CREAM FILLED CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE FROSTING Recipes

These Moist Chocolate Cupcakes are only made more delicious by the ganache filling in the middle. They are moist, a little fluffy, a little dense and oh so chocolatey! And they got rave reviews.

If there’s one thing everyone loves, it’s good, moist chocolate cupcakes. It’s a necessity. I didn’t even like chocolate cupcakes until I finally had a good one.

And while I totally love this chocolate cake recipe and have used it time and time again as a cake and cupcakes, I’ve been wanting to make a chocolate version of my vanilla cupcake for a while and finally decided it was time.

INGREDIENTS
CUPCAKES

• 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa (I use Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 3/4 cup salted butter, softened but not fully melted
• 1 egg white
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup milk

GANACHE

• 6 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3 tbsp salted butter

ICING

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup salted butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp cocoa
• 5-6 tbsp water or milk

INSTRUCTIONS
CUPCAKES

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Whisk together flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda and baking powder in a large mixing bowl.
3. Add butter, egg white, egg, vanilla, sour cream and milk to the dry ingredients and mix on medium speed just until smooth. Do not over mix.
4. ………………………………

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