05 May White Chocolate Cupcakes with White Chocolate Cream Cheese frosting
Very easy to prepare, yet delicious to enjoy.
White Chocolate Cupcakes
{ 6 cupcakes }
Ingredients
- 100 g Cake flour
- 70 g White regular sugar
- 1 Egg
- 50g Milk or natural yogurt
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 60 g Vegetable oil
- 40 g White chocolate, high quality, melted and cooled
- 1 tsp Lemon juice
- 1 tsp Pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F / 175°C.
- In a medium bowl whisk egg, milk, lemon juice, vanilla extract and vegetable oil just until completely combined.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the flat beater, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt on low speed for 2 minutes. Add half of the wet mixture and beat on low speed until the dry ingredients are moistened. Raise the speed to medium and beat for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Starting on medium-low speed, gradually add the remaining wet mixture to the batter in two parts, beating on medium speed for 20 seconds after each addition to incorporate the ingredients. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and beat on medium speed until smooth.
- Pour in the melted and cooled white chocolate and mix gently to combine in low speed.
- Divide the mixture evenly into cupcake tins filling each cupcake liner 2/3 of the way.
- Bake for 22 minutes or until just beginning to brown on top. Remove from oven and let cool completely on a rack.
WHITE CHOCOLATE Cream Cheese Frosting
{ Makes 1 cup of frosting }
Ingredients
- 100 g Cream Cheese
- 40 g Unsalted butter at room temperature
- 40 g White Chocolate, high quality melted and cooled
- 30 g Powdered Sugar, sifted (Optional, for more consistency and sweetness)
- 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla extract at medium speed until light and fluffy..
- Add melted and cooled white chocolate and blend in low speed just to combine.
Decorating the cupcakes
- Pour the frosting into a piping bag adapted with a round piping tip to pipe on each cupcake or just use a tablespoon. Start at the center of the cupcake, squeezing and working in outwards.
- Use some fresh strawberries, edible flowers or chopped to decorate. Be creative and enjoy.