pxeats by halfapx. ·
chocolate cupcake with chocolate ganache

Sweetest Sin

Sinfully sweet with a hint of spice.

The batter is based on what you would use for Devil's Food Cake, so it's super fluffy. I like to add a generous amount of chili to the ganache for an extra kick.

Ingredients

Dough

  • 50g
    Butter
  • 120g
    Sugar
  • 2
    Eggs
  • 60g
    Flour
  • 60g
    Cocoa
  • 2 tsp
    Baking Powder
  • 130ml
    Milk

Ganache

  • 300g
    Dark Chocolate
  • 250ml
    Cream
  • to taste
    Chili Flakes, ground

Steps:

Ganache

  1. Break chocolate into small pieces.
  2. Bring cream to a boil. Pour it over the chocolate, covering it completely.
  3. Let it sit for about 5 minutes.
  4. Stir the cream and chocolate until all the chocolate is melted, and a smooth, homogeneous mixture is formed.
  5. Add ground chili flakes to your taste for desired spiciness.
  6. Cover the ganache with plastic wrap (placing the plastic directly onto the ganache to prevent a skin from forming) and let it sit at room temperature for at least 4 hours to set.
  7. Afterward, the mixture is pipable. If desired, before use, you can use a mixer to foam up the ganache for a more mousse-like texture.

Dough

  1. Preheat the oven to 190°C (374°F).
  2. Beat butter and sugar until the mixture becomes noticeably lighter.
  3. Add eggs and mix until a homogeneous, foamy mixture forms.
  4. Mix flour, cocoa, and baking powder together.
  5. Combine milk and vanilla.
  6. Alternately add dry ingredients and milk to the batter until a smooth mixture forms.
  7. Line a cupcake tray with paper liners.
  8. Distribute batter into 12 liners, tap the tray on the table to bring air bubbles to the surface.
  9. Bake for 10 - 15 minutes in the upper half of the oven.
  10. Cupcakes are done when a toothpick inserted into the dough comes out clean without crumbs sticking to it.
  11. Allow to cool and then decorate with the ganache.