AI have this chocolate cupcake recipe that I've used for a while and have liked it, but lately it's not rising very much and it's getting hard on the top. It seems to happen when I half the recipe but i need one that i can half or double so i am not wasting cupcakes when i dont need as many. Please help! I've looked everywhere for another chocolate cupcake recipe but I'm not a fan of the texture when it adds water or coffee. Tell me how to fix this or if you know a great recipe that's full scratch.
I don't know how to fix your recipe but I imagine it has to do with the leveling agent. Are your ingredients still fresh?
Hi!
To stop them going hard on top you can try covering them individually with plastic wrap while they are still warm. And let them cool completely this way. I then usually pop them in the freezer and defrost them when I need them (after removing the plastic wrap and on the counter). But you could probably frost them straightaway once they are cool as well. This is what works for me :) I'm sorry I can't help you with them them not rising :(
Now days, http://www.yummycakesindia.com makes chocolate glass cakes instead of cup cakes. This have lots of natural chocolate cream.
This is my go-to chocolate recipe. I do not always fill with cherries and have never used the whipped cream frosting. I have never halved the recipe but don't think it would be an issue. I have doubled it many times.
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/black-forest-cake-with-whipped-cream-frosting-recipe/index.html
Hope this helps.
AI'm glad you liked it! I can't remember where I read it but I read this article about 'testing' your ingredients for freshness, it was something to do with their potency as Godot said this probably happens well after the ingredients sell by date. I was doing some baking from my Grandfathers kitchen the other day and noticed his BS needed to be thrown out, the only reason I thought to mention it.
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