I made these chocolate cupcakes for my mother and my mother-in-law for mother's day last week. :)

8 Tbs soft margarine or butter
1/2 cup superfine sugar
8 oz self-rising white flour
2 large eggs
2 Tbs unsweetened cocoa
1 oz semisweet chocolate, melted


icing:
6 Tbs butter, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
1 oz semisweet chocolate, melted


Put 12 paper baking cases in a muffin pan, or put 12 double-layer paper cases on a cookie sheet.

Put the margarine, sugar, flour, eggs, and cocoa in a large bowl and, using an electric hand whisk, beat together until just smooth. Beat in the melted chocolate. Spoon the batter into the paper cases.

Bake the cupcakes in a preheated oven, 350°F, for 15 minutes, or until springy to the touch. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

To make the filling, put the butter in a bowl and beat until fluffy. Sift in the confectioners' sugar and beat together until smooth. Add the melted chocolate and beat together until well mixed.