TWD: Chocolate-Chocolate Cupcakes
After declaring to the whole world (or those who bother to read my blog :-P) that I don't like chocolate cakes, I have to eat my words and let you know what I did today - I had four of these chocolate cupcakes in the span of half a day. (gasp!)
I baked these cupcakes for my hubby who is a big fan of chocolate desserts, and also to take part in TWD this week. As some of the participants commented that the cakes are too dry, I made sure that mine won't dry out by monitoring the baking time closely, and I pulled out both trays of cakes at exactly 22 minutes. The cupcakes turned out great, soft and moist, and REALLY yummy.
After having the fourth one, I packed the rest of the cakes up, and just like the fate of this cake, they will end up in the tummies of my hubby's colleagues tomorrow. ;-)
I guess you might notice that the fondant flowers did not stick to the ganache. I should've arrange the flowers right after the ganache was piped to the cakes, but I put them aside to set up my tripod instead. Probably due to the aircon in the kitchen, the ganache has turned hard by the time I was done. So I had to let the flowers "sat" on the ganache while I took pictures of the cakes, and hoping that they won't drop at the same time. The fondant are not meant to be eaten anyway, and I like how my cupcakes look with the little flowers.
If you want to try making your own chocolate cupcakes, head over to CB's blog for recipe!
Comments
Clara @ iheartfood4thought
Very, very pretty, Grace!
Tummy's growling... I'm hungry again. =(
Barbara & Hillary - Wilton website has lots of good decorating tips, I learned the basics of piping from there. http://www.wilton.com/decorating/decorating-basics/
JC - Thanks! I use photoshop to edit my pics. :-)
AmyRuth
Beautiful job!
Nancy
This cupcakes look very pretty! May I know whether the cupcakes can be stored in the fridge or room temperature?
Yes, the cupcakes can be stored in the fridge. Before serving, just warm up in the microwave oven for about 10 seconds, and the cupcakes are soft and fluffy again.
As for the glaze on the cupcake, the recipe is also provided in the link I provided. :-)
I'm a bit confuse of the original recipe for the chocolate glaze. I saw your cupcakes topping more like chocolate garnache. Kindly advise please. Many thanks!
The recipe provided in the link was copied directly from the book. It is called "glaze" in the recipe, but at the same time, the author of the book also described it as "ganache".
Thanks very much for clarify! When you mentioned the cupcakes can be stored in the fridge, do you mean store the cupcakes which fill with the garnache? Can I warm the cupcakes topped with chocolate garnache in the oven as well?
Yes, to both of your questions. Just to clarify, I warmed the cupcakes in the microwave, instead of the oven which is used for baking cakes. I hope I don't confuse you further. :-P