White Chocolate Cupcakes with White Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting
- 1 1/2 cup cake flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, at room.temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 4 oz white chocolate, chopped
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk, whole, or any percent you have
- 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 8 oz white chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes
- 20 mini M&M's
- 12 pink small jelly beans
- Preheat oven to 325.
- Line 12 standard cupcake tins with paper liners.
- I used yellow liners go make the chicks
- In a bowl whisk the flour, baking powder and salt
- In a another bowl melt the white chocolate in the microwave just untill smooth
- In a large bowl beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy
- Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla and then the white chocolate beating until smooth
- Stir in the flour mixture, alternating with milk untill combined
- Divide batter evenly between the 12 cupcake tins
- Bake about 20 minutes just until a toothpick comes out clean Cool 5 minutes in pan then remove to a wide excl to cool completely
- MAKE WHITE CHOCOLATE WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING
- Have the chopped white cnocolate in a large bowl.
- Heat cream until hot either in microwave or on stovetop.
- Pour hot cream over chocolate, let sit a minute then stir until smooth add drops of yellow food coloring now to make the frosting yellow for the chicks decoration.
- Chill uncovered until cold at least 1 hour
- Beat cold white chocolate cream until light and fluffy
- MAKE COLORED COCONUT FOR CHICKS HAIR
- In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon water with a drop or two of yellow food color, add coconut and mix until.it's uniform in color, place on a plate to dry about 1 hour
- FINISH AND DECORATE CUPCAKES
- Frost cupcakes with white chocolate frosting
- Add coconut on top for chicks hair
- Place 2 M&Ms of the same color for eyes and 1 jelly bean for the nose
cake flour, baking powder, salt, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, white chocolate, vanilla, milk, heavy whipping cream, white chocolate, coconut flakes, beans
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/365316-white-chocolate-cupcakes-with-white-chocolate-whipped-cream-frosting (may not work)