Chocolate Cream Cupcakes



I am submitting this post to Aspiring Bakers #13: EnjoyCupcakes (November 2011) hosted by Min of Min’s Blog.

Ingredients:
70 gr Boiling water
25 gr Cocoa Powder
20 gr Sugar

4 Egg yolks
15 gr Sugar
50 gr Oil
75 gr Cake flour

3 Egg whites
50 gr Sugar

Topping:
150 gr Chocolate, melted
100 gr Buttercream

Decoration: Marshmallow (optional)

Method:
- Shift cocoa powder and sugar in bowl, then pour in the boiling water and stir well incorporated.
- Preheat oven 180 degree.
- Hand whisk egg yolks and sugar until pale. Add in oil & the cocoa mixture, mix well.
- Fold in cake flour until combined.
- In separated bowl, whisk egg white until foamy, add in 50gr sugar, whisk until stiff (soft peak).
- Pour 1/3 egg white mixture into egg yolk-flour mixture and mixed well, then pour this into the rest of the egg white and mixed well.
- Pour into cupcake cases and bake for 15-18 mins.
- Chocolate cream : mix the melted chocolate into buttercream, pipe the cream over the cupcakes, decorate it with marshmallow.


8 comments:

  1. DG, the cupcakes look inviting with the marshmallow on top! I'll eat the cake and leave the buttercream for you, LOL!

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  2. wow..this is so nice and lovely...can i have 1? ^^

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  3. it's so rare to see a cupcake recipe with the yolks and the whites beaten separate. I bet this cake was chiffon soft!

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  4. LOL! i was laughing at tze's comment..i dont mind eating the buttercream!

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  5. Ah Tze & Lena,
    LOL .... next time I make this, should invite both of you, so definitely I don't worry of left over buttercream :D

    Sherleen,
    No left for this time, sure next time, will invite you together with Ah Tze & Lena heheheeh ...

    Crustabakes,
    A bit troublesome doing the separated egg right? Ya ya ... it is soft just like chiffon :)

    Sonia,
    Thanks for your nice words :)

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  6. mmhh iam getting hungry >.< they looking so tasty

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