Moist Chocolate Cupcakes with Ganache Filling

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Egg white

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/3 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 5/8 cup Cocoa
  • 1 Icing
  • 4 cups Powdered sugar
  • 6 oz Semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup Shortening
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Bread & Baked Goods

  • 1 Cupcakes

• Dairy

  • 1 7/16 cup Butter, salted
  • 1/4 cup Heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup Milk
  • 1/2 cup Sour cream
  • 5 tbsp Water or milk

• Other

  • ganache

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Ingredients

• Cupcakes
• 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa (I use Hersheys Special Dark Cocoa)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 cup salted butter, softened but not fully melted
• 1 egg white
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup milk
• Ganache
• 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3 tbsp salted butter
• Icing
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup salted butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp cocoa
• 5-6 tbsp water or milk

Directions

• Cupcakes
• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Whisk together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda and baking powder in a large mixing bowl.
• 3. Add butter, egg white, egg, vanilla, sour cream and milk to the dry ingredients and mix on medium speed just until smooth. Do not over mix.
• 4. Fill cupcake liners a little more than half way.
• 5. Bake 18-20 minutes.
• 6. Allow to cool for 1-2 minutes, then remove to cooling rack to finish cooling.
• Ganache
• 1. Put chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl.
• 2. Add heavy whipping cream and butter to bowl with chocolate chips. Heavy cream should mostly cover the chocolate chips.
• 3. Microwave mixture until cream begins to boil, about 1-2 minutes.
• 4. Whisk mixture until chocolate is completely melted. Set aside to cool for about 5 minutes, until the chocolate begins to thicken.
• 5. When thickened, cut out a hole in the center of the cupcakes. I used a cupcake corer. Pour ganache into whole, filling it.
• Icing
• 1. Combine butter and shortening and mix until smooth.
• 2. Add 2 cups of powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
• 3. Add cocoa and 3-4 tbsp of water or milk and mix until smooth.
• 4. Add remaining powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
• 5. Add more water or milk until desired consistency is reached.
• 6. Top cupcakes with icing.
• Note: You may notice little bits of butter in the batter, but thats ok. They will melt into the cupcake as they bake.