Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes
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Prep time15 minutes
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Cook time25 minutes
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servings12 cupcakes
Ingredients
- 2 oz. GODIVA Dark Chocolate
- 1/2 cup GODIVA Dark Chocolate Hot Cocoa
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup prepared coffee, cooled
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 5 1.5 oz. GODIVA Milk or GODIVA Dark Chocolate Bars, chopped
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Top with GODIVA Signature Truffles, one per cupcake
For Cupcakes:
For Ganache Frosting:
Optional:
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350ยบ. Prepare cupcake pan with liners.
- 2. In a small bowl, mix the first six (dry) ingredients.
- 3. Whisk next four (wet) ingredients together in a separate, larger bowl.
- 4. Add the dry to the wet, stirring until batter is lump-free.
- 5. Fill liners two-thirds full and bake 20-25 minutes or until cupcakes spring back when poked in the center. Cool completely.
- 6. While the cupcakes are baking and cooling, make the ganache.
- 7. Place the chocolate in a bowl
- 8. Scald the heavy cream in a small pot and pour over the chocolate. Let sit for 30 seconds, then whisk until completely blended.
- 9. Cool to room temperature and allow to thicken slightly. (You can also place bowl in the freezer and stir every 7 minutes until cool.)
- 10. Place ganache in bowl of electric mixer and whip just until it comes together and thickens into a frosting consistency.
- 11. Immediately spoon onto cupcakes and spread or use a piping bag to top cupcakes.
- 12. Add extra toppings if desired.