Chocolate Mousse Cupcakes

Hey, let's bake something!

Chocolate Mousse Cupcakes
makes 24

Ingredients

  • 125g butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup packed dark-brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, room temperature
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 3/4 cups buttermilk

Directions
  • Preheat oven to 175 C/350 F. Place cupcake papers in tins
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together cocoa, flour and baking soda
  • Cream butter and sugar with mixer on medium-high, until pale. Add brown sugar and beat until fluffy.
  • Add eggs, one at a time, beating well and scraping bowl. Mix in sour cream.
  • On low, add flour mixture in three batches, alternating with buttermilk, and beginning and ending with flour, until just combined.
  • Divide batter among papers, filling 3/4 full.
  • Bake until firm to the touch and a cake tester inserted in centers comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes. Allow to cool.
Chocolate Mousse Icing

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups cream, cold
  • 225 g chocolate, melted, warm
Directions
  • Whisk cream in a medium bowl until soft peaks form and then pour in warm chocolate and mix quickly to incorporate
  • Refrigerate until cool and place in a piping bag and pipe on cupcakes immediately. If it chills too much it will get too stiff so only chill about 5-10 minutes
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Comments

  1. Cath @ chunkychooky9 February 2010 at 16:06

    in the, lets face it, unlikely event that I did actually bake these cakes I am afraid I would eat all 24 of them! ( I am coming up to my 200th too!)

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  2. PinkPatentMaryJanes9 February 2010 at 16:07

    Let's! Yummy x

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  3. Meghan9 February 2010 at 16:19

    OMG these are incredible!!!

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  4. bubbachenille9 February 2010 at 16:56

    I'm with Cathy on this one !

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  5. Sandrine9 February 2010 at 17:10

    Ohh lala Cathie, it almost feel like the "supreme supplice" to look at these picture and not being able to catch one!!!!Thanks for being so kind and share the recipe with us.xx

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  6. Cherry Blossoms9 February 2010 at 17:53

    YUMMY, YUMMY, YUMMY!!

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  7. Jodie @ The Haby Goddess9 February 2010 at 19:02

    Cathie, you always get the icing so perfect - that's usually my downfall.

    Have a fun day

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  8. Vic9 February 2010 at 19:04

    *sigh*

    I think I tell you this a little too often, but it's absoloutely true - You are an evil temptress!

    It HAS been so damn hot, I know! I had to ride down the street & back earlier and when we got home I felt so sick & hot... ugh!

    Gorgeous cupcakes as usual my dear, and lovely of you to share. :)

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  9. One Flew Over9 February 2010 at 19:57

    hmmm...delicious

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  10. Christy9 February 2010 at 23:22

    mmm, yumminess!

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  11. zarpandit10 February 2010 at 00:56

    i love chocolate mousse :) i love your cupcakes! yummy and looks sweet :))

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  12. Margaret10 February 2010 at 02:58

    one word .. YUM

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  13. Catherine10 February 2010 at 03:52

    Oh my gosh...those are the yummiest looking cupcakes! How perfect looking ~ I wish I could bite into one right now!

    sigh...guess I will get to the kitchen and pop my dry piece of mult-grain bread into the toaster for breakfast. :(

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  14. lululu10 February 2010 at 06:59

    that sinfully looking chocolate mousse simply makes those cup cakes more awesome!

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  15. Kelly10 February 2010 at 13:34

    Oh yum...they look so delicious. I put on weight just looking at the scrummy baking on your blog. Thanks for sharing :)

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  16. Laura10 February 2010 at 16:44

    FA
    BU
    LOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I will be trying this FOR SURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  17. beachvintage.com10 February 2010 at 17:44

    OK you have talked me into it!

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  18. Lexi:: PottyMouthMama11 February 2010 at 01:19

    I am totally making these naughty looking cupcakes this weekend. They look divine, I showed my husband and he drooled. On my to-do list. Thank you for the inspiration. Y to the UM!

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  19. Anonymous19 March 2010 at 22:24

    Thanks Cathie! I made these last night for my husband's birthday. I didn't get the mousse icing quite right - it was still too runny to pipe onto the cakes even after 30mins in the fridge. Any tips on what I did wrong?
    thanks, Karen B

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