White Chocolate Frosting

White Chocolate Frosting Cupcakes

4.84 from 6 votes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Irish
Servings 12 cupcakes

Ingredients
  

  • 165 g white chocolate chopped
  • 375 ml cream (120+ 255ml)
  • ½ orange zest
  • 12 cupcakes

Instructions
 

  • Melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl, set over a small saucepan of simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl does not touch the water.
  • Place 120ml of the cream in a second small saucepan and bring to the boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in the white chocolate and stir until smooth.
  • In a bowl, pour the rest of the cold cream and add the white chocolate mixture. Stir to combine until smooth and stir thoroughly. Cover with clingfilm and place in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
  • Once ready, add some orange zest to the mixture and whisk until smooth and whipped up.
  • Place in a piping bag fitted with a star-shaped nozzle and pipe in spirals on top of the cupcakes.

Notes

To make dark chocolate version, use 90g dark chocolate and 300ml cream.
Keyword buttercream, chocolate, cupcake, icing, Kevin Dundon

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