Malted Milk Cupcakes

Yep this one is a winner.

Malted milk cupcakes.

In a large bowl beat butter until creamy. Combine the milk and the malted milk powder in the bowl of a stand mixer and mix until the malted milk powder has dissolved. Divide batter among prepared pans. Preheat the oven to 350ºf.

Bake 18 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Beat on low speed of the electric mixer to combine adding 4 tablespoons of milk a tablespoon at a time. Add water oil and eggs. Add water oil and eggs.

Stir in the oil until combined. In a large bowl mix cake mix 1 cup malted milk balls and 1 4 cup malted milk powder. Line 30 muffin tins with cupcake liners. It is soft when first made but upon standing firms up to a mousse like texture from the malted milk powder.

The malted milk egg candies can be speckled with the chocolate to match the cake perfectly. In a large bowl combine the flour cocoa powder granulated sugar brown sugar baking soda and salt. The resulting frosting is mildly sweet with an almost savory character from the malted milk powder. Cover your work surface and lay the candies on a paper towel before you begin speckling them.

Allow the candies to dry for 5 minutes before transferring them to the nest on top of the cake. To frost the cake and have it stay still and not crumb up too much i wrap the cooled cakes in plastic wrap and pop them in the freezer anywhere from a couple hours to overnight. Add more milk or confectioners sugar as needed for piping or spreading consistency. With mixer on low speed gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with milk beginning and ending with flour mixture beating just until combined after each addition.

Beat in confectioners sugar and cocoa alternately with milk until smooth. This cake if full of malted milk oh the flavor is so wonderful and topped with the chocolate malt frosting. In a large bowl whisk together the flour sugar baking powder salt and malted milk powder. It s perfect on top of yellow cake or cupcakes with a few lightly crushed malted milk balls for decoration.

Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regualr size muffin cups. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Place the chocolate and butter in a small bowl and microwave in 30 second increments on 50 power stirring in between each until the mixture is melted and smooth.

Beat with electric mixer on low speed 2 minutes. In large bowl stir together dry cake mix 1 cup malted milk balls and 1 4 cup malted milk powder.