Chestnut Cupcakes

Muffins and Cupcakes
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Ingredients for 1000 g
  • For the cupcakes
  • 77 g QimiQ Cream Base
  • 74 g Butter, melted
  • 74 Sugar
  • 123 Egg(s)
  • 74 g Digestive biscuits, crumbled well
  • 12 g Flour
  • 74 g Walnuts, ground
  • 6 g Baking powder
  • 1.2 g Orange zest
  • 12 g Cocoa powder
  • For the topping
  • 98 g QimiQ Whip Pastry Cream, chilled
  • 98 g Mascarpone
  • 37 Sugar
  • 153 g Chestnut puree
  • 9.8 g Rum
  • 61.3 g Amarena Cherries, chopped
  • 18.4 g Orange juice
Method
1.
Preheat the oven to 160 °C (air circulation).
2.
For the cupcakes: mix the QimiQ Sauce Base with the melted butter, sugar and eggs. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well.
3.
Fill into greased muffin moulds and bake in the preheated oven for approx. 25-30 minutes. Allow to cool.
4.
For the topping: lightly whip the cold QimiQ Whip until completely smooth, ensuring that the entire mixture is incorporated (especially from bottom and sides of bowl).
5.
Add the remaining ingredients and continue to whip until the required volume has been achieved. Allow to chill for approx. 1 hour.
6.
Fill the cream into a piping bag with a star nozzle and pipe onto the cupcake. Decorate as required.