Cup4Cup Hostess Cupcakes
Yield: 24 cupcakes
Degree of difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 40 min
Bake Time: 2-25 min
Ingredients
Cupcakes
2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
1 ¾ cups (245 g) Cup4Cup four
¾ cup (90 g) of unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ teaspoon (5 g) baking powder
1 teaspoon (4 g) baking soda
1 teaspoon (3.5 g) kosher salt
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1 cup (240 g) whole milk
½ cup (110 g) vegetable oil
1 teaspoon (5 g) vanilla extract
1 cup (235 g) boiling water
Cream filling
1 cup (226 g) mascarpone cheese
3 to 4 (85-110 g) tablespoons whole milk
¾ c (50 g) granulated sugar
¼ tsp (2 g) vanilla extract
A pinch of kosher salt
Dark Chocolate Glaze
⅔ cup (145 g) heavy cream
2 tablespoons (40 g) corn syrup
4.5 ounces (130 g) 70% dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, whisk together Multipurpose flour with cocoa powder, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and kosher salt.
- Mix eggs, vegetable oil, whole milk and vanilla extract, add to dry ingredients, mixing until fully incorporated. Stir boiling water into batter.
- Line one cupcake tin with cupcake liners and fill cups evenly with batter.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cupcakes are done in the center and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool baked cupcakes to room temperature.
- While cupcakes cool, mix mascarpone and milk for the cream filling. Add remaining ingredients and whip together until smooth. Transfer into a piping bag fitted with a pastry tip.
- For the glaze, pour heavy cream and corn syrup into a pot and bring to a boil. Once hot, pour mixture over the chocolate and mix until all of the chocolate is melted. Use immediately.
- To assemble: Pipe the filling into the cooled cupcakes, inserting it into the top-center of the cupcakes. Invert the filled cupcakes into the chocolate glaze to “frost” each of the cupcakes. Repeat the dipping process once more to attain a thicker glaze.
- Set the cupcakes aside in a cool area or refrigerator to set the glaze.
For the design on top, melt a small amount of white chocolate and decorate as desired.