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CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSEFILLED CUPCAKES
Provided by Ania Catalano
Categories Cake Chocolate Soy Dessert Bake Vegetarian Kid-Friendly Tofu Vegan Peanut Butter Pescatarian Tree Nut Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Serves 18 (Makes 18 cupcakes)
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line 2 cupcake pans with 18 paper liners and fill the empty cups half full of water to prevent scorching.
- To make the cupcakes, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder together in a large bowl. In a food processor, blend the canola oil, agave nectar, soy milk, tofu, vanilla extract, and vinegar, scraping down the bowl often. Blend until very smooth, with no chunks of tofu visible, about 2 to 3 minutes. Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients. Stir well and spoon into the prepared cupcake pan, leaving some room at the top of each cup. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Remove the cupcakes from the pan and place on a cooling rack. Cool completely before filling and frosting.
- To prepare the filling, blend the tofu in a food processor until very smooth and creamy, approximately 1 to 2 minutes. Add the agave nectar and blend again. Add the peanut butter, vanilla extract, and salt and blend thoroughly until very light and smooth. Refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours to firm before filling the cupcakes.
- To assemble the cupcakes, you will need a pastry bag fitted with a large, plain smooth tip. Fill the pastry bag with peanut butter mousse and insert the tip halfway into the top of a cupcake. Squeeze filling inside each cupcake just until it starts to expand.
- Next frost the tops. If the frosting is too firm, heat in the microwave for a few seconds to soften it up. Spread the ganache evenly over the tops of the cupcakes. Let the cupcakes sit in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Garnish with peanuts if desired.
CHOCOLATE MOUSSE CUPCAKES
From The Cupcake Deck by Elinor Klivans. The addition of mocha mousse to these cupcakes makes them perfect for an extra-special occasion and worth the slightly longer time it takes to make them! Note: Make the chocolate ganache frosting first, the mocha mousse filling second, and the actual cupcakes last.
Provided by pkothari
Categories Dessert
Time 1h34m
Yield 12 cupcakes, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- FOR CHOCOLATE GANACHE FROSTING (Makes about 1 & 2/3 cup and the extra can be used for fudge sauce over ice-cream because it will keep in the fridge for up to two weeks):.
- In a medium sauce pan, heat the cream and the butter over low heat until the butter has melted, but do not let simmer or boil.
- Remove pan from heat and stir in the chocolate chips.
- Let the chocolate chips sit in the hot cream to soften.
- Stir in the vanilla extract until the chocolate has melted.
- FOR MOCHA MOUSSE FILLING:.
- In a large bowl, beat the whipping cream, sugar, and instant coffee with a hand mixer until the the coffee dissolves, and then up the speed to medium-high and beat until stiff peaks form.
- Fold the 3/4 cup chocolate ganache filling into the whipping cream mixture a little at a time .
- Chill the mousse filling in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, as it needs to be really cold when you fill the cooled cupcake bottoms (otherwise the filling will run).
- FOR CUPCAKES:.
- Melt chocolate over simmering water in a double-boiler or heat proof bowl. Once melted and smooth, let it cool slightly.
- Sift flour, baking powder, salt & soda into a bowl.
- In a large bowl or stand mixer, beat butter and sugar together until creamy (about 2 minute with stand mixer on high).
- On low speed, add in the melted chocolate until combined.
- On medium speed add the eggs one at a time until smooth.
- Add in the vanilla and beat until the mixture is creamy (color should be slightly lighter).
- Mix in the sour cream until no white streaks remain, but don't over mix.
- On low speed, add half of the flour mixture until it is incorporated--don't over mix.
- Add in the water and mix it until incorporated.
- Scrape bowl and add in the rest of the flour and mix on low until flour is incorporated and batter looks pretty smooth (again, don't mix too much or the cupcakes lose lightness).
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and put rack in the center of oven.
- Fill each liner up to the top of liner.
- Bake 22-24 minutes.
- Cupcake tops should feel firm and a toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean.
- Cool the cupcakes for 10 minutes in the pan on a wire rack.
- Remove the cupcakes from the pan onto a wire rack and let cool completely.
- Once cupcakes are fully cooled, use a sharp knife to slice the top off each cupcake (this is so you can fill them).
- Place cupcake tops right side up on a wire rack, and set aside cupcake bottoms on a serving platter.
- To frost cupcake tops, spread one tablespoons of the chocolate ganache frosting over the top of each cupcake top.
- Let cupcake tops cool until the ganache frosting is firm.
- Next, place a dollop of mocha mousse filling on each cupcake bottom. Using a wide metal spatula, carefully place the cupcake tops w/ cooled frosted ganache topping on top of the mousse filled cupcake bottoms.
- It may help to refrigerate the assembled cupcakes for about 30 minutes to an hour before serving so that everything firms up.
Tips:
- Make sure to use high-quality chocolate for the best flavor.
- If you don't have a piping bag, you can use a resealable plastic bag with the corner snipped off.
- Chill the mousse for at least 4 hours, or overnight, before serving.
- Decorate the cupcakes with your favorite toppings, such as chocolate shavings, whipped cream, or berries.
Conclusion:
These chocolate mousse cupcakes are a delicious and elegant dessert that are perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With a rich and creamy mousse filling inside and a moist chocolate cupcake base, these cupcakes are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them.
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