• Butter | 113g
• Dark Chocolate | 85g
• White Sugar | 100g
• Brown Sugar | 100g
• Eggs | 2
• Plain Flour | 95g
• Ginger | ¼ tsp
• Nutmeg | ¼ tsp
• Cinnamon | ¼ tsp
• Cloves | ¼ tsp
• Cardamom | ¼ tsp
• Black Pepper (optional) | ¼ tsp

• Preheat oven to 175°C.
• Melt butter and chocolate over low heat.
• Stir in both sugars.
• Whisk in eggs, then fold in flour and spices.
• Divide batter into 8 cupcake liners.
• Bake for 18–23 minutes until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
• Cool before serving.