Cash in One's Chips with Panache/Ganache

This is another recipe from the previously reviewed book Sprinkle With Murder. This recipe says it makes 12 cupcakes.  I was making this for a coworker's birthday and knew 12 would not be enough so I doubled the recipe.  I ended up getting 36 cupcakes from that.  

I only made a single recipe of the chocolate ganache.  That was a very good thing since it was more than enough.  You could even halve the ganache recipe and probably still have some leftover.

There are no in process photos but here are some of the finished product. These cupcakes are very rich and decadent. I baked them in the Reynolds Staybrite baking cups in a muffin tin.  I found I had to adjust the baking time by adding a couple of minutes.  The Staybrite are foil lined and heavier than normal liners. The packages says you don't even need a muffin tin, they can be placed directly on a baking sheet.  

I found the recipe to be accurate and easy to follow.  There is some planning ahead involved since you need the butter and eggs to be room temperature.  The ganache needs to cool to room temperature also but you can let that sit while the cupcakes cool.  

Now I just need to find something to do with the leftover ganache, that is other than just eating it with a spoon.  Yum.  Recipe's after the jump. 

The Whole Kit and Caboodle

I like cooking with my granddaughter and we usually make things such as brownies, cookies, and cupcakes.  I have been looking for an alternative to the sweets and this summer we made a lot of smoothies. Recently when I was at Harris Teeter I saw this cheese making kit.

The container says you can make a pound of mozzarella using only the kit and one gallon of milk in under an hour.  The kit will make up to four pounds of cheese.  I thought it sounded different and fun.

 

Click on the label above for

complete details and instructions.  

In the container you will find instructions, a thermometer, plastic gloves, a package of citric acid, a package of “cheese salt” (I think it is just coarse salt), and a rennet tablet.  

Be sure to thoroughly read directions before you begin.