Chocolate Cupcakes with Basic Chocolate Topping

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 360° F (conventional oven).
2. For the cupcakes, whisk the butter, sugar, vanilla sugar and salt until fluffy. Slowly add the egg yolks and continue to whisk for a further 5 minutes.
3. Whisk the QimiQ Classic smooth. Add to the butter mixture and mix well.
4. Whisk the egg whites stiff and fold into the QimiQ mixture.
5. Sieve the flour, cocoa powder and baking powder together and fold into the mixture.
6. Spoon one tablespoon of mixture into individual muffin cases and bake in the hot oven for approx. 20 minutes.
7. For the topping, melt the QimiQ Classic. Remove from the heat, add the chocolate and stir until the chocolate has completely melted. Add the powdered sugar and mix well.
8. Chill the cream, fill into a piping bag and pipe onto the cold cupcakes.