Recipe

Little Sacher Cupcakes Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Mountainmama / All my dishes 1 year, 2 months ago These luscious chocolate-glazed cakes are the perfect ending to a formal sit- down dinner. Prep:20m Cook:15m Servings:12	Mountainmam
	chocolate apricots almonds

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/3 cup ground almonds (about 1 1/2 ounces)

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter, softened

2/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

2 large eggs

1/2 cup milk

2 ounces (2 squares) unsweetened chocolate, melted

1 tablespoon rum or 1 teaspoon rum extract

1/2 cup apricot preserves, melted

For the Glaze:

2/3 cup heavy cream

6 ounces (6 squares) semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons light corn syrup

For the Topping and Garnish:

whipped cream

candied violets

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 12 standard size muffin-pan cups or line with paper liners. Dust with flour; tap out excess.

Mix together flour, granulated sugar, nuts, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Beat together butter and brown sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. At low speed, beat in milk, melted chocolate, and rum. Beat flour mixture into milk mixture until combined. Spoon batter into prepared pan, filling cups three-quarters full.

Bake cupcakes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 15 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Turn cupcakes out onto rack to cool completely.

Brush melted preserves over cupcakes. Let stand until set, 30 minutes.

To prepare glaze, in a medium saucepan, heat cream, chocolate, butter, and corn syrup over medium heat, stirring constantly, until chocolate melts and mixture boils. Remove from heat; let stand for 1 minute. Stir vigorously until mixture thickens. Spread glaze evenly over cupcakes. Let stand until set.

Suggestion:

Using a pastry bag fitted with a star tip, pipe whipped cream rosettes on top. Garnish with a candied violet in the center of each rosette.

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Comments

elgab89 1 year, 2 months ago said:
So pretty with thw whipped cream and candied violets!

desertgal 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Beautiful thanks so much for sharing!

madmommy 1 year, 2 months ago said:
Sweetie you make this gorgeous dessert seem so easy to do! It's so pretty one might hesitate to eat it - but only for a moment! LOL...
^5 of the *good* silver for this one!