INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 deg.place baking rack in center of oven,line 12 muffin
cups with cupcake papers. Into medium bowl,sift together the flour,cocoa
powder,baking soda and salt.Gently wisk the dry ingredients together until
blended;set aside. In a heavy-duty electric mixer using the paddle
attachment,beat the butter with the sugar at medium speed until thoroughly
blended,about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg and vanilla;scrape down the sides
of the bowl with a spatula and beat for 1 minute,until well blended.Beat in
the chocolate.At low speed,beat in the buttermilk one-third at a
time,alternating it with the dry ingredients. Mix just until
blended,scraping down the side of the bowl as necessary. Divide the batter
among the prepared muffin cups and bake the cupcakes for 25 -30
minutes,until they spring back back when lightly touched. Cool cupcakes in
the pan for 5 minutes,then remove to a wire rack and cool completely.
Making the white chocoalate filling:
Place the white cho colate in a stainless steel bowl,In a saucepan,bring
the heavy cream to a gentle boil. Remove the pan from the heat and pour the
hot cream over the white chocolate.Let the mixture stand for 30 minutes to
melt the chocolate:whisk until completely smooth.Cover the bowl and
refrigerate the filling for at least 4 hours,until Well chilled. Using a
hand-held electric mixer,whip the chilled white chocolate mixture until it
reaches the consistency of sour cream. With a small knife,cut a cone shaped
peice,3/4 inch in diameter,from the center of each cupcake.Remove the the
cone shaped piece of cupcake,and cut off the bottom of each cone,leaving a
round cap for each cupcake. Discard or eat(VBG) the cone bottoms and retain
the caps. Fill pastry bag fitted with a medium plain tip with the white
chocolate filling.Pipe the filling into the hole in each cupcake. Cover the
filling with the reserved caps. Place the filled cupcakes in a airtight
container and place in the refrigerator while making the glaze.
Dark Chocolate Glaze
Place the chocolate in athe bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal
chopping blades.Process the chocolate until finely ground,20 to-30 seconds.
In a small saucepan,bring the cream and the corn syrup to a gentle
boil.With the motor runnign,poor the hot cream through the feed tube onto
the chocolatee. Process until smooth,about 10 seconds. Pour the glaze into
a medium bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30
minutes,until slightly thickened. Remove the cupcakes from the
refrigerator.Dip the top of each cupcake into the glaze and allow the
excess glaze to drip off. Place the cupcakes in the refrigerator for 10
minutes,to set the glaze. Remove the cupcakes from the refrigeratorand
re-dip the top of each cupcake in the glaze. Set the glazed cupcakes aside
at room temperature. Melt the white chocolate according to the directions:
In microwave ..Place chopped chocolate in microwave-safe ccontainer and
microwave at Medium for 1 1/2 to 4 minutes,until chocolate turns shiny.
Remove from microwave and stir until completely melted.stir about 1 1/2
minutes. Fill a small pastry bag or parchment cone fitted with a small
plain tip withthe white chocolate.Drizzle athe chocolate in a zigzag
pattern over the top of the glazed cupcakes. Chill before serving... Sorry,
I just shredded the white chocolate for garnish.....
These are very good,very rich but wonderful when you want to impress the
crowd... Louise
Recipe by: From the Chocolatier
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