Chocolate‑nut cupcakes
Description
Perfect with tea and coffee. The cupcakes have a rich chocolate‑nut flavor. This dessert is every sweet tooth’s dream and a fairy tale for chocolate lovers! The cupcakes are made completely without flour. If desired, the starch can be substituted with corn or rice flour.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients. Take the butter out of the refrigerator in advance and let it soften at room temperature.
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Step 2
Finely crush the walnuts by any convenient method until they become a fine crumb.
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Step 3
Break the chocolate into pieces, transfer it to a bowl, and melt it in the microwave or in a water bath. Let it cool.
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Step 4
Beat the softened butter with sugar.
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Step 5
Add the eggs one at a time, continuing to beat.
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Step 6
Add the cooled chocolate.
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Step 7
Stir. Add starch and baking powder.
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Step 8
Mix everything until homogeneous and add the chopped nuts.
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Step 9
Stir everything again.
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Step 10
Place paper liners into the muffin cups and spread the chocolate‑nut batter. This amount yields 6 muffins. Bake in a pre‑heated oven at 175 °C for about 35 minutes.
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Step 11
Chocolate‑nut cupcakes are ready. Transfer them to a rack and let them cool.
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Step 12
Decorate the cupcakes to taste. I decorated them with chocolate glaze and chopped nuts.
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Step 13
Remove from the oven and serve warm or cooled.