Description
Playful ghost-themed vanilla cupcakes featuring a hidden, decadent chocolate ganache center and fluffy white frosting.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
- 12 mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a cupcake tin with liners.
- Heat heavy cream until simmering, pour over chopped chocolate, let sit for 5 minutes, then stir until smooth to create the ganache. Let it cool.
- Cream together 1/2 cup softened butter and 1 cup sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract.
- Alternately add the flour, baking powder, and salt mixture with the milk, mixing until just combined.
- Fill cupcake liners 2/3 full and bake for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow cupcakes to cool completely, then core out the center of each cupcake using a small knife or cutter.
- Pipe or spoon the cooled chocolate ganache into the centers of the cupcakes.
- Beat together 1/4 cup butter, powdered sugar, and 1 tbsp heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
- Pipe a high swirl of frosting on each cupcake to create a ghost shape.
- Add mini chocolate chips for eyes and a mouth.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American