FOOD
In His Kiss (Cher Inspired) Cupcakes
These triple-chocolate cupcakes are inspired by pop icon Cher and a certain signature leather outfit...
FOOD
In His Kiss (Cher Inspired) Cupcakes
These triple-chocolate cupcakes are inspired by pop icon Cher and a certain signature leather outfit...
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 50g cocoa powder
- 175g all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 225g caster sugar
- 175g unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 175ml milk
- 1 tbsp food safe activated charcoal
Frosting
- 1 batch chocolate Swiss meringue buttercream frosting
- 1 tbsp food safe activated charcoal
Chocolate Shards
- Chocolate shards
- 300g Wilton Black Choc Melts (melted)
- edible black shimmer
Steps
Cupcakes
- Preheat a fan-forced oven to 160C (320F) or 180C (356F) for a conventional oven. Line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the cocoa powder, activated charcoal, plain flour, salt, bicarb soda and sugar.
- Turn mixer on low speed and allow it to mix for a couple minutes to help everything combine well! (alternatively you may do this by sifting the ingredients together).
- Add the softened butter there is no butter visible and it’s well incorporated into the dry.
- Next, add milk and eggs in a jug and whisk until well combined.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients in a slow and steady stream until no dry ingredients are visible. Scrape down the bowl and mix for another 20 seconds.
- Fill each paper 3/4 of the way (using an ice cream scoop to transfer the batter into the cupcake liners makes this a quick and easy process otherwise you can use two tablespoons).
- Bake for 30 min or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow them to cool completely on a wire cooling rack before frosting.
- Fit the end of a piping bag with a Wilton 8B piping tip and frost a swirl of the black chocolate frosting on each cupcake before you arrange the shards into a V shape on the frosting.
Frosting
- Combine frosting and charcoal together using a hand mixer or stand mixer. Mix until really well combined. Make sure you scrape the bowl down at least once.
Chocolate Shards
- Chocolate Shards
- Add the choc melts into a microwave safe bowl and melt in the microwave for 20 seconds at a time until completely melted and smooth.
- Pour on to a sheet of acetate and use a large off set spatula to spread out evenly. Allow to set at room temp.
- Brush with edible black shimmer using a food safe pain brush. Use a large knife to cut the chocolate into diamonds.
- Chill in the fridge for 1 hour before taking the diamond shards apart.