Are you ready to bake yourself the most delicious chocolate cupcakes? Of course you are!
I baked these especially for my dad on father's day and seeing as his favourite chocolate is cherry ripe, I used that as my inspiration for these cupcakes! They turned out AMAZING, if I do say so myself!
Ready to bake!
For the chocolate mud cakes you will need: 125g butter, chopped coarsely. 80g milk chocolate, chopped coarsely. 1 cup (220g) caster sugar, 1/2 cup (125ml) milk, 1/2 cup (75g) plain flour, 1/2 cup (75g) self-raising flour, 1 egg, 2 cherry ripe chocolate bars (chopped coarsely).
Fresh out of the oven!
Method: 1) Preheat oven to 170°C/150°C fan-forced. Line 12 hole muffin pan with paper cases. 2) Stir butter, chocolate, sugar and milk in small saucepan over low heat until smooth. Transfer mixture to medium bowl; cool 15 minutes.
3) Whisk sifted flours into chocolate mixture, then egg. Add chopped cherry ripe chocolate bars. 4) Drop 1/4 cup of mixture into cases. Bake about 30 minutes. Stand cakes 5 minutes before placing on wire wrack to cool.
For the whipped ganache you will need: 1/2 cup (125ml) cream, 200g milk chocolate (chopped coarsely), treat size cherry ripe chocolate bars to decorate. This will make enough for one cup. I made three cups for these cupcakes.
Method: 1) Bring cream to the boil in small saucepan; remove from heat. When bubbles subside, add chocolate; stir until smooth.
2) Beat the cooled mixture in a small bowl with an electric mixer and pipe onto cakes. 3) Decorate with cherry ripe chocolate.
Boy was that ganache hard to pipe! I tried my best, I think it's just going to take some practise but at least they taste damn good!
So there you go, stop drooling and go make some! You won't be disappointed!
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Oh yum!!! I will pass this recipe onto the baker in my family...my twenty year old. She wouldn't be able to eat them due to dietary restraints but I know she will back them for us! Oh yum! Drewling all over my computer!
ReplyDeleteOh, um, okay... they look AMAZING!! Adding them to my list of things to bake when I have time :)
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@deb- aw that's a shame. I'm sure she'll have a lot of fun baking them though!
ReplyDelete@Alanna- Thanks! Yes, you must bake them so make sure you make some time. You'll thank yourself once you eat them.
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OMG These look divine!! I have pinned this to make once I lose my first 15kg!! Thanks for sharing :)
ReplyDeleteCherry ripes are my husband's favourite chocolate bar. I might just have to make these for his birthday. (I've made cherry ripe cheesecake for him before)
ReplyDeleteOh YUM! Cherry Ripes are my favourite too, thanks so much for sharing your awesome recipe!
ReplyDeleteYUM! These look tasty!
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This is going to be on my Christmas list.. Defo gonna make this one this summer. My niece's would love this. Yummy looking and mouth watering. YUM~! ;)
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