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Chocolate Frosted Yellow Cupcake with White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark

December 6, 2015 by ChiChi Dodoo 4 Comments

Fluffy buttery yellow cupcake frosted with chocolate buttercream and topped with a white chocolate candy cane bark.

Chocolate Frosted Yellow Cupcake with White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark

Hello December!!! Hello Candy Cane Season!!

December is the month I tell myself I can eat guilt free, because in January I can detox. Well this year all things in moderation. Which is why when I made these chocolate frosted yellow cupcakes topped with white chocolate candy cane bark, I ate one and quickly gave the rest away. This cupcake combines some of my favourite treats. White chocolate is one of guilty pleasures and also candy canes.

Making the white chocolate candy cane bark is pretty easy. Usually I would melt chocolate in the microwave, but with white chocolate I do it over a barn marie. White chocolate has a low burning point of 110 degrees celcius. Using the barn marie method guarantees the greatest level of temperature control. The last thing you want is the chocolate burning. Chop up your favourite white chocolate into little pieces. Heat some water in a pan over medium heat until it boils. Set a heat proof bowl over the top of the pan, making sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water. Add the chocolate to the bowl and stir occasionally until the chocolate until it melts. Remove the bowl from the top of the saucepan. And leave melted chocolate to cool for about a minute and then stir in some crushed candy cane. Spread the melted chocolate using an offset spatula on a baking sheet covered with baking paper. Refrigerate until the chocolate sets, about 30 minutes.

White Chocolate Peppermint Bark

These yellow cupcakes are light, rich, buttery and moist. And perfect for celebrations.  The yellow cupcakes come together easily and fuss free. It is made with ingredients you are likely to find in your kitchen cupboard.  The richness of the cupcakes is thanks to the addition of egg yolks to the batter.  Perfect!!

Chocolate Frosted Yellow Cupcake with White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark

Now the frosting is my go to chocolate buttercream. It has a combination of melted chocolate and cocoa powder. This frosting is so delicious and amazing. Chocolatey, smooth and pipes onto the cupcake like a dream, just how I like it. Swirl this yummy chocolate buttercream high on your yellow cupcake and top with a white chocolate candy cake bark.

Chocolate Frosted Yellow Cupcake with White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark

Chocolate Frosted Yellow Cupcake with White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark

I think these cupcakes are just perfect for any Christmas celebration 🙂

 

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Chocolate Frosted Yellow Cupcake and White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Yield: 16 cupcakes

Chocolate Frosted Yellow Cupcake and White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark

Ingredients

    White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark
  • 200 g (7 ounces) white chocolate bars, chopped
  • 10 small candy canes, crushed
  • Yellow Cupcakes
  • 170 g (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 200 g (1 cup) caster or granulated sugar
  • 1 whole egg
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 300 g (21/2 cups) plain flour
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 240 ml (1 cup) milk
  • Chocolate Buttercream
  • 200 g semi sweet chocolate, chopped
  • 240 g (1 cup) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 80 g (1/2 cup) trex or crisco
  • 400 g (4 cups) icing sugar, sifted
  • 100 g (1 cup) cocoa powder
  • 120 ml (1/2 cup) whipping or double cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark

Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.

Chop chocolate bar into pieces or grate into a heatproof bowl.

Sit over a saucepan of barely simmering water (a bain marie) , stirring occasionally until completely melted.

Remove from heat and leave to cool for about a minute or two.

Stir in crushed candy canes and using an offset spatula, spread the melted chocolate in an even layer on the prepared baking tray. Place the tray in the fridge until hard and set, about 30 minutes

Using a sharp knife cut bark into pieces.

Yellow Cupake

Preheat oven to 160 degrees celcius. Line a 12 muffin tin with cupcake cases

In the bowl of stand mixer beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy about 8 minutes.

Sift together flour, salt and baking powder, set aside.

Add egg yolks and whole egg one after the other beating well after each addition. Add vanilla extract and beat until combined.

With mixer on low, alternately add the flour mixture and milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

Fill cupcake cases to two thirds full. Bake for 18 - 20 minutes or until tooth pick inserted in centre comes out clean.

Remove cupcakes from oven and place on cooling rack for 10 minutes. Carefully remove cupcakes from pan and leave to cool completely on rack before frosting.

Chocolate Buttercream

Put chocolate in a bowl and microwave at 30 second bursts until melted. Set aside and let cool to room temperature.

In the bowl of stand mixer or using a hand mixer beat butter and trex until creamy about 3 minutes.

Sift in icing sugar and cocoa powder , then beat. As frosting thickens add cream and beat until frosting is light and fluffy

Beat in vanilla extract and melted chocolate beat until evenly incorporated,

Increase speed of mixer and beat until buttercream is smooth

To assemble

Insert a 1M or 2D nozzle into a piping bag and fill with chocolate buttercream and gently squeeze the piping bag and allow the buttercream to fall onto the cupcake. Keep piping round the cupcake, keeping the tip of the nozzle raised slightly above the cupcake. As you pipe make the circles smaller till you get to the centre of the cupcake. Top with a white chocolate candy cane bark.

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Chocolate Frosted Yellow Cupcake with White Chocolate Candy Cane Bark

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Comments

  1. Amy says

    December 6, 2015 at 11:08 pm

    Very elegant, great for entertaining.

    Reply
    • Avatar photoChiChi Dodoo says

      December 21, 2015 at 5:51 pm

      Thank you for your kind words Amy 🙂

      Reply
  2. June @ How to Philosophize with Cake says

    December 8, 2015 at 12:06 pm

    These look like a perfect use for peppermint bark! Love the chocolate frosting too, it looks so rich and fudgy 🙂

    Reply
    • Avatar photoChiChi Dodoo says

      December 21, 2015 at 5:50 pm

      Thank you June 🙂

      Reply

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