This week I had a request to make very chocolaty cupcakes and that is something I cannot refuse! So I made almond-chocolate cupcakes! Here is the recipe for 12 cupcakes:
- 1/2 cup of butter (1 stick)
- 1 cup of sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup of almond powder
- 1/2 cup of cacao powder
- 1/4 tsp of baking powder
- 1/4 tsp of baking soda
- 1/4 cup of flour
- pinch of salt
- unsalted almonds for decoration
And for the icing:
- 1/2 cup of butter (1 stick)
- 1/3 cup of cocoa powder
- about 1/4 cup of almond powder
- 2/3 cup of icing sugar (or until you get the texture you like)
By putting almond powder instead of most of the flour, the cake doesn’t hold its shape as well. It will rise just as any other cake will as it bakes, but it will fall when you take it out of the oven. I’ve found that usually, the more flour you put in the batter, the better the cake will hold its shape, but the drier it will be. The trick is to find the perfect middle of a pretty round topped cake that will hold its shape and a soft texture. In this case I found that the sunken shape of the cake was perfect to fill it with icing and have a nice flat top. I find that often when you layer to much icing on top it becomes to high and difficult to eat. I like my cupcakes with a bit less icing so I can get a bite of the full height of it. At the same time I’m not overwhelmed by the taste of the icing and can still enjoy the flavours of the cake.
Enjoy :)
J’arrive!!!!
;)
Ahhhhhhhhhh…. probablement mon favori…
Ça me rapelle le gâteau de l’Ile de Capri (gâteau sans farine). Il y a beaucoup de poudre d’amande dans cette recette.Il lève et reste moelleux. Mais il est très nourissant. Je l’ai fait à Pâques. Moi aussi je trouve que les cup-cakes du commerce ont beaucoup de glaçage, alors je coupe le cup-cake en deux étages et je partage le glaçage. Je fais ça quand je le mange seule…
Hehe, oui je me suis insipirer de ce gateau la pour l’idee de la poudre d’amande dans le gateau a la place de la farine :) Je n’ai pas mis de cafe par contre :P
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