Now this is my first cupcake. I wanted to make the most basic chocolate cupcake with frosting so that I have some fun piping the frosting.
When I was searching for a recipe from other blogs, I found so many that I got confused and wasn't sure which to pick. I ended up using Nigella Lawson's recipe which wasn't even a cupcake recipe but it was recommended by a blogger which I like. I used this recipe mainly because I had some leftover sour cream in the fridge which I had used for another chocolate cake a few days back.
The way Nigella made the cake was rather interesting, it is a method that I have never tried before. She just put all the ingredients into a food processor and blended it until smooth and then baked it. I was curious as to whether it will really work so I tried it.
It worked alright but I didn't get a really nice looking cupcake, I think it was probably because I over baked it. My mistake was that I forgot that my cupcakes were rather small. It came out with a high dome and I cheated by cutting off the top bit. Ha Ha. The cocoa powder also plays an important part in this recipe, mine wasn't too good quality thus resulting in a not very chocolatey flavour cupcake.
Then I thought I better make sure the frosting is good or else the cupcake will be a disaster. I needed something that has a richer chocolate flavour. So instead of cocoa powder, I used chocolate ganache and then whipped it. It was a rather thick and a stable frosting. It wasn't too sweet either. Then I sprinkled toasted pistachio on top.
Overall, it was nice but I would be happier if the cake was more moist and more chocolatey.
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