and get 2 cupcake trays out and place cupcake cases in them
2.Cream together the butter and sugar in a bowl with a whisk for a few minutes
3. In another bowl whisk the eggs until beaten with the vanilla essence
4. Whisk the eggs into the creamed mixture until it is well combined
5. Sieve in the flour and baking powder and fold in gently
6. Divide the mixture evenly between the cupcake cases
7. Sprinkle chocolate chips on each cupcake (Be generous)
8. Place in the oven and bake for 12 minutes or until golden
9. Leave in the baking tray to cool for approx 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.

Icing
200g Bar of Dark Chocolate
50g Icing Sugar
Chocolate Buttons

1. Place a heat proof bowl over a saucepan of boiling water on a low heat
2. Add the chocolate to the bowl and melt slowly, stirring occasionally to ensure it does not burn
3. Once melted, sieve the icing sugar into the chocolate mixture and mix
4. Keep over the boiling water and mixing to help the mixture become a smooth consistency but still thick
5. Divide the mixture between the cupcakes, putting approx. Tsp of melted chocolate on each cupcake and make a little swirl
6. Add a chocolate button on top and then enjoy!

N.B. This recipe is great if you are short of time!.
N.B.You can use any kind of chocolate chips for this mixture.
N.B. If you prefer milk or white for decoration you can use this instead or even do a mixture!