Description
Recipe for Kinder chocolate cupcakes with Kinder Maxi chocolates and Kinder Bueno (for approx. 12 cupcakes)
Ingredients
Chocolate Cupcakes
- 100 g (3/4 cup) Cake flour
- 40 g (1/2 cup) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 150 g (3/4 cup) Granulated sugar
- 2 Eggs - room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 85 ml (1/3 cup) Vegetable oil
- 125 ml (1/2 cup) Buttermilk
Kinder Ganache
- 200 g Kinder Maxi chocolate bars - 10 bars
- 170 ml (3/4 cup) Heavy cream - full-fat hot
- 170 ml (3/4 cup) Heavy cream - full-fat cold
Instructions
Kinder Ganache
- In a large bowl, place the Kinder chocolate pieces.
- Heat half of the heavy cream in a saucepan until it simmers, then pour it over the Kinder chocolates.
- Let it sit for a few moments, then mix with a spatula until you get a smooth ganache.
- Add the other half of the cold cream and mix again to incorporate it into the mixture.
- Use an immersion blender to smooth out the ganache and any chocolate pieces that haven't melted well.
- Cover the ganache with plastic wrap, making sure it touches the surface, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Chocolate Cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C and line a muffin tin with paper liners.
- In a large bowl, mix and sift together the dry ingredients: flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, and a pinch of salt.
- In another large bowl, place the vegetable oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and buttermilk, and mix with an electric mixer or hand whisk until smooth.
- Add the flour mixture in 2-3 additions, mixing between each addition until fully incorporated and you have a homogeneous batter.
- Pour the cupcake batter into the liners, filling them halfway or up to 3/4 full.
- Bake the cupcakes in the oven for 17-20 minutes until they are puffed up and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or with a few crumbs.
- Let the chocolate cupcakes cool slightly in the tin before removing them and placing them on a wire rack to cool completely at room temperature.
Assembly of Cupcakes
- Take the Kinder ganache out of the fridge and whip it with an electric mixer or your stand mixer at medium speed for 2-3 minutes until thick and firm.
- Fill a large piping bag fitted with a decorative tip (1B or 1M) with all of the Kinder ganache and swirl it on top of the chocolate cupcakes.
- Decorate with a piece of Kinder Maxi or Kinder Bueno chocolate, drizzle with melted chocolate, and refrigerate the cupcakes for 1 hour before serving.
Notes
*For the best baking results, I recommend using a digital scale to measure ingredients in grams instead of cups. Precise measurements ensure consistent and perfect outcomes every time.
Conservation: Up to 3-4 days in the fridge in an airtight container.
Replace the buttermilk with semi-skimmed milk with a little white vinegar or an equal mix of yogurt and milk or cream and milk.
Replace the baking soda with 1 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: cupcakes
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcakes
- Calories: 294
- Sugar: 23.1 g
- Sodium: 128.9 mg
- Fat: 18.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 32.7 g
- Protein: 4.3 g
- Cholesterol: 48.4 mg