Chocolate Porter Cupcakes, Porter Ganache, Caramel Corn Crunch, Toasted Meringue

Name: Chocolate Porter Cupcakes, Porter Ganache, Caramel Corn Crunch, Toasted Meringue
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters porter beer; 237 milliliters porter beer; 177 milliliters cake flour; 237 milliliters caramel corn, such as Cracker Jack, plus more for garnish; 237 milliliters white chocolate coins; 59 milliliters cocoa; 1 teaspoons coffee extract; 118 milliliters creamy peanut butter; 4 egg whites; 2 eggs; 237 milliliters light brown sugar; 118 milliliters milk chocolate coins; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters sour cream; 237 milliliters sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 177 milliliters vegetable oil

Chocolate Porter Cupcakes, Porter Ganache, Caramel Corn Crunch, Toasted Meringue might be just the American recipe you are searching for. One serving contains 588 calories, 8g of protein, and 32g of fat. This recipe serves 12. Head to the store and pick up baking soda, porter beer, caramel corn, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

For the cupcakes: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a mini cupcake pan with 12 cupcake liners.

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Cupcakes

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Mini Muffin Tray

Muffin Liners

Oven

Sift the flour, baking soda and salt into a medium bowl. Set the bowl aside.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream the sugar and oil together, about 5 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and then add the vanilla and coffee extracts and 1 egg at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each addition.

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Vanilla

Coffee

Cream

Sugar

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Whisk your porter beer and cocoa together in a separate bowl and set aside.

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Porter

Cocoa Powder

Beer

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Whisk

Bowl

Turn the mixer to low and add your sour cream. Continue with the mixer on the lowest speed and add the flour mixture and cocoa mixture, alternating between the two, beginning and ending with the flour.

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Sour Cream

Cocoa Powder

All Purpose Flour

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Blender

Fill the prepared liners half full with the batter and bake for 30 minutes. Cool.

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Oven

For the ganache: In a microwave-safe bowl, heat the porter beer to 130 degrees F.

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Porter

Beer

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Microwave

Bowl

Pour the beer over the white chocolate in a clean medium bowl.

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White Chocolate

Beer

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Bowl

Whisk until incorporated.

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Whisk

Transfer the ganache into a sauce bottle for use. Hold at room temperature until the cupcakes are cooled.

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Cupcakes

Sauce

For the caramel corn crunch: In a microwave-safe bowl, heat your peanut butter and milk chocolate for 30 second increments until melted. Stir with a spoon between heating. Crush the caramel corn in a food processor until fine.

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Milk Chocolate

Peanut Butter

Caramel Popcorn

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Food Processor

Microwave

Bowl

Pour the chocolate mixture over the caramel corn. Stir with a spoon until incorporated. Chill in the refrigerator until set. Scoop with a number 70 ice cream scoop on to a plate lined with waxed paper. Reserve at room temperature until assembly.

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Caramel Popcorn

Chocolate

Ice Cream

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Ice Cream Scoop

Combine the sugar and egg whites in a saucepan.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

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Sauce Pan

Whisking constantly over low heat, bring the mixture to 110 degrees F.

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Whisk

Pour the egg mixture into a standing mixer fitted with a whip attachment. Whip until it reaches room temperature; the mixture should be light, fluffy and shiny.

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Egg

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Blender

Add the vanilla extract and salt. This recipe should be done just prior to assembly.

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Vanilla Extract