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Fireball Chocolate Cupcakes

Decadent chocolate cupcakes topped with Fireball white chocolate ganache
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 40 minutes
Servings 12 cupcakes

Equipment

  • Mixer

Ingredients
  

Cupcake

  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 3/4 cup Flour
  • ⅓ cup Cocoa powder
  • ¾ tsp Baking powder
  • ¾ tsp Baking soda
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 Egg
  • ½ cup Milk
  • ¼ cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • ½ cup Boiling water

Frosting

  • 1 cup White chocolate chips
  • ⅓ cup Heavy cream
  • 2 tbsp Fireball whisky

Instructions
 

For the Cupcakes:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cupcake pan with liners
  • In a large bowl, stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
  • Add eggs, milk, oil, vanilla, Fireball whisky and beat on medium speed for 2 minutes
  • Stir in boiling water.
  • Fill cupcake cups 2/3 batter
  • Bake for 22-25 minutes.
  • Cool completely.

For the Frosting:

  • In a medium bowl, add the white chocolate chips
  • In a small saucepan on low heat, bring the heavy cream to a simmer.
  • Remove from heat and pour cream over chocolate chips
  • Add the Fireball whisky
  • Let stand for 5 minutes
  • Using a spatula gently stir mixture until incorporated and chocolate is smooth and shiny
  • Set aside to cool for 2 hours
  • Whip ganache on medium high until light and fluffy
  • Frost cupcakes
Keyword cupcakes, fireball, ganache, white chocolate
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