Ultimate Chocolate Cupcakes

Name: Ultimate Chocolate Cupcakes
Prep time: 32 min
Cook time: 32 min
Total time: 32 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 170 grams bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled; 177 milliliters bread flour; 177 milliliters hot coffee; 5 Tbsps Dutch cocoa; 2 larges egg whites; 2 larges eggs, room temperature; 177 milliliters granulated sugar; 4 Tbsps heavy cream; 1 Tbsp powdered sugar; 1 pinch Small salt; 4 Tbsps sugar; 12 Tbsps unsalted butter, softened and cut into 1 tbsp pieces; 1 teaspoons vanilla extract; 6 Tbsps vegetable oil; 2 teaspoons vinegar

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Ultimate Chocolate Cupcakes a try. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 375 calories, 4g of protein, and 27g of fat. Head to the store and pick up dutch cocoa, salt, egg whites, and a few other things to make it today. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 32 minutes.

Instructions

Place chocolate, cream, and confectioners’ sugar in small microwave-safe bowl.

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Chocolate

Cream

Sugar

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Microwave

Bowl

Heat on high power until mixture is warm to touch, 10 to 30 seconds.

Whisk until smooth; transfer to refrigerator and let stand until just chilled, no longer than 30 minutes.Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 12 standard size muffin cups with paper liners.

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Cupcakes

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Muffin Liners

Whisk

Oven

Place chocolate and cocoa in a mixing bowl and pour the hot coffee over.

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Chocolate

Coffee

Cocoa Powder

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk until smooth then cool in refrigerator for about 15 min.In another bowl, mix the flour, sugar, salt and baking soda together, set aside.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Whisk oil, eggs, vinegar and vanilla into the cooled chocolate mixture until smooth, then stir in the flour mixture. Divide batter between the baking cups and place 1 rounded spoon of ganache on top of each cupcake.

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Chocolate

Cupcakes

Vanilla

Vinegar

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Combine sugar, egg whites and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

Salt

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Stand Mixer

Bowl

Place the bowl over a small pot of boiling water and whisk gently and constantly until the mixture reaches 150 on a thermometer, about 2-3 minutes.

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Water

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Whisk

Bowl

Pot

Place bowl back in the stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat at medium speed about 1-2 minutes. One piece at a time, add the butter, then the cooled melted chocolate and vanilla.

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Chocolate

Vanilla

Butter

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Stand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Mix until combined, then increase speed to med-high and beat until light and fluffy. If your frosting doesn’t fluff up enough (which may be because ingredients weren’t at the exact right temperature), just throw the bowl into the refrigerator for about 20-30 minutes and beat it chilled.

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Frosting