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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Deutschland >> German

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. For the cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cupcake pan with 12 paper baking cups. In a small saucepan heat chocolate and water over low heat, stirring constantly until chocolate is completley melted. Remove from heat and let cool. | 2. In a medium mixing bowl stir together flour, baking soda, and salt, set aside. In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time. On low speed beat in chocolate mixture and vanilla. Gradually add flour mixture alternating with milk and beat until blended. Fold in beaten egg whites. | 3. Divide batter evenly between baking cups. Bake until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool cupcakes in pan for 10 minutes. Transfer cupckes to a cooling rack to cool completley. | 4. For the frosting: In a medium saucepan heat half and half and butter over medium heat, stirring constantly until half and half is hot and butter is melted. | 5. In a large mixing bowl whisk together egg yolks, sugar, and salt until smooth. Whisking constantly, pour the hot milk mixture into the yolk mixture. Return to saucepan and cook over medium heat until custurd thickens, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, coconut, and pecans. | 6. Cover and chill for 1 hour. Spread frosting over cupcakes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
baking chocolate	2	ounces	sweet	267.624	20.5254	6.8607	27.0459
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
purpose flour	1	cup		-	-	-	-
purpose flour	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
baking soda	1/2	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
butter	1/2	cup	sofened	513.0	23.570999999999998	16.029	43.2
sugar	1	cup		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
egg yolk	2			109.48	1.2206	5.3924	9.0236
egg white	2			34.32	0.4818	7.194	0.1122
vanilla extract	1/2	teaspoon		6.047999999999999	0.2656	0.0013	0.0013
buttermilk	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
half	1	cup		-	-	-	-
butter	6	tablespoons	cut	513.0	23.570999999999998	16.029	43.2
egg yolk	4			109.48	1.2206	5.3924	9.0236
sugar	3/4	cup		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
salt	1	pinch		-	-	-	-
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		6.047999999999999	0.2656	0.0013	0.0013
coconut	1 1/2	cups	shredded	424.8	18.276	3.9960000000000004	40.188
pecan	1	cup	chopped	286.3467	53.663999999999994	5.8933	6.032

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.