I'm back with another cupcake recipe! ...my cupcakes are becoming so popular, that I had to order new cases ... hopefully they will come soon, because I'm running out of my decent reserves.
So this one is all about chocolate...
Theobromine is one of the chemicals that make chocolate so irresistible. It is a methylxanthine found in products of the cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao. The Latin name of this plant is derived from two Greek words - theo (god) and brosi (food) - "food of gods", maybe? I forgot to tell you that, apart from science, I'm also little bit into etymology.
...back to theobromine... Along with caffeine, anandamide and few other compounds, theobromine is one of the chemicals responsible for the lift that one gets from eating chocolate. It increases heart rate, dilates blood vessels and opens up airways (BC1036 is a programme intended to develop theobromine capsules for the treatment of cough - European phase III (clinical study in development) and a post-marketing safety study currently runs in Korea).
- I made these triple chocolate ones for my boyfriend's birthday which is tomorrow -
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| Triple Chocolate Cupcake - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JENÍČKU! |
Ingredients (makes for about 12 medium cupcakes)
Cupcakes110 g plain flour
100 g butter
60 g quality dark chocolate (at least 65%)
1/2 cup cocoa powder
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
0.5 tsp. baking soda
0.5 tsp. baking powder
0.5 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract* (not the Dr.Oetker clear essence!)
2 large eggs
1/2 cup full fat milk
*the only good vanilla extract I discovered in CZ/SK so far is the one from Marks and Spencers, in the UK I like the one from Dr.Oetker (brownish and thick, available with, or without the vanilla seeds)
White Chocolate Frosting
200 g quality white chocolate
1/3 - 1/2 cup whipping cream (at least 35%)
1 egg yolk
10 g whipping cream stabilizer (CZ/SK smeta-fix Dr.Oetker)
Directions
Cupcakes
1. Preheat oven to 180°C
2. Mix eggs with both sugars
3. Melt butter with chocolate and add it to the egg and sugar mixture
4. Mix the remaining dry ingredients and slowly add the dry mixture and milk to the egg and sugar mixture and mix thoroughly until smooth
5. Line a cupcake/muffin pan with cupcake cases and fill each one a bit over 1/2 full
6. Bake for about 20 minutes (toothpick inserted in the centre should come out clean)
White Chocolate Frosting
1. Melt the white chocolate with cream and let cool for a while
2. Mix in the egg yolk
3. Add the stabilizer and mix for about 3-4 min on medium to high speed
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