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I just made the perfect cupcake

post #1 of 23
8/19/11 at 8:44pm
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I love making cupcakes.

This week I tried a couple of firsts...for me. I wanted to make a mint chocolate cupcake...so...I started by making dark chocolate ganache for the first time...it turned out great! Then I melted some milk chocolate with crisco, poured it in a loaf pan and put it in the fridge for later. I then made some chocolate cupcakes that turned out perfect. Finally I made some buttercream icing, flavored them with mint, and tinted them the perfect shade of mint green.

When everything was cooled and ready, I filled the cupcakes with ganache, put a nice green swirl of mint icing on top, and then sprinkled a few milk chocolate curls on top.

The perfect cupcake! And they tasted like a little piece of heaven.

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/2131134

If you can't tell...I'm am so pleased with how these turned out. icon_biggrin.gif Usually something goes wrong and I chalk it up as a learning experience. Everything went right this time!!!!! Yay me!!
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post #2 of 23
8/19/11 at 9:03pm
thumbs_up.gif They look delish!!!
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post #3 of 23
8/19/11 at 9:40pm
Oooooooh I want some! They look so yummy, and pretty!
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post #4 of 23
8/20/11 at 12:34am
They look beautiful. There is something about that green and brown that just looks appeallling.
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post #5 of 23
8/20/11 at 2:07pm
Damn, I tried not to click the link to the photo I really did, but I couldn't resist and they looked even better than I expected. Now I have a craving, lol.
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post #6 of 23
8/20/11 at 11:18pm
Gorgeous!!!! Looks sooooooo delicious!
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post #7 of 23
8/21/11 at 5:16am
Aww so cute- and the little chocolate curls make them look so whimsical! I could just picture a little fairy eating one icon_smile.gif
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....waiting for my next challenge....
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Newbie Caker, but loving it so far!!

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post #8 of 23
8/21/11 at 5:51am
I love when a plan comes together - and nice curls! I've never been great at consistant curls.
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post #9 of 23
8/21/11 at 12:24pm
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Thanks everyone! These are officially my favorite cupcakes now...DH loved them too. icon_biggrin.gif
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post #10 of 23
8/21/11 at 12:31pm
YUM!!! I wish I could reach in the computer and grab one! I love it when things work out the way you want them to! Good job! icon_smile.gif
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post #11 of 23
8/21/11 at 7:00pm
Looks delish! What type of buttercream is it?
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post #12 of 23
8/21/11 at 7:31pm
YUMMMIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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post #13 of 23
8/21/11 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by CupcakeQT82

Looks delish! What type of buttercream is it?


This is just indydebi's buttercream. I think I put 1 or 2 tablespoons of vanilla flavoring and just a touch of mint flavoring. Mint can be so overpowering, so I started with a little bloop and then added another little bloop after tasting. Not very scientific, but I was just going by taste. HTH
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post #14 of 23
8/21/11 at 7:34pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CupcakeQT82

Looks delish! What type of buttercream is it?


This is just indydebi's buttercream. I think I put 1 or 2 tablespoons of vanilla flavoring and just a touch of mint flavoring. Mint can be so overpowering, so I started with a little bloop and then added another little bloop after tasting. Not very scientific, but I was just going by taste. HTH
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post #15 of 23
8/21/11 at 7:35pm
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Originally Posted by CupcakeQT82

Looks delish! What type of buttercream is it?


This is just indydebi's buttercream. I think I put 1 or 2 tablespoons of vanilla flavoring and just a touch of mint flavoring. Mint can be so overpowering, so I started with a little bloop and then added another little bloop after tasting. Not very scientific, but I was just going by taste. HTH
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