Name: Christmas cupcakes
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 cups all purpose (AP) flour; 2 eggs; 1/2 cup sugar; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted); 1 pinch salt; 1 vanilla bean; 3/4 cup white chocolate; 3/4 whipping cream

Christmas cupcakes are delicious vanilla cupcakes decorated with white chocolate ganache. These sweets are excellent to bring to the table on a thousand occasions, as a dessert at the end of a meal or for afternoon tea

DifficultyEasy
CostCheap
Preparation time1 Hour
Cooking time20 Minutes
Serving6
Cooking methodOven
SeasonalityWinter

Ingredients

For vanilla cupcakes n° 12

2 cups all purpose (AP) flour

2 eggs

¹/₂ cup sugar

1 cup milk

¹/₂ cup unsalted butter (melted)

1 pinch salt

1 vanilla bean

For white chocolate ganache

³/₄ cup white chocolate

³/₄ whipping cream

Tools

2 Bowls

1 Spatula

1 Whip

12 Muffins Tins

1 Piping bag

Steps

For vanilla cupcakes

Preheat the oven to 356°F (180°C). In a mixing bowl combine all dry ingredients sugar, flour and salt. While in other liquids including vanilla seeds. Beat the liquid ingredients with a whisk to blend them. Pour them into those buckets and mix them with a spatula. With a spoon, fill the glasses 2/3 full. Bake in a hot oven for about 15-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool.

For white chocolate ganache

Heat the cream in a saucepan or in the microwave until boiling. Add the chopped chocolate and mix with a whisk until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. Cover with food film and let it cool first at room temperature and then overnight in the refrigerator. After resting, whip with an electric whisk. Place the ganache in a piping bag with a star nozzle. Decorate cupcakes.