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Cola Cupcakes


Trying to keep the kids occupied during quarantine?, get them into the kitchen to help you bake. These moist cupcakes are perfect for an afternoon treat.


Ingredients for mixture one

1 cup cola drink
125 g unsalted butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup powdered cocoa
14 marshmallows

Ingredients for mixture two

2 cups plain flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla essence
1 cup plain yoghurt
2 eggs, beaten

Method

1.  Pre-heat oven to 180°C (160°C fan). Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.

2.  (Mixture one). In a medium pan mix the cola, butter, vegetable oil and cocoa powder. Bring to the boil, remove from heat, add marshmallows. Place lid on saucepan and leave until marshmallows begin to melt.

3.  (Mixture two). In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar and baking powder. Add yoghurt, eggs and vanilla. Mix well to combine.

4.  Combine mixture one in with mixture two in the mixing bowl. Whisk until mixtures are incorporated.

5.  Spoon mixture into cupcake liners, half full. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until skewer inserted into the centres comes out clean. Allow to cool for 5 minutes in tray before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Decorate with melted chocolate or chocolate frosting and sprinkles.
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