I haven't baked for awhile coz I don't really have a sweet tooth and that the possibility to fail if you don't follow the recipe perfectly puts me off a bit . But today I'm in the mood of taking a baking challenge . I miss that heavenly aroma filled in your house during baking . Out of all desserts , I think chocolate cake is my favorite . So I tried this chocolate cupcakes recipe .
This cupcake recipe seemed fairly easy to follow but I dare not to have any expectation after the last traumatic cupcake baking experience . The result of the chocolate cake totally surprised me ! It tasted so good and everyone who tried it actually loved it . It made me very happy that I could share this chocolate delight with 7 family and friends .
Ingredients
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (I used Van Houten cocoa powder)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 90g butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar, plus 2 tbsp
- 1 egg, at room temperature
- 2/3 cup milk, at room temperature
- 85g cream cheese, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp mini semisweet chocolate chips (I used Hershey's)
- Ganache frosting, recipe follows
Directions:
- Place rack at the bottom of oven and preheat to 180C. Line cupcake baking pan with 12 cupcake liners.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt, set aside.
- Using a mixer, cream the butter and 3/4 cup sugar until pale yellow, about 1 minute. Add the egg and stir until just combined. Gently add half of the flour mixture and stir until just incorporated. Mix in the milk. Add the remaining flour mixture and stir until combined. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, mix together the cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar, and vanilla. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Fill prepared cupcake liners with enough chocolate batter to just cover the bottom. Add a dollop of the cream cheese filling to each, then top with remaining chocolate batter (cream cheese filling should not be visible). *I suggest you make a bit extra cream cheese filling if you love more coz the portion in the recipe is not much.
- Bake for 20minutes. Let cupcakes stand in the pan for 3 minutes and then remove and allow to cool completely on a rack.
- Dip each cupcake into the ganache, forming an even layer of frosting. Add a chocolate chip on the centre of each cupcake for decoration. Place in the refrigerator to set, about 15 minutes.
Ganache frosting
2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup heavy cream
Place a heat-proof bowl over a pot of simmering water, and whisk together the chocolate and heavy cream. Continue whisking until chocolate is melted and the mixture is thick, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes.
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