Valentine's Cupcakes

Clearly Mother Nature does not have a date for Valentine's either, since she has dropped a ton of snow on us keeping us all in for Cupid's Big Day.  Or they are in a fight.  Perhaps he stood her up last year.  We will never know.  But I decided to go ahead and use my fancy new Mast Brother's cookbook.

Amazingly I had all of these ingredients in my home and I got to use my new paper cupcake holders. I am not sure if the refined Mast Brothers would appreciate the flourish, but Joann did.  The frosting is a crazy easy ganache.  And yes, we still have our Christmas tablecloth on.

Chocolate Cupcakes

Cupcakes (makes 12)

Unsalted butter                   1\2cup (1 stick)
Dark cocolate                      2 1\2oz chopped
Sugar                                   3\4 cup
Cocoa powder                      1\2 cup
Eggs                                     2
AP flour                                3\4 cup
Baking Powder                     1\2 t
Baking soda                         1\2 t
Heavy Cream                        1 cup

Ganache

Heavy Cream                       1 Cup
Dark Chocolaate                   10 oz

Make the cupcakes


Preeat oven to 350
Melt butter and chocolate in saucepan over low heat
Add sugar and cocoa powder
Add eggs, and dry ingredients, mix well
Add heavy cream, mix to combine
Pour batter into muffen cups and fill halfway, these guys EXPAND
Bake for 15 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean

Make the Ganache
Bring cream to boil in saucepan
Add chocolate and let melt for two minutes, then stir

Spoon or pipe over cupcakes.