Quattro chocolate aka chocolate cupcakes with chocolate chips, topped with chocolate ganache drizzled with chocolate buttons. There isn’t much else to say that can make this more attractive! I baked a batch of these recently as a gift for a chocolate toothed family member before he embarked upon a tormenting part of his life- exams! Here’s hoping his finish was as sweet as the chocolatey start!
Chocolate Chip Cupcakes
Ingredients:
1. 1 cup milk
2. 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
3. 3/4 cup granulated sugar
4. 1/3 cup canola oil/vegetable oil
5. 1 teaspoon vanilla bean extract
6. 1/2 teaspoon almond extract, or more vanilla bean extract
7. 1 cup all-purpose flour
8. 1/3 cup good quality cocoa powder, (Dutch-processed is preferable)
9. 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
10. 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
11. 1/4 teaspoon salt
12. 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Method:
1. Preheat oven to 175*c and line a muffin pan with paper or foil liners.
2. Whisk together the milk and vinegar in a large bowl, and set aside for a few minutes to curdle. Add the sugar, oil, vanilla extract, and other extract, if using, to the milk mixture and beat until foamy. Add in the sifted flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix well with a whisk until the wet ingredients and dry are well integrated and no large lumps remain. Add the chocolate chips and mix lightly.
3. Pour into liners, filling 3/4 of the way. Bake 18 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Transfer to a cooling rack and let cool completely.
Chocolate Ganache
Ingredients:
1. 100 gm semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, cut into chunks
2. 75 ml heavy whipping cream
3. 1 tbs soft unsalted butter
Method:
1. Heat the cream over a medium flame until just boiling. Add the cream to the chocolate immediately and whisk in well. This takes just a minute or two!
2. Add in the butter and whisk till well incorporated. Voila!
3. Gently spread over the cupcakes. Do this soon after the ganache is made or else it will lose its glossiness. Top with old school Cadbury gems!
Feedback:
1. Chocolate lover’s paradise! Quattro chocolate aka chocolate cupcakes with chocolate chips, topped with chocolate ganache drizzled with chocolate buttons.
2. These make for the cutest gifts with the bright colour popping gems.
3. I believe people fought over these! Time to make more!
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