Chocolate "Hostess" Cupcakes

Shana Robinson Shana Robinson
posted Jan 12, 2011
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made these little nuggets of cream-filled chocolate heaven for a party recently and sadly, they didn't photograph too well. What they lack in photogenic integrity, they make up for ten fold in deliciousness and are a total crowd pleaser. Seriously, what could be bad? Take a chocolate cupcake fill it with coconut whipped cream and top it with luscious chocolate ganache. I say, nothing. There are three recipes below, none too time consuming, but your will more than double your return on your investment. There will be no cupcakes left uneaten.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup non dairy milk
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 3/4 cup vegan cane sugar
  • 1/3 cup canola or coconut oil
  • 2 tablespoons brewed coffee
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1/3 cup + 2 Tbsp .cocoa powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
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  • 1 can full fat coconut milk, refrigerated at least four hours (overnight preferred)
  • 3 tablespoons corn starch
  • 1/4 cup agave nectar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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  • 6 ounces vegan chocolate/chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon non dairy milk

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 F and line cupcake pan with liners
  2. Whisk together non dairy milk and vinegar in a large bowl and set aside to curdle
  3. Add sugar, oil, coffee and vanilla and beat until foamy.
  4. In another bowl, sift together flours, cocoa powder, baking powder and soda, and salt.
  5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in two batches and beat until there are no large lumps (there will be some small lumps, which is okay.)
  6. Using an ice cream scoop or 1/4 cup dry measuring cup, fill the liners 2/3 of the way. Bake 18-20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  7. Let cool completely on a cooling rack
  8. Spoon fat of coconut milk into a large bowl and use hand mixer to whip
  9. Add cornstarch and beat until mixed in
  10. Add agave and vanilla, beat until combined
  11. Use a double boiler to melt chocolate and non dairy milk
  12. When melted, spoon over cupcakes. Use the back of the spoon to smooth chocolate and ensure even coverage.
  13. Lick spoon
  • cook time
    45 min.
  • prep time
    20 min.
  • yields
    12 serv.

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  • Carrie Keller
    Oct 27, 2012 at 11:11am
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    I have a question about the ganache. I tried to spread it on top of my cupcakes (which had cooled overnight) and the heat of the chocolate melted my cream filling. How did you avoid this?
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  • Shana Robinson
    Jan 30, 2011 at 7:32pm
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    Forgot to add how to get the cream filling INTO the cupcakes:
    http://knifestylesofthefitandfabulous.blogspot.com/2011/01/chocolate-hostess-cupcakes.html
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    -When cupcakes are cool, use your thumb to carve out the center of each cupcake

    -With a pastry bag (or zip lock bag with the corner cut off) full of the whipped cream and outfitted with a medium to large size pastry tip (I use a an open star, but it doesn't matter, as long as you can fill the cupcakes), fill each cupcake until the whipped cream reaches the top.

    -When melted, spoon over cupcakes. Use the back of the spoon to smooth chocolate and ensure even coverage.

    -Let ganache cool before you eat
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