Devil's Food Cupcakes W/Chocolate Ganache Frosting amp; Centers

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Ingredients:

• 13 ounces heavy cream
• 12 ounces bittersweet chocolate I use a bag of chocolate chips
• 1/3 cup cocoa preferably but not absolutely Valrhona or Cocoa Barry Extract Supermarket cheap stuff works also
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise I use fat free and it works fine
• 2 cups sifted cake flour I rarely ever sift as I find that cake flour seems to always measure right I know I should
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Steps:

• GANACHE
• In a sauce pan bring your cream to a light boil
• Then pour in the chocolate and start stirring immediately
• Keep going until you have a smooth mixture
• At first this will seem like its not working as the chocolate hasnt begun to mix with the cream
• Then
• in second
• it will start to form Just give it time
• Remove from heat and set aside to cool
• Dont be tempted to taste throughout the cooling process as youre not supposed to touch the ganache until it sets
• Put ganache in fridge until youre ready to use
• If youre making these in a hurry
• start making the batter
• If not
• make the batter when youre ready to start baking your cupcakes
• CUPCAKES
• Pre-heat oven to 375F
• Line cupcake tray with cupcake papers
• Whisk together water and cocoa
• Set aside and let completely cool you can put this in the fridge too
• When cocoa mixture is cool
• whisk in the mayonnaise and vanilla until smooth
• Meanwhile
• combine dry ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer and mix on low until combined
• Once mixed
• increase speed to medium and beat in cocoa mixture for one minute
• The batter is supposed to be thin
• but Ive seen it thin/medium
• Poor batter into a measuring cup with a spout and fill each cupcake 1/4 the way full
• Now take out your ganache and with a spoon make a small ganache ball and set one ball in the center of each cupcake
• Continue to fill each cupcake until its 3/4 the way full to prevent spilling batter
• Check to make sure your oven is at 375 and bake for 15-20 minutes until cupcakes are set
• Poke with a toothpick to confirm they are done
• The toothpick should slide out smoothly without any cake on it
• Once completely cooled make sure you cool the cupcakes or your ganache will melt
• frost with the rest of your ganache frosting
• You should have extra ganache left over - about a cup

Healthy Ginger Carrot Muffins

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Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 2 large egg whites
• 1 cup sugar substitute I use Splenda
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/3 cup soymilk I use Silk
• 3 cups shredded carrots packed or 1 16 ounce bag baby carrots finely chopped in food processor
• 1 1/4 cups old fashioned oats

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F
• Sift together flour baking soda cinnamon ginger cloves nutmeg Add ground flaxseed Set aside
• In large mixing bowl beat egg whites until foamy Add Splenda molasses soymik and applesauce until smooth
• Stir in carrots
• Gradually add flour mixture to carrot mixture
• Stir in oats
• Fill muffin cups 2/3 full
• Bake for 15-20 minutes
• Enjoy

Vegan Mini Carrot Cake Muffins

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Ingredients:

• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 3/8 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 cup grapeseed oil
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 cup carrot graded
• 1/2 cup water or crushed pineapple including juice

Steps:

• In a small bowl mix baking powder and applesauce into a foamy mixture set aside
• In large bowl mix flour sugar baking soda cinnamon nutmeg and salt; mix
• Add oil honey carrots water or pineapple some of the juice might help and applesauce mixture
• Mix well
• Add nuts raisins or dried cranberries if preferred
• Scoop mixture into cupcake liners
• Bake at 325F for 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean
• Once cooled frost with icing powered sugar vegan Earth Balance butter organic vanilla and water