Makes
16
Ready In:
40mins Plus overnight chill
Good For:
Morning tea, party, picnic
Ingredients
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220g dark chocolate- truffle
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70ml cream-truffle
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20g butter-truffle
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280g flour
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75g cocoa
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2.5 tsp baking powder
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1/2 tsp baking soda
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1/2 tsp salt
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250g caster sugar
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3 eggs-beaten
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300ml buttermilk
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55g butter
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60ml oil- canola or vegetable
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2tsp instant coffee -optional
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150g dark chocolate – chopped
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60g melted milk chocolate
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150g chocolate- for icing
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30g butter-for icing
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60g icing sugar-sifted-for icing
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40ml cream, warm-for icing
- chocolate shavings
- cocoa- 10g
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Heat the cream for the truffle, add the chocolate and butter, stir through until melted. Chill overnight. Next day roll into balls and then into icing sugar
Step 2
Beat together all the ingredients apart from the chocolate to a smooth consistency.
Add the melted chocolate and chopped chocolate to the mixture.
Spoon into cupcake wrappers filling no more two thirds.
Step 3
Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 12-14mins, or until the sponge springs back.
Remove onto a cooling rack.
Step 4
Over a hot water bath or bain-marie, melt chocolate and hot cream together to make the icing. Once melted stir through the butter.
Once mixed, stir through the icing sugar. Cool over a cold water bath to piping consistency.
Step 5
To finish the cupcake pipe the icing over in a swirl and place a truffle in the middle. Scatter chocolate shavings over the top and dust with a little cocoa.
Storage
They freeze very well for up to three months.
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