10
Sep
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08
May
I made high-hat cupcakes the other weekend. It has marshmallow frosting and then it’s dipped with chocolate. I added Oreos in the batter and put a cookie at the bottom for a little surprise O:)
They turned out pretty good and I actually liked them more served cold.
Chocolate Sour Cream Cupcakes
3 oz unsweetened chocolate, finely chopped
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 cup room temperature water
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners.
Put the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl and heat in 30-second bursts at 50% power, stirring in between, until the chocolate is completely melted and smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. With the mixer on low, add the melted chocolate and beat to combine. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating to incorporate each completely before adding the next. Mix in the vanilla and beat until the batter is creamy and the color has lightened a bit, about 1 minute. Add the sour cream and mix until the white streaks disappear. Finally, with the mixer on low speed, alternately add the flour mixture and water, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, and beating just until combined.
Divide the batter evenly among the prepared liners, filling each with about 1/3 cup of batter (the wells will be quite full, and the cupcakes will bake with tops that rise slightly over the edges of the pan). Bake for 20-22 minutes, or until the cupcakes spring back when lightly touched and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove the muffin pan to a wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes before removing the cupcakes from the pan to the rack to cool completely.
Makes 12 cupcakesMarshmallow Topping
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup meringue powder
Bring the water to a boil in a small saucepan. Once boiling, remove the pan from the heat and add the sugar, stirring to dissolve the sugar completely. Let cool to room temperature. Add the meringue powder to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Add the cooled sugar water and beat the mixture on medium to medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, about 10-15 minutes.
Fit a piping bag with a large plain round tip. Pipe the marshmallow onto the cooled cupcakes in a tall, swirl pattern. You want the frosting to look almost like a soft serve cone of ice cream would. If it takes a few tries to get it right, don’t worry - you can scrape the frosting off the cupcake easily and try again. Once all the cupcakes have been frosted, put them in the freezer for a few hours.
08
Apr
Oreos Cupcakes, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cupcakes, and Vanilla Cupcakes
Thank you for submitting louitheghost! I’m getting hungry just looking at those :P
04
Feb
Thanks for submitting this to us: katiecave!
(Source: enterthecave)
11
Dec
Cookie monster cupcakes!
submitted by youngandwildforevr: thanks!!
01
Dec
Ice cream mouse, so simple and so cute!
submitted by babybolster. thanks!
20
Nov
16
Nov
I’ve never seen a cake so black before! It’s awesome looking but a bit intimidating, lol
(Source: floral-frocks)
14
Nov
Slightly sad… But this made me gasp! Ha!
11
Nov
10
Nov
Just made oreo cookies. You can find the recipe here.
I had to bake my sadness away, my boyfriend just headed back to San Diego and I miss him already :’ (
Thanks for submitting moebabies! :)
(Source: kristiedank)
10
May
(via vanityxo)
24
Jan
Tonight we had cupcakes and cookies in celebration of Michelle’s last year as a teenager. My conclusion is that cupcakes and birthdays are strongly correlated. More people should grow old!