My Dessert Diet

Chocolate Cupcake with Whipped Cream Filling, Chocolate Ganache Layer with Vanilla Buttercream Staying out of the cold weather today with a huge mug filled with hot chocolate overflowing with marshmallows and indulging on my chocolate and cream cupcake. Ingredients: For Chocolate Cupcake (makes 24 cupcakes): 1 cup boiling hot water with 1 teaspoon King Arthur Flour Espresso powder 3/4 cup unsweetened Valrhona 100% cocoa powder 1/2 cup whole milk 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 cups cake flour, sifted 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar 3/4 granulated white sugar 4 eggs, room temperature For Fluffy Vanilla Buttercream: 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened (warmer than room temperature) 2 3/4 cup confectioner’s sugar, sifted 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract Pinch of salt For Whipped Cream: 2 cups of chilled heavy whipping cream 6 tablespoons powdered sugar 1…