Chocolate Macaroon cupcakes
Chocolate Macaroon cupcakes
Remember the yum cake I posted a while back, well, I made it in to cupcakes! recipe below...
I used a macaroon baking mix that I bought from our local shopping center, Carrefour. I mixed the icing with 100ml milk and placed in the fridge. I folded in together the macaroon mix with two whisked egg whites. Thereafter I combined the icing and the macaroon mix to make it more moist. I placed that in smeared cupcake pan or you can take parchment paper and line the pan and scoop about 1 1/2 tbls in to each cupcake paper. Bake for 20min at 50°C and then heat up to 150°C and bake for another 10 minutes.
But if you don't have a macaroon baking kit, then head over to http://www.sweetandsavorybyshinee.com/sea-salt-chocolate-macarons/ for a yum chocolate macaroon recipe. Just combine the macaroon mix with the chocolate ganache filling and follow my recipe exactly.
Meringue icing
3 egg whites
3/4 cups sugar
pinch of salt
1/3 cup water
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Whisk up the egg whites in a clean bowl.
Add the sugar little by little until soft peaks form and the meringue is glossy.
Fold in the vanilla extract and set the meringue aside.
Caramel
You can use caramel treat or you can make caramel by cooking a can of condensed milk over low heat for two to three hours. When the caramel has finished cooking, remove from the can and place in the fridge until the cupcakes are ready to ensemble.
When the cupcakes are finished, remove from the oven and let it cool down for 10 minutes. When cool, scoop one teaspoon of caramel on to the cupcake. Scoop some of the meringue on top and bake for 10 minutes @180°C until the meringue has browned. Remove from the oven and scoop another teaspoon of caramel on top of the meringue, decorate with caramel popcorn. Oh yeah and you can add Oreo's if you dare!!
If you want to make the cake...
Pour the chocolate macaroon mix in to a round cake pan and bake exactly the same way as the cupcakes. Add the caramel layer and then the meringue layer. Bake for another 10-15 min till brown. Drizzle with caramel and decorate with caramel popcorn.
My sis is here to visit so will tell you all about it Monday!
Bon weekend!!
