234 calories • 1 of your SIRT 5 a day

Simply awesome!

MAKES 12 • READY IN 35 MINUTES

150g self-raising flour

200g caster sugar

60g cocoa

½ tsp salt

½ tsp fine espresso coffee, decaf if preferred

120ml milk

½ tsp vanilla extract

50ml vegetable oil

1 egg

120ml boiling water

For the icing:

50g butter, at room temperature

50g icing sugar

1 tbsp matcha green tea powder

½ tsp vanilla bean paste

50g soft cream cheese

• Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan. Line a cupcake tin with paper or silicone cake cases.

• Place the flour, sugar, cocoa, salt and espresso powder in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.

• Add the milk, vanilla extract, vegetable oil and egg to the dry ingredients and use an electric mixer to beat until well combined. Carefully pour in the boiling water slowly and beat on a low speed until fully combined. Use a high speed to beat for a further minute to add air to the batter. The batter is much more liquid than a normal cake mix. Have faith, it will taste amazing!

• Spoon the batter evenly between the cake cases. Each cake case should be no more than ¾ full. Bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes, until the mixture bounces back when tapped. Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before icing.

• To make the icing, cream the butter and icing sugar together until it’s pale and smooth. Add the matcha powder and vanilla and stir again. Finally add the cream cheese and beat until smooth. Pipe or spread over the cakes.

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