Description
Delicious vanilla cupcakes filled with creamy custard and topped with rich chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
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For the Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1 cup vanilla custard or pudding
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
Instructions
1. Prepare the Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
- Alternately add dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
- Divide batter evenly among cupcake liners and bake for 18-20 minutes. Cool completely.
- Once cooled, use a small spoon or piping tip to remove a small portion from the center of each cupcake. Fill with custard.
- For the ganache, heat heavy cream until steaming. Pour over chocolate chips and let sit for 2 minutes, then stir until smooth.
- Dip the top of each cupcake into the ganache and let set before serving.
Notes
You can customize the seasonings to taste.