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Why do so many recipes make 18-24 cupcakes? Unless you're throwing a party, what do you do with all those cupcakes??? I guess you could freeze them, but two dozen cupcakes always seems like way too many, especially if you're only baking for one or two people.
I secretly love cake and icing, but I've found most commercially-produced baked goods are way too sweet for me. All I can taste is the tooth-aching sweetness!
The combined desire for only a couple of cupcakes and something less sweet led me to create these small batch chocolate chip cupcakes. They're made with Greek yogurt (hooray!), have far less sugar than "normal," and have a tasty cream cheese/Greek yogurt small batch frosting recipe to top them off!
Because these have a less than usual for American baked goods amount of sugar, if you're accustomed to sugary items you might not find these cupcakes very sweet. You can use ¼ cup of granulated sugar instead of the honey I used and/or sweeter chocolate chips, if you'd like. S
peaking of chocolate chips, I have a new favorite! Enjoy Life. This isn't a sponsored post or anything, but I'm excited and want to share them because they're soy and dairy free, high percentage cacao, and are sweetened with cane sugar. How cool is that? (Enjoy Life also makes other wonderful chocolate goods!)
As you can see in the photos, I used silicone baking cups. We first purchased them for packing my husband's lunch and meal planning, but they really do bake well! I've been using mine for several years.
This recipe also lends itself to a cool little trick. If you have a bottle of honey or something you can pour/squeeze, measure the oil then use the same measuring spoon to measure out the honey. The residual oil will make the honey slip right out of the measuring spoon! It's pretty nifty.
Ready for the recipe?
Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cupcakes - Greek Yogurt Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
For the cupcakes
For the cream cheese and Greek yogurt frosting
Instructions
For the cream cheese and Greek yogurt frosting
I was afraid the icing might separate if stored, but a couple of these cupcakes lasted a whole two days in the fridge without anything funny happening to the icing. Beyond that I really can't vouch for!
These small batch chocolate chip cupcakes really hit the spot. They're a sweet treat that isn't overpowering, either with the sweetness or their quantity! As singles and couples without kids know, cooking at baking for just one or two people can be pretty annoying, but these cupcakes are a breeze to make (and enjoy). I hope you try them soon!
Do you scale down desserts and comfort food favorites, or do you just make the whole batch and find a way to deal with the leftovers?
BeadedTail
These look good! I love cupcakes but as you said with just two it's hard when they make so many. This is perfect plus they're sorta healthy!
Natashalh
It's annoying how many recipes make so much of whatever the item is! I haven't made my very favorite cake recipe in almost two years because it makes a three layer cake and doesn't seem to scale well.
Edi
I'm a sucker for cupcakes! But now that I work from home, I never make them. I always used to take them to work and just save a few for us (okay, for me). I love the small batch idea and your idea about measuring the oil and then the honey.
Natashalh
Ahahaha. Yep, I used to take a few doughnuts 'to share with my housemates,' so I know what you mean!