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    Lindt Chocolate Cupcakes

    10/03/2015 by thebakingexplorer 12 Comments

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    If you are looking for the ultimate chocolate indulgence then you have found it with these Lindt Chocolate Cupcakes! I absolutely love Lindt truffles, a box of them in my house disappears pretty quickly! The cupcakes have a whole Lindt truffle baked into the sponge, then they're topped with a chocolate infused buttercream and another Lindt truffle.

    Lindt Chocolate Cupcakes

    I freeze the truffles before baking them into the sponge, they melt into the sponge and the chocolate flavour goes all the way through and gives the sponge a gooey chocolate base. The buttercream has melted chocolate mixed into it for a luxurious melt in the mouth experience - very much like the Lindt truffle decoration on top!

    How to make Lindt Chocolate Cupcakes...

    To make the cupcake sponge, mix together butter and caster sugar, then add eggs and milk, and whisk them in.

    Mix in cocoa powder, self raising flour and baking powder, then divide the mixture between the cupcake cases. Then place a frozen Lindt Lindor chocolate truffle into each one.

    Bake the cupcakes for 20 minutes, then leave them to cool completely before topping with buttercream, a Lindt truffle and sprinkles.

    Lindt Chocolate Cupcakes

    Tips for making the Lindt Chocolate Cupcakes:

    • You can use other Lindt Lindor chocolates to top the cupcakes if you like, but I recommend only using the truffle ones for the cupcake sponge.
    • I used Lindt dark chocolate for the buttercream, but you can use any chocolate you prefer it doesn't have to be Lindt and you could also use milk chocolate too.
    • If you want to make a classic chocolate buttercream instead, you can use 200g Butter, 350 Icing sugar, 50g Cocoa powder and 1 ½ tbsp milk.
    Lindt Chocolate Cupcakes

    Recommended equipment & ingredients*

    • Cupcake tin
    • Electric hand mixer
    • Piping bags
    • Cooling rack
    • Jem 1E Piping nozzle
    • Red foil cupcake cases
    • Lindt Lindor Truffles

    *I earn a small amount of money if you buy the products after clicking on the links. You will not be charged anything extra for this. Thank you for supporting The Baking Explorer!

    Lindt Chocolate Cupcakes
    Lindt Chocolate Cupcakes

    Lindt Chocolate Cupcakes

    Chocolate cupcakes with a Lindt truffle baked inside, topped with chocolate buttercream and a Lindt truffle
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: European
    Keyword: Cupcake
    Prep Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12
    Author: thebakingexplorer

    Ingredients

    For the sponge

    • 175 g Butter
    • 175 g Caster sugar
    • 3 Eggs large
    • 1 tbsp Milk
    • 25 g Cocoa powder
    • A pinch of Baking powder
    • 150 g Self raising flour
    • 12 Lindt Lindor milk chocolate truffles frozen

    For the buttercream

    • 200 g Butter
    • 400 g Icing sugar
    • 100 g Dark chocolate, melted I used Lindt 70% dark chocolate
    • 1-2 tbsp Milk

    For decoration

    • 12 Lindt Lindor milk chocolate truffles
    • Sprinkles optional
    Metric - US Customary

    Instructions

    • Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4 and line a cupcake tin with cupcake cases
    • Make the cupcake sponge by mixing together the butter and the caster sugar until smooth and fluffy
    • Add the eggs and milk and whisk in well
    • Add the self raising flour, cocoa powder and baking powder and whisk in
    • Divide the mixture between the cupcakes cases, then place one Lindt Lindor truffle in the middle of each one
    • Bake them for 20-25 minutes. Put them on a cooling rack to cool completely
    • To make the buttercream, mix together the butter and icing sugar with a spoon or electric hand whisk, when it starts to come together, add the melted chocolate and mix until smooth, then mix in the milk. if the buttercream is too stiff then you can add a little more milk
    • Pipe the buttercream onto each cupcake, or spread on with a spoon, then add another Lindt Lindor on top and sprinkles if using
    • Store in an airtight container in a cool place, eat leftovers within 3 days
    Made this recipe?Share on Instagram with me @TheBakingExplorer or tag #thebakingexplorer!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 673kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 243mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 49g | Vitamin A: 848IU | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg

    If you like this, check out more of my Cupcake recipes!

    NB. This post is not paid for or sponsored by Lindt - I just love their product!

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    Comments

    1. Diana Cloudlet

      March 11, 2015 at 11:02 pm

      I randomly found your blog, but already love it! Everything is so beautiful! Great job!

      Diana Cloudlet
      http://www.dianacloudlet.com/

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        March 17, 2015 at 11:16 pm

        Thank you Diana, that means a lot to me!

        Reply
    2. Stuart Vettese

      March 14, 2015 at 5:33 pm

      Sheer indulgence - I love Lindor chocolates!

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        March 17, 2015 at 11:22 pm

        Me too Stuart - I melting centre is amazing!

        Reply
    3. Baking Addict

      March 15, 2015 at 12:11 am

      I love Lindt Lindor too and always have some at home in my giant Lindt ball that I got for Christmas one year. These cupcakes are a brilliant idea especially the hidden chocolate inside.

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        March 17, 2015 at 11:47 pm

        Thanks Ros!

        Reply
    4. Kate Glutenfreealchemist

      March 15, 2015 at 9:58 pm

      Great idea! These look so pretty. The piping is perfect and the addition of the little truffle ball on the top makes them look so special! I used to love Lindor, but sadly they are not gluten free!

      Reply
      • Kat BakingExplorer

        March 17, 2015 at 11:27 pm

        Can't believe they're not gluten free! Such a shame. Hopefully they'll be able to update their recipe soon!

        Reply
    5. Shannon

      June 22, 2020 at 7:24 am

      5 stars
      I love this recipe! So easy to follow, first time ever making cupcakes and homemade buttercream and they came out beautiful! Thank you thebakingexplorer ☺️

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        June 23, 2020 at 4:39 pm

        Thank you so much Shannon!

        Reply
    6. Genna Kendall

      September 30, 2020 at 3:07 pm

      Can this be made with oil instead of butter? Would the ratio be different?

      Reply
      • thebakingexplorer

        September 30, 2020 at 5:21 pm

        Hi Gemma, the general advice is that butter can be swapped for oil in most cake recipes. You would use the same amount of oil. However, I have only ever made this cake with butter myself. I hope that helps! If you do try it with oil, please let me know how it turns out!

        Reply

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