Dreamy Vanilla & Decadent Ganache
I had to let my guys at the office know that I have a new found excitement in my life of making cup cakes and sure as thought, they held me to allowing them a taste.So I decided to make them the yummiest dreamy looking cup cakes. I used the basic vanilla cup cake recipe and made two batches. I added cocoa powder to one batch to turn them into chocolate cakes. Obviously the rule is if you are going to add another dry ingredient to the recipe then you need to use less of an existing dry ingredient. So I used around half a cup of cocoa powder to give the batter a rich chocolate look and decreased the cake flour by the same amount. That way I did not compromise on ensuring the cakes bake well and come out moist.
The next step was to icing them. For the chocolate cup cakes I used premixed Ganache I purchased from the local bakery shop. For a great ganache recipe go to: http://www.marthastewart.com/274420/how-to-make-ganache. I heated the pre-made ganache in the microwave for about 20 seconds and then spooned on just enough on the cup cakes. I finished them of with flowers I made using plastic icing and moulds.
Then for the vanilla cup cakes I used vanilla frosting. See previous post for frosting details on dad's birthday cup cakes post. I heated the frosting for about 5 seconds in the microwave and poured it over the vanilla cup cakes. The heating of the frosting allowed it to get runny and once it settles, it will have that slight glaze shine to it.
These cup cakes were so much fun to make. And the people at the office tell me they were very yummy...