Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache
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I always whip up a batch of them for his birthday every year. It’s hard to bake sweet treats since my husband has an egg allergy, so I have to use substitutions a lot, and I think you may be surprised what substitution I use for these cupcakes! 😉
Today I’m thrilled to share the recipe for these dark chocolate cupcakes topped with homemade ganache. As the chocolate gananche cools it forms a soft, candy-like shell that you have to break through to get to the soft cupcake. This is truly a delicious, indulgent treat that I love to whip up for my husband.
If you love chocolate, I am sure you will loves these dark chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache too! They are truly a decadent treat!
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1 small (2.5 oz) container of baby food prunes
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1/4 cup half and half
- 2 ounces chopped unsweetened chocolate, chopped
- 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cocoa powder, oil, prunes, 1 cup of sugar, milk and vinegar. Mix until well blended. For best results, use an electric mixer as the batter will be thicker.
- Fill the cupcake liners with the batter and place in the oven. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool on a baking rack.
- To prepare the ganache, heat the half and half and remaining 1/2 cup of sugar in a small saucepan over medium-high heat until the mixture begins to boil.
- Turn off the heat and add the unsweetened chocolate. Whisk until the chocolate is melted. Stir in butter until ganache is smooth and creamy.
- Dip the tops of the cupcakes into the ganace and let ganache cool and harden on a baking rack.
So the surprise egg substitute? Baby food pruned and white vinegar! I promise you won’t be able to taste them, plus the dark, velvety color adds to the dark color of the cupcakes.
I have to fight the urge not to lick my iPad screen. Yum! I also love anything with chocolate ganache. Thanks for sharing!
Ha!Ha! Hope you enjoy them 🙂
Looks delicious! I went to the recipe and pinned it. 🙂
Thank Jane, hope you enjoy… but be warned, they are really good! 🙂
They look delicious!
Thanks, hope you get a chance to enjoy one too!
These look dangerously delicious!
Ha! It’s true.. they are dangerously delicious! Hope you enjoy them too.
Oh my word… these are love at first sight!! Thanks for sharing on Good Tips Tuesday!!
Thanks! Hope you get a chance to try them soon, they are Delicious!
Hi. We have a coconut allergy in our family. Could butter be used instead? If so, would you recommend salted or unsalted???
Stephanie, I have never used butter as a replacement for oil so I’m sure. You could always use a different oil. But in any case, I always recommend unsalted butter that way I can control the amount of salt in any recipe. Hope that helps!