Chocolate Cupcakes With Violet Buttercream Recipe

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Chocolate Cupcakes With Violet Buttercream
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Ingredients
22
Count
Nutrition
1394
Calories
Total time
55
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Make cupcakes:.
  3. Whisk together boiling water and cocoa. Cover and set aside. With a mixer, cream together the butter, sugar, salt and vanilla extract. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and continue creaming until light and fluffy. Sift together the flour, baking soda and baking powder and add this mixture, alternately with the buttermilk. Add cocoa and water mixture and mix until thoroughly combined. Scoop into cupcake pans and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
  4. Let cool completely before decorating.
  5. Make Ganache:.
  6. Chop chocolate and place in a stainless steel or glass bowl. Bring cream and sugar just to a boil in a small saucepan and then pour over chocolate. Whisk together and then stir in butter until melted.
  7. Make Buttercream Filling:.
  8. Whisk together the egg whites and sugar in a stainless steel bowl. Place bowl in a water bath set over low heat. Whisk occasionally until sugar is dissolved and mixture is very warm, about 150 degrees F. Remove from water bath and whip with a hand-held mixer on high speed until stiff peaks. Lower speed and add the butter in small pieces. Add vanilla and violet essence and mix until smooth. Add violet color, 1 drop at a time, until desired shade is reached.
  9. Decorate:.
  10. To fill, put buttercream in a pastry bag with a small round tip. Stick tip into the center of each cupcake and pipe in filling.
  11. Dip tops of cooled cupcakes in the warm ganache and let set. Pipe more ganache on top for decoration. Finish with candied violets or sprinkles if desired.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1393.82 Kcal (5836 kJ)
Calories from fat 667.73 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 74.19g 114%
Cholesterol 259.28mg 86%
Sodium 1181.26mg 49%
Potassium 627.54mg 13%
Total Carbs 171.45g 57%
Sugars 105.89g 424%
Dietary Fiber 3.1g 12%
Protein 16.08g 32%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 24%
Iron 6.7mg 37%
Calcium 231.6mg 23%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 351.34 Kcal (1471 kJ)
Calories from fat 168.31 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.7g 114%
Cholesterol 65.36mg 86%
Sodium 297.76mg 49%
Potassium 158.18mg 13%
Total Carbs 43.22g 57%
Sugars 26.69g 424%
Dietary Fiber 0.78g 12%
Protein 4.05g 32%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 24%
Iron 1.7mg 37%
Calcium 58.4mg 23%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 33.4
    Points
  • 39
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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