I get asked quite often why I like to cook. The first reason I give is normally because I like to eat. I am Thai and food is a big factor in our culture. We greet each other with hello followed by 'have you eaten? When guests turn up at your house it's safe to assume that they will expect to be fed.

The second reason is that as I grew up in the Northeastern part of Thailand, the poorest region, food was always hard to come by. We weren't hungry as there was always rice, but it was difficult finding something to go with rice. Now I do have ingredients to go with rice, I want to cook!

Sunday, 24 January 2016

Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache Frosting.



Chocolate Cupcakes with Chocolate Ganache Frosting.

Makes 12

Equipment:
1x12 hole cupcake tin.
Piping bag with a star tip.

In a large saucepan, put in,
-400ml double cream,
-200g dark chocolate,
-120g butter.
Cook, stirring, on low heat until the chocolate and butter have melted and the mixture is smooth. Leave aside.

Oven 170c fan forced.

              For the cake mix.
Use an electric mixer to beat,
-150g plain flour,
-150g caster sugar.
-20g cocoa powder,
-3 eggs
-70g butter.
-1tsp baking powder.
-1tsp vanilla extract.
Beat to combine the ingredients, then gently stir through
-1/2 of the chocolate mixture.

Fill the cupcake cases to 3/4 up.

Bake 18-20 minutes.
There should still be moist crumbs on the skewer.
Cool completely on a cooling rack.

Spoon the reserved chocolate mixture into the piping bag.
Pipe on to the cooled cakes.
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