Recipe by Ellen Grossman

Easy and Elegant Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache Icing

Parve Parve
Easy Easy
12 Servings
Allergens
50 Minutes
Diets

Ingredients

Cupcakes

  • 1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 cup granulated sugar

  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar

  • 3/4 cup cocoa powder (Dutch processed cocoa powder is usually recommended, since it’s treated with alkali to neutralize its acids, making it react better with the baking powder)

  • 2 teaspoons baking soda

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 2 eggs at room temperature

  • 1 and 1/2 teaspoons instant coffee mixed with 1 cup boiling water, cooled

  • 1 cup buttermilk, OR soy milk or coffee rich with 1 tablespoon of vinegar/ lemon juice added

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil

  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Ganache Icing

  • 1 and 1/2 cups non-dairy dessert whip

  • 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Prepare the Cupcakes

1.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line muffin tins with paper muffin cups and spray with cooking spray.

2.

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugars, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

3.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, coffee, buttermilk, oil and vanilla.

4.

Pour the liquid mixture into the dry and stir carefully, just until blended. Do not overbeat.

5.

Pour the batter into the muffin cups and bake for 20 minutes for regular muffins or 12 minutes for mini muffins.

Tips:

– Always sift the flour when baking; this aerates it and removes impurities.

– Use a large glass measuring cup (with a spout) for pouring batter into the muffin cups to save yourself the job of cleaning up messy drips.

Prepare the Icing

1.

Heat the non-dairy dessert whip to a simmer over medium heat (until small bubbles appear along the sides of the pot), while gently whisking it.

2.

Add the chocolate and allow the mixture to sit for 10 minutes. Gently stir in the vanilla.

3.

Once the cupcakes have cooled, dip them in the ganache, tops down.

Easy and Elegant Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache Icing

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