Chocolate and caramel ... a perfect and popular combination when it comes to chocolate bars, so it should be a perfect combination with cupcakes... I think they are, especially with a gooey caramel centre. But why don't you make them and decide for yourself.
Ganache is useful as a filling, a frosting, or a glaze. once refrigerated its the consistency of peanut butter, it can be whipped also. it should be noted that adjusting the amount of chocolate to cream will produce a firmer, or softer ganache. This is a simple recipe for chocolate orange cupcakes that goes with great with a chocolate orange ganache. If you think all cupcakes should come with buttercream then I have also included a recipe for a white chocolate and orange buttercream.
Pipping can be difficult to begin with, so here is a little help on how to make is as simple and easy as possible with no leaky mixture. Hope it helps...
Gooey, creamy little cupcakes... these banana cupcakes are filled with caramel and topped with a creamy buttercream icing.
I have always had a love of baking but amongst university work and my job, baking has fallen through the cracks. So with university done and work mainly in the evenings, I've decided to dust of the cake tin and get back to baking.
So here is a simple recipe for white chocolate cupcakes, with a cream filling and raspberry icing... Tried, tested and approved by my work colleagues.
