Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

Ingredients and Equipment

Ingredients:
Cupcakes:

• 1 1/3 cups cake flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup milk

 

• 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream, whipped
• 6 - 1-1/2” pieces of red licorice
• 6 mini pretzel twists

Chocolate Mousse:

• 1/2 14 ounce can sweetened condensed milk
• One 1-ounce square unsweetened chocolate, melted
• 1/4 cup cold water
• 1/2  3.9 ounce package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped​

Equipment Needed:

• Dry measuring cups
• Measuring spoons
• Liquid measuring cup
• 2 Large metal bowls (one for stand-up mixer If using)
• Small bowl to crack egg into
• Wooden spoon 
• Rubber spatula
• Muffin tin filled with either brown paper liners or no liners (if using no liners, butter and flour pan)
• Stand-up or hand mixer
• Pastry bag with star tip
• Spoon
• Apple corer (optional)
• Sifter or sieve
• Toothpick

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