Christmas Cupcakes with White Chocolate Mousse
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. To celabrate my Christmas breakfast I have decided to cook this white cupcakes. If you are going to prepare them don't forget to play the Bing Crosby album "White Christmas" while cooking...you will feel better.
With all good wishes! Happy Christmas!
Recipe for 6 cupcakes:
125g butter - 125g 00 flour - 125g sugar - 2 eggs - a teaspoon of baking powder - a half teaspoon of vanilla powder - a pinch of salt - half piece of Tonka bean grated.
Put in a bowl the sugar, the butter and a pinch of salt. Whip the ingredients with a whisk (better if electric) until the mixture forms soft pick. Add the eggs one by one and then the mix of flour, baking powder, vanilla and tonka bean and keep whipping until the mixture becomes smooth and uniform. Halfil into six cupcake paper molds. Place the cupcakes in a pre-heated oven at 160° c. for about 20 minutes or until the tops are golden.
Recipe for the mousse:
45g single cream - 90g white chocolate - 110g single cream to whip - 2g isinglass
Boil the first part of single cream. Add the white chocolate cut into little pieces and the isinglass you have wet. When the mixture is at 30°c add the whipped cream. Put the mousse in the fridge before topping the cupcakes.