Chocolate Cupcake

Chocolate Cupcake

Hidden Strawberry Chocolate Cupcake:

Ingredients:

Dry Ingredient

  • All-purpose flour – 1 cup
  • Cocoa powder – ½ cup
  • Granulated sugar – ¾ cup
  • Baking powder – ¼ tsp
  • Baking soda – 1 tsp
  • Salt – ¼ tsp
  • Sugar sprinkles- ¼ cup
  • Cupcake paper molds – 24

Wet Ingredient:

  • Egg –2 nos
  • Canola oil – ½ cup
  • Buttermilk – ½ cup
  • Freshly brewed coffee – ¼ to ½ cup
  • Vanilla essence – 1 tsp

Choco Ganache Frosting

  • Heavy whipping cream   – ½ cup
  • Semi sweet choco chip – 1 cup
  • Butter – 2 tblsp

Strawberry whipped cream Frosting

  • Heavy whipping cream   -1 pint
  • Confectionery/ powdered sugar     – 1 cup
  • Chopped strawberries – 2 tblsp
  • Strawberry puree – ¼ cup
  • Food color (pink) – 2-4 drops

Procedure:

  • Pre-heat the oven to 350 degree F and grease the pan and keep aside
  • Take a mixing bowl, add all the dry ingredient except sugar and mix well
  • In a wide mixing bowl add sugar and oil. Beat well until it become light and fluffy. Add egg one at a time. Now add buttermilk and vanilla essence to the wet ingredient mixture. Beat until everything incorporated well.
  • Add the freshly brewed coffee to the mixture and mix finely.
  • Later, add the dry ingredient mixture slowly and whisk together, now the batter is all set to bake.
  • Pour the batter to the lined cupcake molds and bake it for 15-18 mins or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
    • Making Ganache:
      • Melt the Choco chip by means of double boiler/ Bain Marie method/ microwave it for about 60-70 seconds.
      • By using a spatula, mix the melted white and dark chocolate thoroughly without any lumps and strain the chocolates into a separate bowl and keep aside.
      • Cool down the ganache pour before over the cake.
    • Making Strawberry whipping cream
      • In a Wide mixing bowl pour the heavy whipping cream along with confectionery/ powdered sugar and beat on high speed until stiff peak form.
      • Add the fresh strawberry puree to the cream and fold it gently.
  • Using a plain tip add the strawberry whipped cream in the piping bag and keep aside.
  • Put a hole in the center of the cupcakes and fill it with strawberry whipped cream.
  • Now dip the cupcakes into the Choco ganache and place over the wire rack to drain off the excess and sprinkle some sugar sprinkles if desire, refrigerate before serve
  • Super creamy, delicious “Hidden Strawberry Chocolate Cupcakes” are ready to serve.


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