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Athens, Ohio, United States
I work in the library at Ohio University. My hobby is almost any kind of cooking. I love to make bread, I am learning to make artisan chocolates and I am the Dessert queen of the library. Interestingly, I don't particularly like sweets myself, I just love to make them for others.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Creating Mousse Filled Cupcakes

May 1, 2007

For a friend's birthday, I decided to make a Boston Creme Cupcake. I used a simple yellow cakemix for the cupcakes and after they were baked and cooled, I used a melon baller to remove the center of the cupcake which I then filled with a vanilla pastry cream. Then, I made a simple whipped chocolate ganache, using chocolate, cream and butter. I then iced the cupcakes and refrigerated them until serving. Then I thought that there were many ways to vary this simple idea. The next thing I tried was a strawberry mousse filled cupcake topped with a chocolate covered strawberry. Delightful!