The Easiest Chocolate Ganache Cupcakes
Ultra-moist chocolate cupcakes topped with silky dark chocolate ganache — a simple, one-bowl recipe that delivers bakery-quality results.
Equipment
Ingredients
Cupcake Batter
all-purpose flour
150 g
granulated sugar
150 g
unsweetened cocoa powder
30 g
baking soda
5 g
salt
2 g
large egg
1 piece
milk
120 ml
vegetable oil
60 ml
vanilla extract
5 ml
Chocolate Ganache
dark chocolate
150 g
heavy cream
150 ml
butter
15 g
Instructions
Preheat the oven
Preheat the oven to 180°C and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
Mix dry ingredients
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.
Add wet ingredients
Add the egg, milk, oil and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients and stir until smooth.
Fill cupcake liners
Divide the batter evenly among the 12 cupcake liners, filling each about two-thirds full.
Bake the cupcakes
Bake for 18–20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Prepare the ganache
Chop the chocolate and place it in a heat-proof bowl. Heat the cream until just simmering and pour over the chocolate. Add butter and let stand 1 minute, then stir until smooth and glossy.
Cool and frost
Allow cupcakes to cool completely on a wire rack, then spoon or pipe the ganache over each cupcake. Let set 5 minutes before serving.
Original recipe
Storage
Store in an airtight container. Ganache will firm up in the fridge; bring to room temperature before serving.
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