Malted Milk Cupcakes

The malted milk egg candies can be speckled with the chocolate to match the cake perfectly.

Malted milk cupcakes.

Preheat the oven to 350ºf. 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. Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regualr size muffin cups.

Beat in confectioners sugar and cocoa alternately with milk until smooth. In a medium bowl whisk together flour malted milk powder baking powder and salt. Add more milk or confectioners sugar as needed for piping or spreading consistency. The resulting frosting is mildly sweet with an almost savory character from the malted milk powder.

Allow the candies to dry for 5 minutes before transferring them to the nest on top of the cake. Bake 18 22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Yep this one is a winner. Heat oven to 350 degrees.

Stir in the oil until combined. Beat on low speed of the electric mixer to combine adding 4 tablespoons of milk a tablespoon at a time. It s perfect on top of yellow cake or cupcakes with a few lightly crushed malted milk balls for decoration. Divide batter among prepared pans.

Add water oil and eggs. Add water oil and eggs. Cover your work surface and lay the candies on a paper towel before you begin speckling them. This cake if full of malted milk oh the flavor is so wonderful and topped with the chocolate malt frosting.

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. In a large bowl whisk together the flour sugar baking powder salt and malted milk powder. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. 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.

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 evenly among muffin cups. In a large bowl beat butter until creamy. In a large bowl mix cake mix 1 cup malted milk balls and 1 4 cup malted milk powder.

In large bowl stir together dry cake mix 1 cup malted milk balls and 1 4 cup malted milk powder. In a large bowl combine the flour cocoa powder granulated sugar brown sugar baking soda and salt.