Comments on: Dark Chocolate Cupcakes with White Chocolate Ganache and Candied Bacon

By: coyotefinch

coyotefinch — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 04:43:07 +0000

Delicious. Thanks for sharing.

By: tifferrific

tifferrific — Fri, 27 May 2011 06:26:45 +0000

I am not a big fan of chocolate cake, but the cake for these cupcakes is great! And…! They are so easy to make!! I made these for Prom. My students are going to love them. However, for them, I left off the bacon and ganache and went with a more ‘normal’ frosting for them. Thanks for sharing!

By: nikkig

nikkig — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 17:44:54 +0000

this would’ve been 5 mitts but the ganache really posed a problem. first…the cupcake: really delicious. love the texture and the dark chocolate coca made it wonderful (that in itself is 5 mitts). second…the ganache: yikes. i followed the recipe exactly and left it in the refrigerator for many hours, hoping it would thicken to the nice consistency shown in the picture. never did. because it stayed runny (and yellow), i constructed the cupcakes upon request, because the ganache simply wouldn’t stay put. i’m going to do some work and google a white chocolate ganache recipe, tinker around and see if i can drum up with something that really frosts well…because the white chocolate flavor is wonderful and balances well with the flavor of the cupcake. if the ganache was supposed to be runny and was pictured as such, it would be a different story and i probably would’ve rated it differently.

By: valentinegirlxo

valentinegirlxo — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:18:58 +0000

I made these over the weekend and I have to say they were the BEST chocolate cupcakes I have ever had. They were so light and fluffy and the chocolate flavor was just right. One change I made was to the ganache. I used Nestle white chocolate chips and the ganche was thin and had a yellow tinge to it.I whipped up what heavy cream I had left and folded it in to the ganache. It thickened it up, took some of the sweetness out, and lightened it up. All of our guests love them!

By: forkandpencil

forkandpencil — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:05:54 +0000

These were the BEST! The ganache is so amazingly creamy and just slightly sweet, it worked perfectly with the cupcake. I was never able to make the ganache as thick as the picture, and it ran over the sides on a couple, but it still looked fine and tasted even better. Great recipe!

By: amanda79

amanda79 — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:51:06 +0000

These were amazing. I left out the bacon though; I just cannot get behind candied pork products.
The cupcake itself was tender and moist, and the ganache was the perfect compliment. These are now my go-to chocolate cupcake recipe.

By: auntieruth

auntieruth — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:50:35 +0000

I am making these this weekend for my niece’s birthday party! Can’t wait to see how they turn out!