ingredients:
- 3 cups of butter
- 4.5 cups sifted icing sugar
- 4 or more tbsp milk
- 1 tsp of vanilla extract
1. Whisk the butter until fluffy and light, about 5 minutes,
2. Add icing sugar to the butter about quarter a time.
3. Add vanilla extract and mix well.
4. Add milk 1 tbsp a time and whisk until light and fluff. And easy to pipe.
5. Pipe on the cool cupcakes.
Notes: ratio: butter : sugar = 1 : 1.5
eggless chocolate cupcakes
ingredients: (make 9 regular size cupcakes)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1 1/2teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup canola oil
- 1 1/2teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder, Dutch-processed or regular (or a mix of both)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
1. Preheat oven to 350?F.
2. Whisk together milk and vinegar in a large bowl, and set aside for a few minutes to curdle. Add the sugar, oil, vanilla extract and mix well.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add in two batches to wet ingredients and beat until no large lumps remain (a few tiny lumps are OK).
4. Pour in the batter muffins pan and bake around 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted through the center comes out clean.
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder, Dutch-processed or regular (or a mix of both)
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
1. Preheat oven to 350?F.
2. Whisk together milk and vinegar in a large bowl, and set aside for a few minutes to curdle. Add the sugar, oil, vanilla extract and mix well.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add in two batches to wet ingredients and beat until no large lumps remain (a few tiny lumps are OK).
4. Pour in the batter muffins pan and bake around 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted through the center comes out clean.
Gooey Ganache (optional)
- 2/3 cup milk
- 8 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1. In a small saucepan bring the milk to a boil then lower heat to a simmer. Add the chocoate chips and maple syrup and mix with a fork. Turn heat off and mix until thoroughly melted. Let cool for about 15 minutes before using.
To assemble:
Just pour the ganache over the cooled cake and kind of tilt the cake at all angles to get the ganache to drip down the sides. Refrigerate to cool and set the ganache.
Ref: http://www.isachandra.com/2008/08/just-chocolate-cake/
- 2/3 cup milk
- 8 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1. In a small saucepan bring the milk to a boil then lower heat to a simmer. Add the chocoate chips and maple syrup and mix with a fork. Turn heat off and mix until thoroughly melted. Let cool for about 15 minutes before using.
To assemble:
Just pour the ganache over the cooled cake and kind of tilt the cake at all angles to get the ganache to drip down the sides. Refrigerate to cool and set the ganache.
Ref: http://www.isachandra.com/2008/08/just-chocolate-cake/