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Chocolate High Cupcakes
"Chocolate High is all about chocolate. We tried to get as much of it as possible into one cupcake. This creation has turned out to be our staff chocoholic's favorite. With nothing but chocolate through and through, it's so beautiful piled high with Chocolate Frosting and Chocolate Ganache...."
INGREDIENTS
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Chocolate Cake:
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1 cup Dutch process cocoa
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2 cups boiling water
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1 cup butter, softened
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2 cups superfine sugar
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4 large eggs
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2 3/4 cups all-purpose soft-wheat flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 teaspoon chocolate extract
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Paper baking cups
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Vegetable cooking spray
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Chocolate Ganache:
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1 cup whipping cream
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8 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
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Chocolate Frosting:
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
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1/3 cup whipping cream
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1/8 teaspoon salt
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1 (16-oz.) package powdered sugar
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Toppings:
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Chocolate ganache
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Malted milk balls
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