Chocolate Cupcakes with Caramel Filling and Chocolate Ganache


Recipe summary
Chocolate Cupcakes with Caramel Filling and Chocolate Ganache from Baking Cherry is structured into a clear recipe card with 18 ingredients and 11 step-by-step instructions. It includes all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder and baking soda. Tags: baked, baking, chocolate and dessert. ChefScribe turns the original cooking source into a recipe that is easier to follow, save and print.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (120g) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup (22g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup (135g) brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (60g) milk at room temperature
- 1/3 cup (70g) vegetable oil
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 1/2 cup (120g) plain yogurt at room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup (100g) chocolate chips
- 1 cup (200g) white sugar
- 1/3 cup (75g) salted or unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup (120g) heavy cream (hot, almost boiling)
- 1 + 1/3 cups (200g) semi-sweet chocolate (about 50% cocoa solids)
- 2/3 cup (160g) heavy cream
- 3 tbsp (42g) unsalted butter at room temperature
Method
- 1
Preheat oven and prepare cupcake liners.
- 2
Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- 3
In another bowl, combine brown sugar, milk, vegetable oil, egg, yogurt, and vanilla extract.
- 4
Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix by hand until combined.
- 5
Fold in chocolate chips.
- 6
Fill cupcake liners and bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
- 7
Make caramel filling by melting sugar until golden, then add butter and hot heavy cream, stirring until smooth.
- 8
Prepare ganache by heating heavy cream and pouring over chopped semi-sweet chocolate and butter, stirring until smooth.
- 9
Cool cupcakes, then core centers and fill with caramel.
- 10
Top cupcakes with chocolate ganache.
- 11
Allow ganache to set before serving.






