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    The Bossy Kitchen > Recipes > Recipes By Cuisine > Romanian

    Chocolate Cupcakes With Rum Chocolate Ganache

    Published by: Gabriela December 1, 2016 · Last modified: January 2, 2023 5 Comments
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    Delicious chocolate cupcakes with rum chocolate ganache - a treat for chocolate lovers! Make them for parties or potlucks with your favorite decorations.

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    Impressive Crowd-Pleasers

    This weekend I was invited to a party where I also provided the treats for the night.

    I have to confess something...I was never a fan of cupcakes before, so I never made them.

    I also never had the opportunity (it is hard to believe, but it is the truth) to actually taste a homemade cupcake in all these years of living in Minnesota.

    Everything from the store was either too sweet or very artificial tasting which turned me off and ruined my desire to want cupcakes.

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    Notes & Tips

    However, after this weekend, I rediscovered an elementary and "common sense" fact: If you make them from scratch using real, good-quality ingredients, the cupcakes are delicious!

    Rethinking my philosophy behind cupcakes and reminding myself never to say never, I finally decided to make two different cupcakes for this party: chocolate cupcakes with rum chocolate ganache and pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. 

    pumpkin cupcakes

    How to decorate

    After baking the cupcakes, I decorated them with Autumn theme fondant decorations.

    Little orange pumpkins, tiny acorns, beautiful orange roses, and many leaves created a beautiful display on the table.

    For the leaves, I mixed 5 different colors of fondant, then painted them with edible colors.

    Delicious chocolate cupcakes with rum chocolate ganache- a treat for the chocolate lovers! Make them for parties or potlucks with your favorite decorations.

    Aren't they beautiful?

    Getting back to my chocolate cupcakes, these beauties are super easy to make, but frosting them with chocolate ganache will transform these delicious desserts into something elegant that everyone will love.

    There is no doubt that good dark chocolate is the best. Good quality one will make the best cupcakes ever.

    Chocolate cupcakes with rum chocolate ganache-on a cake stand

    I hope you try them because they are divine. This recipe is best for parties, especially if you make mini ones instead of the regular size.

    I love mini desserts especially when they have super cute decorations.

    Chocolate cupcakes with rum chocolate ganache-

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    Chocolate Cupcakes With Rum Chocolate Ganache

    Delicious chocolate cupcakes with rum chocolate ganache- a treat for chocolate lovers! Make them for parties or potlucks with your favorite decorations.
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: best chocolate cupcake, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate cupcakes with rum chocolate ganache, chocolate ganache, cupcakes, rum flavor
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Additional Time: 2 hours hours
    Total Time: 2 hours hours 35 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 regular size cupcakes or 24 mini ones
    Calories: 303kcal
    Author: Gabriela

    Equipment

    • Organic Cocoa Powder
    • Measuring Cups And Spoons Set 
    • 72% Dark Chocolate 
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    Ingredients

    Chocolate Cupcakes:

    • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
    • ¾ cups granulated sugar
    • ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 cup milk
    • ¼ cup vegetable oil
    • 1 tablespoon white vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Chocolate Ganache:

    • 1 cup dark chocolate chips or semi-sweet
    • ¾ cup heavy cream
    • 1 teaspoon rum flavor
    • 1 tablespoon butter

    Instructions

    Chocolate Cupcakes:

    • Preheat oven to 375F. Line a 12 cup muffin pan with paper liners or a 24 mini muffin pan.
    • In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda, and cocoa powder.
    • Add milk, oil, vinegar, and vanilla.
    • Beat with a whisk or electric mixer just until well incorporated.
    • Spoon batter into the prepared pan, filling the cups about ¾ full.
    • Bake at 350F for about 18-20 minutes if you use regular cupcake size and only 15 minutes for the mini cupcakes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean.
    • Remove cupcakes from the pan and let cool completely before frosting or decorating.

    Chocolate Ganache:

    • Place the chocolate chips in a medium bowl.
    • In a small saucepan heat up the heavy cream closer to the point of boiling.
    • Pour over the chocolate and let it sit for 2 minutes without touching it.
    • Add the butter.
    • Take a spatula and mix the chocolate together with the heavy cream until completely smooth.
    • Add the rum flavor.
    • Let it cool in the kitchen, then in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
    • When ready to use, beat it well with a mixer, on low speed until fluffy.
    • Decorate the cupcakes.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1g | Calories: 303kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 127mg | Potassium: 185mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 283IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 85mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Dee F. says

      December 03, 2018 at 10:35 pm

      Can I use Myers dark rum instead of rum flavoring? If so, how much?

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      • The Bossy Kitchen says

        December 03, 2018 at 11:46 pm

        Hi Dee, I never used Myers dark rum in this recipe, but you can try and see what happens. If you put too much, you will end up with a runny frosting and too "boozy". However, you can start with 2 tablespoons and go from there.Don't serve these cupcakes to kids if you add alcohol! 🙂

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    2. Cristina says

      April 14, 2019 at 12:40 pm

      Excellent cupcakes and easy to make. I used the cream cheese frosting from this same blog and the combination was very good. Everybody loved them, I highly recommend these cupcakes.

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      • The Bossy Kitchen says

        April 14, 2019 at 7:23 pm

        Cristina, so happy you enjoyed the cupcakes! The cream cheese frosting is really good as well, and I am happy you combined them to make your own fabulous cupcakes! Thank you for visiting!

        Reply
    3. Anonymous says

      May 07, 2019 at 10:37 pm

      5 stars

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