Makes 18 Cupcakes
White Chocolate Cupcakes:
White Chocolate Cupcakes:
1 ½ cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1/3 cup butter, softened
¾ cup sugar
2 large eggs
4-oz white chocolate, chopped
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup plus 1 tbsp milk (low fat is fine)
Preheat oven to 160oC/fan 140oC/325F. Line muffin pans with 18 cupcake liners.In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.In a small, microwave-safe bowl, melt the chopped white chocolate by heating it in 30 second intervals in the microwave. Stir well with a fork between each interval and cook only until the chocolate is smooth when stirred.In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light. Beat in eggs one at a time, followed by melted white chocolate and vanilla extract. Working in two or three additions, alternate adding in some of the milk and some of the flour mixture, ending with a final addition of flour. Mix until just incorporated and no streaks of flour remain.Divide batter evenly into prepared muffin cups.Bake at 325F for 20-23 minutes until a tester comes out clean and the tops spring back when lightly pressed with a fingertip.Cool on a wire rack.
Preheat oven to 160oC/fan 140oC/325F. Line muffin pans with 18 cupcake liners.In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.In a small, microwave-safe bowl, melt the chopped white chocolate by heating it in 30 second intervals in the microwave. Stir well with a fork between each interval and cook only until the chocolate is smooth when stirred.In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light. Beat in eggs one at a time, followed by melted white chocolate and vanilla extract. Working in two or three additions, alternate adding in some of the milk and some of the flour mixture, ending with a final addition of flour. Mix until just incorporated and no streaks of flour remain.Divide batter evenly into prepared muffin cups.Bake at 325F for 20-23 minutes until a tester comes out clean and the tops spring back when lightly pressed with a fingertip.Cool on a wire rack.
White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting:
4-oz cream cheese, room temperature
¼ cup butter, room temperature
1-oz white chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 tsp milk or cream
2-3 cups confectioners’ sugar
18 Love Heart Sweets
In a large mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese, butter and melted white chocolate. Beat in vanilla and milk, then add in the confectioners’ sugar gradually until the frosting reaches your desired consistency (make it a bit stiffer if you wish to pipe it onto the cupcakes instead of spreading it with a knife).Spread frosting onto cupcakes with a knife, or transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a wide tip and pipe onto cooled cupcakes. Top each cupcake with a Love Heart Sweet.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together cream cheese, butter and melted white chocolate. Beat in vanilla and milk, then add in the confectioners’ sugar gradually until the frosting reaches your desired consistency (make it a bit stiffer if you wish to pipe it onto the cupcakes instead of spreading it with a knife).Spread frosting onto cupcakes with a knife, or transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a wide tip and pipe onto cooled cupcakes. Top each cupcake with a Love Heart Sweet.
11 comments:
They are fabulous Maria and I just adore the cake stand.
So pretty! If I had to decide between these or your custard cupcakes, I think I'd need to eat one of each.
These look so good. Love the cake stand
These are so pretty and your pics are wonderful. I suspect I will be by again. Anyone with 100 cookbooks is my kinda cook!
They sound really delicious, Maria, and they are so pretty!! Happy Valentine's Day!!
Such pretty cakes and I love the cakestand too.
Love hearts are something I adored as a child. Also, at my daughters wedding we used these as wedding favours - definitely not with email me or fax me on though!!
Thanks for the sweet comments!
I picked up this gorgeous cakestand at my local TK Max, I love that store for kitchenalia.
Maria
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I'm such a TK Maxx fiend, as I saw that picture I was thinking bet the cake stand is from Tk Maxx lol, nearly bought it myself! I absolutely LOVE these Maria, so adorable, Happy Valentine's Day! xxx
Maria the cream cheese icing sounds to die for, yummy. I love the Lovehearts too, I remember once seing a wedding cake decorated in them and thought it was the cutest thing.
They look so beautful, wish i had this for my coffee.
Hi there....
I just found your blog today! It's beautiful! Do you find cream cheese easily in England? I have a difficult time finding it here in France, well... not that... it's just expensive and not the right consistency as Philly cream cheese in a brick form. I adore your pictures and recipes... I have a cupcake blog (it's in French) but you are welcome to visit--- http://www.cupcakeprincesse.com
Take caren and I'll be back...
Leesa
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