This One Goes Out to the One I Love.

For those looking to indulge a sweet tooth today in celebration of love, here is a divine chocolate cupcake recipe via lanalou.

Chocolate Cupcakes

100g cake flour

20g cocoa powder
140g caster sugar

1½ tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

40g softened butter

120ml milk

1 egg

½ tsp vanilla essence

* Mix flour, cocoa, sugar, baking powder, salt and butter together with electric mixer till it forms a fine granule-like consistency.

* Add milk, egg and vanilla essence to the dry mixture and beat till smooth.

* Spoon mixture into cupcake cases until ⅔ full. Mixture makes about 12 cupcakes.

* Bake in pre-heated oven at 180˚C for about 20 minutes or until sponge bounces back when touched.

* When cool, either dust with icing sugar or ice with chocolate frosting.