Gluten Free Chocolate Redcurrant Topped Cupcakes

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Chocolate and redcurrants are a truly delicious combination, a soft gluten free chocolate sponge topped with silky smooth chocolate buttercream and a smattering of redcurrants on the top is just the job. Don't over do the red currants, just a handful is enough to give you that fantastic tang they have.

This recipe is...

  • Preparation Time: 30 Mins
  • Cooking Time: 20 Mins
  • This recipe makes 9 Cupcakes

This recipe contains:

  • Dairy
  • Egg

Last updated 8th August 2025

Added 23rd July 2015

Recipe by Alison Wheatley

Gluten Free Chocolate Redcurrant Topped Cupcakes

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Ingredients

Cake
140g caster sugar
140g margarine
1tbsp cocoa powder
140g gluten free self raising flour
2 large eggs

Topping
300g icing sugar
200g margarine
1 tbsp cocoa powder
50g redcurrants

Method

  1. In a large bowl cream together the sugar and margarine.

  2. In another bowl, place both the cocoa powder and flour, gradually sift this mix into the sugar/margarine alternating with the egg (some flour, an egg, some more flour etc) until all the flour has gone and both eggs have been added. Mix well with a wooden spoon.

  3. Line a cupcake tin with paper cakes, spoon about 1.5tbsp of the mix into each case (until about 3/4 filled)

  4. Place the cakes in the oven, gas mark 4/180c for 20 mins or until cooked

  5. Once cooked allow to go completely cold (around an hour or so), once cold, with a fork cream together the icing sugar, cocoa powder and margarine until smooth and creamy.

  6. Place the butter cream in a piping bag and gently pipe the cream onto the top of the cakes, if you don't want to pipe you could spread it with the back of a spoon instead. Top with redcurrants and a sprinkle of icing sugar

Nutritional Information (Per cupcake)

Cals
544
Carbs
63g
Fibre
1g
Fat
31g
Sugar
49g
Protein
2g
Alison Peters
Alison Peters has been Coeliac since June 2014 and launched Coeliac Sanctuary in August of that year, and since then has aimed to provide a one stop shop for Coeliacs, from blogs, to recipes, eating out guide and online shop.

Your Comments

Hi - this looks like a delightful recipe - do you think I could use dairy free marg? <br/>Regards <br/>Marilyn
Marilyn Chabeaux23rd July 2015

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