If coffee makes you get out of bed, then cupcakes make it worthwhile. Wakey-wakey because it’s National Chocolate Cupcake Day, which is observed annually on October 18. With a generous amount of chocolate frosting, one sweet serving will satisfy any chocolate and dessert lovers out there.
People are surely crazy about cupcakes, and there is a certain amount of self-indulgence in them that you can have all to yourself. From colourful cupcake cookbooks, street vendors to bakeries worldwide, we can all agree that these sweet little delights are beloved by many across generations.
History of Cupcakes
Cupcakes go by many other names; Fairy Cakes, Patty Cakes, Cup Cakes. Originally, cupcakes were not always called so. The origin of the cupcake goes back as early as 1796 when there was a recipe notation of “a cake to be baked in small cups” written in American Cookery by Amelia Simmons.
The earliest known documentation of cupcakes appeared in 1828 in Seventy-five Receipts for Pastry, Cakes and Sweetmeats in Eliza Leslie’s Receipts cookbook. During that time, cupcakes were baked in large pottery cups, but today, bakers use individual ramekins, coffee mugs, cups or ovenproof-pottery dishes for baking their cakes.
Cupcakes have become a worldwide sensation with cupcakes bakeries popping up in almost every corner of the street, coming up with innovative cakes. While there is a wide selection of cupcakes with different ingredients, flavours, and toppings, chocolate cupcakes remain a favourite among the many. Some only dreams of cakes, others bake it happen.
A perfect dessert or sweet snack for any occasion during the day, spend your time today to bake, frost and decorate a batch to celebrate National Cupcake Day! There are many recipes online, but you can start with this recipe, courtesy of allrecipes.com, easy and tasty.
Ingredients:
This recipe is for 16 servings
- 1 1/3 cups of all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 3 tbsp. butter
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¾ tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 175 degrees C. Line a muffin pans with foil liners or paper.
- Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beat well with each addition. Then, add the vanilla extract.
- Add the flour mixture alternately with the milk and beat the mixture well.
- Fill the muffin cups ¾ full.
- Bake them around 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Once done, let it cool and then frost with your favourite frosting, chocolate!
If you couldn’t find the time to bake some homemade cupcakes, you can always go out and buy some of your favourites. Today is a good day for you to support and show some love the local business in your area.
Go to any local bakeries and try some of their best chocolate cupcakes. There are plenty of local bakeries that sell cupcakes, chocolate included, in Klang Valley, and some of them are crowd magnet.
1. Wondermilk
Since its establishment in 2008, Wondermilk is well known for its cupcakery, offering a wide selection of flavours and design to satisfy your sweet tooth and cravings. Located in Uptown Petaling Jaya, Publika Shopping Gallery, Citta Ara Damansara and Megan Avenue KL, their cafés are beautifully designed in resonance with the urban and young aesthetics lifestyle.
You can also enjoy speciality drinks and freshly brewed coffee to compliment your cupcakes, a perfect combination to start and end your day.
2. Just Heavenly, Bangsar Shopping Centre
Besides its infamous Red Velvet cake, Just Heavenly also offers a wide selection of cupcakes for their customers out there. The soft and moist texture of their cupcakes is just right for your palate, accompanied by a colourful and generous amount of frosting and toppings.
3. Bisou
Dark Secret, Chocolate Dementia and Malaysian Cupkuih are some of the favourite cupcakes that Bisou has to offer. Located in most shopping malls in Klang Valley, Bisou has a wide selection of flavourful cupcakes for anyone with a curious mind and a peculiar taste. Besides cupcakes, they also offer some of the best and innovative celebration cakes and cookies that suit any palate and occasion.
4. Durian Lagenda @ Lot 10 Hutong
Don’t be surprised as to why this bakery made it to this list. We Malaysians love our durian, and at Durian Lagenda, you can find all sorts of sweet treats from cookies, truffles, pancakes and of course, durian cupcakes. You can choose between chocolate or vanilla cupcakes, and both filled with a generous amount of durian ganache. Chocolate and Durian, why not?
5. Twelve Cupcakes
Hailing from our neighbour Singapore across the Tebrau Channel, Twelve Cupcakes offer some of the best varieties of cupcakes. Located in various malls in Klang Valley, their cupcakes are moist, fluffy and less sweet.
As the name implies, while there are only 12 flavours available, they have become the favourites among the locals. The flavours include Strawberry Chocolate, Chocolate Vanilla, Cookies and Cream, PB Chocolate, Red Velvet, Chocolate Chocolate, Rainbow Vanilla, PB Jelly, Strawberry Vanilla, Mocha, Vanilla Chocolate, and Espresso.
These are some of the cupcakes bakeries that Klang Valley has to offer. Take this opportunity to indulge in delicious chocolate cupcakes, as many as you want.
You can always log on to foodpanda and order your favourite chocolate cupcakes and desserts from your regular bakery and have them delivered right at your doorstep, sweet and swift.
