Chocolate Pear Cupcakes

One of my favourite desserts is a chocolate pear tart that my Mum makes for special occasions so I thought I'd try out the combination in cake form. Unspurprisingly these cakes are absolutely delicious with the juicy pear complementing the pancake - like texture of the cake perfectly! This recipes is super simple and since no butter is used it takes only seconds to mix together by hand.

Ingredients - makes 6

100g self raising flour

2 tbsp caster sugar

2 eggs

100ml milk

3 tsp cocoa powder mixed with a splash of water

1 ripe pear

Method

1. Combine all ingredients, apart from the pear, in a bowl. (The mixture will be very runny but don't worry)!

2. Peel and core the pear, then chop into small chunks.

3. Pour the cupcake mixture into cases and then add 2 or 3 pieces of pear.

4. Bake at 200 degrees Celsius for about 15 minutes.

5. Best served hot!