Chocolate Cupcakes With White Truffle Frosting Food

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH WHITE TRUFFLE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for 24 cupcakes.
• In medium microwavable bowl, microwave baking chips uncovered on High 45 seconds. Stir; if necessary, microwave in 15-second increments, stirring until melted and smooth. Cool 5 minutes. Stir in frosting until well blended. Immediately frost or pipe frosting on cupcakes.
• If desired, tie ribbons around cupcakes for decoration. Store loosely covered.

CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat the convection oven to 325 degrees F. Line a cupcake pan with 24 cupcake liners.
• In a mixing bowl, add the sugar, vanilla and eggs, and mix until combined. With the mixer on low speed, add the milk and oil, and mix until well combined.
• In a separate bowl, add the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt, and mix together. Add the dry ingredients to the egg mixture and mix on medium speed until the batter is smooth, about 2 minutes. Turn off the mixer and add the hot coffee. Mix on low for 2 minutes more.
• Fill the lines three-quarters full with batter and bake for 14 minutes. Once completely cooled, use a paring knife to cut out the center of the cupcake.
• To assemble: Using a small ice cream scoop, fill the cupcakes with 1 scoop of the cooled Chocolate Truffle Ganache. Using a piping bag with a 1M tip, generously frost the cupcakes with Whipped Chocolate Buttercream, making sure to cover the filled area.
• Add the boiling cream to the chips and stir together until chips are completely melted. Add liqueur, mix well and set aside to cool.
• In an electric mixer, beat the butter on high for 2 minutes. Once the butter is whipped, add the powdered sugar 1 cup a time until well blended. Add the vanilla and mix well. Add the cocoa powder and blend on medium speed until well incorporated. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the heavy cream. Once the heavy cream is incorporated, turn the mixer on high and whip for 3 to 4 minutes.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH TRUFFLE FILLING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F (160°C). Place paper liners in wells of Muffin Pan. Whisk flour and baking powder in Small Batter Bowl. Combine milk and vanilla in small bowl. In a 2qt mixing bowl, beat egg whites on high speed of electric mixer until stiff peaks form. In 4qt mixing bowl beat butter and granulated sugar on medium-high speed until fluffy; beat in sour cream until smooth. On medium speed, add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with milk mixture in two additions, mixing until smooth. Whisk in one-third of the egg whites. Fold in remaining egg whites using whisk. Using a large scoop, divide batter evenly among liners.
• Bake 17-20 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in centers comes out clean. Remove pan from oven to a cooling rack. Immediately snip a 1/2-inch-deep (1-cm) "x" into top of each cupcake using kitchen shears. Press one truffle into each cupcake until flush with top of cupcake. Remove cupcakes from pan. Cool 30 minutes or to room temperature. (Truffles will melt into cupcakes.).
• Meanwhile, for frosting, place white chocolate in microwave safe bowl, uncovered, on HIGH 1-1 1/2 minutes or until chocolate is mostly melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Let stand 3 minutes or until slightly cooled. In a large mixing bowl, combine melted chocolate, cream cheese, butter and vanilla; using clean beaters, beat on medium speed until well blended. Slowly add powdered sugar; beat well.
• Place frosting in a piping bag fitted with open star tip. Pipe frosting evenly around tops of cupcakes. Garnish cupcakes with chocolate curls.

WHITE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH TRUFFLE FILLING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C). Place paper liners in the wells of the Muffin Pan. Whisk the flour and baking powder in the Small Batter Bowl. Combine the milk and vanilla in a (1-cup/250-mL) Easy Read Measuring Cup. In the Stainless Steel (2-qt./2-L) Mixing Bowl, beat the egg whites on the high speed of an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. In the Stainless (4-qt./4-L) Mixing Bowl, beat the butter and granulated sugar on medium-high speed until the mixture is fluffy; beat in the sour cream until smooth. On medium speed, add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the milk mixture, and mixing until smooth. Whisk in one-third of the egg whites with a Stainless Whisk. Fold in the remaining egg whites using the whisk. Using the Large Scoop, divide the batter evenly among the liners.Bake for 17-20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the cupcake centers comes out clean. Remove the pan from the oven to a Stackable Cooling Rack. Immediately snip a ½"-deep (1-cm) "x" into top of each cupcake using the Professional Shears. Press one truffle into each cupcake until the truffle is just below the surface of the cupcake top. Remove the cupcakes from the pan. Cool for 30 minutes or to room temperature. The truffles will melt into the cupcakes.For the frosting, place the white chocolate into the Small Micro-Cooker®. Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH for 1-1½ minutes or until the chocolate is mostly melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Let the chocolate stand for 3 minutes or until it's slightly cooled. In a clean Stainless Steel (4-qt./4-L) Mixing Bowl, combine the melted chocolate, cream cheese, butter, and vanilla. Using clean beaters, beat the frosting on medium speed until well blended. Slowly add the powdered sugar and beat well.Place the frosting in the small decorating bag fitted with closed star tip. Pipe the frosting evenly around the tops of the cupcakes. Garnish the cupcakes with chocolate curls, if desired.