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Truffled Grand Marnier Cupcakes
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Description
Super-easy, delicious way to use up leftover chocolate truffles.
Ingredients
- FOR THE CUPCAKES:
- 1 whole Orange, Zested
- ¼ cups Orange Juice
- 1 Tablespoon Grand Marnier Liqueur
- 1 cup Water
- ⅓ cups Vegetable Oil
- 3 whole Egg Whites
- 1 box (18.25 Oz. Box) White Cake Mix
- 24 whole Chocolate Truffles
- _____
- FOR THE FROSTING:
- 1 cup Chopped Truffles
- 1-½ teaspoon Grand Marnier Liqueur
Preparation
Preheat oven to 350F. Line cupcake pans with baking papers. Zest orange into large mixing bowl. Juice the orange for 1/4 cup juice. Add juice, Grand Marnier, water, oil, egg whites, and cake mix into the bowl with zest. Mix low for 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and mix for 2 minutes. Fill each cupcake well a little under 2/3 full. Push a whole truffle into center. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the cupcakes spring back when pushed. Allow cupcakes to cool on wire racks for about 1/2 hour.
To make the frosting, melt the chopped truffles in the top of a double boiler with a splash of Grand Marnier. Spread over cooled cupcakes. I had extra chocolate left over, so I just started pouring toward the end. Neat or messy, your choice!
You could very easily use chocolate cake mix or your own from scratch recipe. I had to use the box before it expired. Also, the truffles I used were the bagged kind, commonly found in holiday gift baskets. I haven’t tried this with homemade candies.
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holdenslanding on 1.13.2011
That was my first thought as well … what are these “leftover” truffles you speak of?
Kimi B - the Qtswede on 1.13.2011
They look lovely – but as the other ladies have already said – it’s hard to find leftover truffles around here. In fact, it’s hard to find truffles – the hubby seems to eat them before they have been formed, the bugger.
Jeanne (aka NanaBread) on 1.12.2011
Hahaha…I agree with these girls. There’s no such thing as “leftover” chocolate in my house, but these look awesome and I can’t wait to try them anyway!
bmd4me on 1.12.2011
Left over truffles??? Hmmm…. must be like left over wine! LOL!
laurainthecountry on 1.12.2011
i’m confused. “leftover” chocolate truffles? what’s that?!