Chocolate Cupcake "Sandwiches" With Easy Chocolate Mousse
Serves: 2
Camila Dooley
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
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Spice
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Prep time (avg)
5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
1 cup
Cocoa Powder1 cup
Water (warm)3 cup
Mayonnaise1.5 tsps
Vanilla Extract1 cup
Sugar (superfine)2 cups
Cake Flour (sifted)2 tsps
Baking Soda1 tsp
SaltDirections:
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Watch how to make this recipe
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
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Fill a muffin tin with 12 cupcake liners and set aside
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Combine cocoa powder and water and mix until smooth
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Fold in mayonnaise
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(Make sure cocoa mixture is not to hot to prevent breaking of mayonnaise)
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Add vanilla and whisk until smooth
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In mixer, combine sugar, cake flour, baking soda and salt and mix slowly until well incorporated
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Add wet cocoa mixture, mix on medium-high until well blended
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Scrape down the sides and blend for 30 seconds
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Fill the cupcake liners 3/4 way full of batter
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Bake for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
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Remove from oven and allow to cool on rack
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Slice each cupcake in half, horizontally, and serve the halves with chocolate mousse, whipped cream, and assorted candy toppings
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Kids build the sandwiches by spreading one half of a cupcake with mousse or whipped cream, sprinkling on candy toppings and placing other half of cupcake on top
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13 ounces bitter or semisweet chocolate 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 large egg yolks 1 1/2 cups heavy cream 2 tablespoons superfine sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract In a microwave safe bowl, combine the chopped chocolate and the butter
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Heat in the microwave until melted, about 35 seconds depending on your microwave, and stir to melt completely
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Whisk in the egg yolks and set aside to cool
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Pour the cream into a chilled bowl of a mixer and beat on medium speed until it starts to thicken
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Add the sugar and vanilla and whisk until the cream starts to form stiff peaks
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Carefully fold the whipped cream into the cooled chocolate mixture
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Serve immediately or cover and chill until ready to serve